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Salini Impregilo wins $1.3b contract in Saudi Arabia

Salini Impregilo has won a contract in Saudi Arabia: a project worth about $1.3 billion in Riyadh with the Saudi Arabia National Guard. The project includes housing and urban planning on a large scale with the construction of 6,000 villas in an area of 7 million square metres to the east of Riyadh and more...

Salini Impregilo wins $435m Dubai mall contract

Salini Impregilo has signed a $435-million contract with Meydan Group LLC to build the Meydan One Mall in Dubai, UAE. The unique project will be part of the UAE and Dubai’s showcase to visitors in preparation for Expo 2020. The Mall is part of a massive urban development project located between Meydan and Al Khail...

Salini Impregilo wins $3.9bn Tajikistan Hydro Project

Salini Impregilo has signed a framework agreement worth $3.9 billion to build a hydroelectric project in Tajikistan. The Group has also been assigned the first lot of the work worth $1.95 billion. It consists in the building of a 335-metre-high rockfill dam with a clay core, the tallest in the world, on the Vakhsh River....

Salini Impregilo wins $955 million Kuwait contract

Salini Impregilo’s led consortium awarded $955 million contract in Kuwait. The contract, part of the South Al Mutlaa Housing Project, has been awarded by Kuwait’s Public Authority for Housing Welfare and comprises the creation of a 12,000-hectare urban residential development located approximately 40 km northwest of Kuwait City. Once completed, the new city will receive...

Salini Impregilo signs contract for €2.5bn Ethiopian dam

A new mega hydroelectric project in Ethiopia for Salini Impregilo, €2.5 billion contract signed for the Koysha dam. Salini Impregilo continues to be a partner in development for Ethiopia as it will build a new hydroelectric plant in the Koysha area. The new megaproject is worth €2.5 billion and will have an installed capacity of...

Italian firm wins Qatar infrastructure deal

The Italian firm, Salini Impregilo has been awarded a €300 million ($332 million) contract for the construction of primary urban infrastructure in Shamal, a residential area 100km from Doha, Qatar. Salini Impregilo, part of the consortium created with Bin Omran of Qatar, has said that it beat three competitor consortiums from the Gulf area, Asia...

Moving Abroad Checklist

Initial Considerations

Will your partner be travelling with you?

If so, what will they be giving up in your present home and will they be able to continue with their career in your new home? You will need to check whether a separate visa is required for your partner to work or if your visa gives that right. If they are unable to work you will need to decide on the effect on your finances and what alternatives are available to give a fulfilling life (home business, training, voluntary work).

Are you taking family with you?

Moving with family raises many exciting opportunities, but also can create challenges. The HSBC Expat Explorer survey indicates that expat kids can take six months to settle in to their new country (see article). Getting young or even older children to prepare to move and leave their friends and family behind can be a challenge and should be thought through.

The options for education is another area that needs to be thought through.

Moving your child to a new country with a different education system can be a great opportunity to broaden their experience, but if they are close to key exams the timing can make this inadvisable. If you do take your family with you, it is important to decide between joining the local school system or choosing an international school.

Where will you be living?

Whether you will be living in a house or apartment, furnished or unfurnished, these decisions will affect what you need to take with you. The time you are planning to live overseas will also affect whether you should leave your property at home empty, rent it out or sell it. See the article Sell, Store or Ship.