Housing minister discusses social housing and utilities projects

Housing Minister Essam Al Gazzar met yesterday with representatives from several local and international companies focussed on utilities development projects to explore opportunities for cooperation on projects in drinking water refinement and desalination as well as waste management, according to a ministry statement. Al Gazzar also met with a delegation from the World Bank to discuss strategies to involve private sector real-estate developers in the execution of social housing projects, per a separate ministry statement.