All articles by Roxane McMeeken 鈥� Page 2
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NewsUN recruits RICS to aid in Haiti rebuild effort
Surveying body will advise on immediate building needs, costs of recovery and long-term plan
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FeaturesThe big squeeze: 5 taxes that could affect your business
A special feature on small businesses鈥� struggle with bureaucracy begins with Roxane McMeeken鈥檚 look at five ways HM Revenue and Customs is squeezing more money out of its customers
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NewsCall for firms to help unemployed graduates
The Pledge campaign says construction graduates need companies to offer internships
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NewsRobots to clean Dubai skyscrapers
Swiss window and facade cleaning specialist to launch two machines this week that clean up to 15 times faster than humans
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NewsThe Prater principle: Michael Prater interview
Over 60 years, Michael Prater鈥檚 family firm has grown from a one-man band to become the country鈥檚 biggest envelope specialist. As the company fights off its fourth recession, he tells Roxane McMeeken how it鈥檚 done
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FeaturesInternally grateful: Meet two construction interns
Our jilted generation of graduates can be trained, retained and ultimately employed 鈥� if firms woke up to the advantages of internship. 星空传媒 met two interns and explained why 星空传媒 is backing The Pledge to recruit more
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NewsDubai鈥檚 ruler offers Victoria Beckham $25m to design hotel
Former Spice Girl could design a hotel in Nakheel鈥檚 World islands development
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NewsGulf set to outstrip growth predictions
Qatar will see biggest GDP rise in region as analysts see brighter future for Middle East
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NewsMasdar City owner seeks $2bn loan refinance
Mubadala Development Company seeks to refinance after delays to sustainable city project
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NewsRICS calls for strict standards in Haiti rebuild
The RICS is pushing for rebuilding work in Haiti to follow strict safety standards following the earthquake last week that left 75,000 people confirmed dead and 1.5 million homeless
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NewsRICS calls for strict standards in Haiti rebuild
Surveyor body in talks with government of earthquake-hit country to ensure rebuild will provide quality housing
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NewsConstruction work finishes on Dubai's Ibn Battuta Gate scheme
Eleven-storey, mixed-use scheme includes giant arch entrance, five-star hotel and robotic car park
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NewsRedesigning Doha: The lowdown on Qatar
Qatar is just about the richest country on earth, and it鈥檚 looking to completely rebuild itself over the next 10 years or so. Roxane McMeeken went there and found a land where the work is plentiful, but, shall we say, not without its difficulties 鈥�
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NewsDubai opens world's tallest hotel
The 333m-high hotel by Rotana is set to be overtaken later in the year by a hotels in Hong Kong and Saudi Arabia
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NewsBenoy's Hong Kong iSQUARE takes retail to a new level
Vertical shopping centre designed jointly with Rocco Design is 31 storeys high
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NewsWork begins on Mumbai's $400m entertainment city
ADIH 1.62km scheme will house retail space and film studios
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NewsAbu Dhabi to buy 70% share in Dubai's Arabtec
State-owned fund Aabar to take controlling stake in Dubai's largest contractor if shareholders approve
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News'Contractors will be paid on time' says Dubai Metro client
Dubai Roads & Transport Authority says it will pay its contractors and says work on site has not stopped
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NewsMarshalls' sales fall 16%
Landscaping products supplier's trading statement shows revenue to the end of 2009 was 拢312m
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NewsFears of unsold space bring the Burj tower down to earth
World鈥檚 tallest tower opens amid fireworks 鈥� and predictions that it could be half-empty for a year