Construction sector investment records 24% dip in Jan-Aug
Publication date 14 October 2021 | 20:51 | ICT

Capital investment in newly-approved construction projects over the first eight months of 2021 reached $3.843 billion, contracting by 24.4 per cent year-on-year, largely as a result of the protracted Covid-19 epidemic.

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