Construction down post-Covid
Publication date 26 July 2022 | 20:42 | ICT

A total of 1,679 new construction projects were approved nationwide in the first five months of 2022, down by 150 developments or 8.20 per cent year-on-year, even after the government in November moved to allow a broader resumption of

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