SINGAPORE // Singaporean construction companies plan to step up their presence in the Gulf as they capitalise on gaps left unfilled by their more cautious Japanese counterparts.Companies from the island-city state see the financial downturn as an “opportunity” to get involved in upcoming projects in the region, said Chua Taik Him, the deputy chief executive of International Enterprise Singapore (IE Singapore), a ministry of trade agency that promotes the overseas growth of Singaporean companies. Full Story
