The Unbundling: How MEA Trade Corridors are Reshaping Construction Value

This GlobalData analysis, led by Kishore Nair (Director, Industrials Consulting APAC & MENA), argues that Middle East/Africa infrastructure development has shifted from delivering standalone assets to managing coordinated, multi-asset trade-corridor systems. It identifies three shifts: value moving "from politically visible flagship assets toward the enabling infrastructure and interfaces that determine corridor performance"; risk moving "from isolated project delivery toward actors capable of managing multi-asset coordination across time and jurisdictions"; and capital concentrating "in a limited number of strategic corridor programs." Across eight MENA markets studied, "59% of announced transport & logistics pipeline... is held by two countries," indicating heavy market concentration.

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