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Arabtec said construction would begin immediately
and is expected to take about 2-1/2 years.

Arabtec wins contract to build 1,100 houses in UAE

DUBAI, March 20, 2016

Arabtec, a Dubai-listed construction firm, has won a Dh1.7-billion ($462.85 million) contract from the UAE federal government to build 1,100 houses in the eastern emirate of Fujairah, the company said on Sunday.

Arabtec, 36-per cent owned by Abu Dhabi state fund Aabar Investments, said construction would begin immediately and is expected to take about two-and-a-half years, according to a bourse statement.

The houses will be for Emirati nationals.

Before the statement was published, Arabtec's shares ended 6.8 per cent higher on Dubai's bourse, outperforming the main stock index which rose 0.06 per cent. – Reuters




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