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Thematic Analysis
Construction M&A Deals H1 2026 - Top Themes: Strategic Intelligence
This report analyzes the disruptive themes that have driven M&A activity in H1 2026 in the Construction Sector.
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Analyst Opinions
AI-designed Materials: Market Trends and Innovations
AI is reshaping materials development by allowing researchers to evaluate compositions, structures, properties, and processing conditions computationally before committing to physical synthesis. The report presents this as a shift from sequential trial-and-error toward connected workflows that combine materials data, predictive and generative models, physics-based simulation, laboratory testing, and production feedback across the full development lifecycle. The main value of AI lies in its ability to explore large design spaces, rank promising candidates, predict material behavior, and guide more informative experiments....
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Sector Analysis
Macau Construction Market Size, Trend Analysis by Sector, Competitive Landscape and Forecast to 2030 (H1 2026)
GlobalData expects Macau’s construction industry to contract by 5.4% in real terms, owing to rising inflationary pressures and increasing supply chain costs. Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East have further intensified these challenges. Following the conflict involving Iran, Asia, which accounts for 85% of Gulf crude shipments, experienced a sharp disruption in energy supplies, with the region’s oil imports plunging 30% year on year (YoY) in April 2026 to the lowest level since October 2015, after the near-closure of the...
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Sector Analysis
Switzerland Construction Market Size, Trend Analysis by Sector, Competitive Landscape and Forecast to 2030 (H1 2026)
The construction industry in Switzerland is expected to expand in real terms by 1.4% in 2026, supported by investments in affordable housing infrastructure, coupled with lower interest rates, and continued development in the renewable energy sector. However, the industry is expected to face short-term challenges due to government spending constraints, budget limitations, and the cancellation or scaling back of major infrastructure projects. As part of the budget, the government reported that international cooperation funding was reduced by CHF16 million ($20.1...
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Sector Analysis
Canada Construction Market Size, Trend Analysis by Sector, Competitive Landscape and Forecast to 2030 (Q2 2026)
The Canadian construction industry is expected to expand by 1.2% in real terms in 2026, reflecting a slowdown compared to an annual growth of 2.2% in 2025. This slowdown is attributed to decrease in investments in housing and industrial projects, coupled with ongoing trade uncertainties arising from Middle East tensions. . In the short term, the Canadian construction industry is expected to face several challenges, owing to the ongoing trade dispute between the US and Canada, highlighting Canada’s reliance on...
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Sector Analysis
Indonesia Construction Market Size, Trend Analysis by Sector, Competitive Landscape and Forecast to 2030 (Q2 2026)
The construction industry in Indonesia is expected to expand by 5.4% in real terms in 2026, supported by investments in energy and industrial projects, along with government’s reforms and policies to boost overall economic output. According to the Badan Pusat Statistik (BPS), the construction industry’s value-add grew by 5.5% year on year (YoY) in Q1 2026, preceded by YoY growths of 3.9% in Q4 and 4.2% in Q3 2025. In April 2026, the Indonesian government announced that construction work on...
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Sector Analysis
Norway Construction Market Size, Trend Analysis by Sector, Competitive Landscape and Forecast to 2030 (H1 2026)
GlobalData forecasts that the Norwegian construction industry to expand in real terms by 1.6% in 2026, driven by investments in infrastructure and energy construction projects. The government in late June 2026, announced funding of NOK1.3 billion ($130 million) for the construction of ten zero-emission vessels, increasing the total to 22 such vessels already under construction as of late June 2026. In addition, the local government of Vestland approved the Atløysambandet project in mid-June 2026, involving an investment of NOK2 billion...
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Sector Analysis
Panama Construction Market Size, Trend Analysis by Sector, Competitive Landscape and Forecast to 2030 (H1 2026)
The construction industry in Panama is expected to grow by 5% in real terms in 2026, supported by rising investments in transport and energy sector projects, coupled with funding from major international funding institutions, such as the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). According to the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC), Panama’s construction industry’s value-add grew by 2.7% in 2025, preceded by an annual growth of 4.6% in 2024. In April 2026, a government agency responsible...
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Sector Analysis
Russia Construction Market Size, Trend Analysis by Sector, Competitive Landscape and Forecast to 2030 (Q2 2026)
The Russian construction industry is expected to shrink in real terms by 5.2% in 2026 and 1.8% in 2027, owing to the ongoing economic uncertainty in the country caused by the Ukraine-Russia war and Middle Eastern conflict, increasing labor shortages, rising construction material costs, spending cuts to fund the war and a sluggish residential building activity. According to the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat), Russia’s average construction activity volume index fell by 14.5% year-on-year (YoY) in the first four months...
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Sector Analysis
Oman Construction Market Size, Trend Analysis by Sector, Competitive Landscape and Forecast to 2030 (H1 2026)
GlobalData expects the Omani construction industry to grow by 2.5% in real terms in 2026, supported by increase in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the country’s manufacturing and oil sector, coupled with rising investments in construction projects, particularly in non-oil and renewable sectors, amid a diversifying oil economy. In February 2026, during the Government Projects Forum 2026, Oman unveiled a massive OMR1.5 billion ($3.9 billion) development pipeline for 2026, including OMR475 million ($1.2 billion) in approved schemes and over OMR1...
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