01 June 2016

Abu Dhabi and Dubai have together ranked among the top 17 of the most active cities for shopping centre development, according to CBRE’s latest Global Shopping Centre Development report.

The cities currently have a total of 626,887 sq m of total retail space under construction, an 11 per cent rise on last year’s figures. Dubai accounts for 361,127 sq m and Abu Dhabi for 265,760 sq m of retail space.

• $272m waterfront destination goes up
• $1.4bn UAE-Saudi highway on track
• Empower’s pipeline reaches 223 km in Dubai
• Parsons wins sewerage job
• $816m hi-tech stadium on way
• Retail boom in cities
• Dubai reveals Expo 2020 masterplan
• Gemini breaks ground in GCC debut
• Nakheel to award tender for Dubai’s biggest mall
• $327m Palm mall takes shape
• Five bid for Phase Three of Dubai solar park
• Caterpillar opens training centre
• Azizi awards $54m residences contract
• Update
• Dubai to open world’s largest materials library

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