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Real estate and construction
The Real Estate & Construction sector is one of the pillars of the global economy, responsible for meeting the increasing needs of the population for affordable housing and for efficient social, transportation and utility infrastructure. As a labour-intensive industry, it is a major contributor to employment, income generation and social progress. Real Estate & Construction is also an essential element for economic value creation and sustainable growth, as it lays the foundations for the development of virtually all other industries.
Activities associated with Real Estate & Construction are the construction of residential and non-residential buildings, heavy and civil engineering construction, and the related speciality trade contracting activities. It also includes management and leasing of land and properties, real estate brokerage, architectural and engineering services, warehousing and storage activities, and operation of car parks and garages.
Both the real estate and construction industries registered growth in 2019 with this positive dynamic being attributed to sustained demand from industries such as IT-BPM and offshore gaming, as well as infrastructure projects in the country ...
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Malaysia has always been regarded as one of the preferred countries for real estate investors due to its investor-friendly policies. However, the property market has been in constant decline since 2012. The construction sector registered ...
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Construction is the second largest economic activity in India and contributes 8% to the total gross value added. Construction sector employs more than 51mn workers, making it the second largest employer in the country. Large employability in the ...
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Construction has always been a favoured tool of the Chinese authorities for stimulating the economy and its development closely reflects that of GDP. The slowdown of China’s economy has resulted in more moderate growth of the sector ...
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The construction and real estate sector plays an important part in the Indonesian economy. The sector’s combined gross value added (GVA) accounted for 13.3% of the country’s GDP in 2018. The construction sector alone generated 10.5% of ...
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Investment in China’s real estate sector accelerated in the third quarter of 2018. The value of investment reached RMB 3,131bn, which represented a growth of 10.3% compared to that in the same quarter of the previous year. Investment in the ...
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The construction industry contributed 5.9% to Malaysia’s GDP in 2017, while total industry growth for the year stood at 6.7%. The construction sector is a major employer nationwide, providing more than 1.75mn jobs in 2017. The industry makes up ...
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Construction has always been a favoured tool of the Chinese authorities for stimulating the economy and its development closely reflects that of GDP. The slowdown of China’s economy has resulted in more balanced growth of the sector during the ...
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In Q2 2018, the continuity of financial deleveraging and trade frictions with the US moderated China’s GDP growth to 6.7% y/y from 6.8% y/y in the previous quarter. Due to robust transactions in central and western China, sales of commodity ...
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The GVAs of the Philippines’ real estate and construction sectors grew steadily between 2013 and 2017, reaching PHP 1,941bn for Construction and PHP 2,085bn for Real Estate and Other Business Activities in the latter year. The good performance ...
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