Having trouble reading this email? View it in your browser "No clear cut" date for GCC rail project's arrival, says official Technical committees still meeting to ensure links between projects remain valid Dubai residential market faces developer cull: report Global Capital Partners report says there are 1,200 developers in Dubai, but MD argues "probably less than half" are active Saudi outlines first of four public-private partnerships rail schemes The 1,000 kilometre Land Bridge project linking Saudi Arabia's two biggest cities is likely to be the first of four major rail projects. Better times ahead for Gulf financiers, says Moody's Banks set for credit growth this year, but non-performing loans also set to rise in UAE and Saudi Construction starts on Dubai's first project commissioned under PPP law The Dubai Supreme Courts project was the first to be signed under the emirate's PPP law A ringing success: Saudi spending on telecom services hits $36 billion in 2017 The volume of spending on telecommunications and information technology services in Saudi Arabia reached more than 136 billion Saudi riyals ($36 billion) last year. The weakest link? Credit rating of Gulf countries 'continues to diverge', says Moody's The credit profiles of the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries "will continue to diverge" over the next few years, according to Moody's.   SPECIAL COVERAGE THE BITCOIN PHENOMENON COMMODITIES OUTLOOK 2018 Disclaimer: ZAWYA is committed to respecting your privacy. It is our intention to send messages only with your permission. You have received this message because you are on the ZAWYA database. To opt out of ZAWYA communications in the future, please click here to unsubscribe. Thomson Reuters, Office 101, Building No. 1, Dubai Media City, PO Box 1426, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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