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MENA Real Estate Sector missing out on global capital flows

International and regional investors discouraged by asset mispricing and lack of investment grade properties. Jones Lang LaSalle, the world's leading real estate investment and...

Aviation sector to contribute 32 percent to Dubai’s GDP by 2020

Aviation sector in Dubai is expected to grow further over the next decade as Oxford Economic expects the economic contribution of the aviation...

UAE Corporate Profitability declined by 0.25% in the first quarter of...

UAE 1Q2011 YoY net profit marginally declined by 0.25 percent UAE sectors’ performance widely varied in 1Q2011 Political unrest in MENA region negatively impacted major...

Entrepreneurs are made, not born

Nearly 60% have worked in a corporate environment and 33% of entrepreneurs say working in a corporate environment was key to the success of...

Cost of owning freehold property in Dubai

Leading UAE law firm Hadef & Partners, today published a report on The cost of owning freehold property in Dubai. In its second recent survey...

Logistics growth drives interest in Jebel Ali Property

DAMAC Properties, the largest independent developer inthe Middle East, has announced it has reached the third level of its ‘Suburbia’ residential development adjacent...

Dubai Properties releases new units at Ghoroob Mirdif

Upscale Community Offers Units at Special Introductory Rates Dubai Properties, a member of Dubai Holding, today announced Phase-2 of Ghoroob Mirdif is ready to be...

Bulgaria reinforces its investor appeal

Throughout the last decade, Bulgaria created its real estate investment profile mainly through huge coastal developments and ski resorts. Property investors were attracted by...

Education outcomes in GCC lag behind high-income countries

95% of young Emirati women have completed secondary education or higher 18% increase in life evaluations for women with higher levels of education Eighty-seven percent of...

Emaar granted US $1.33 billion to complete Saudi projects

Alabbar thanks the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud for his support The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Finance...

Emaar Middle East wins ‘Leader in Real Estate’ Award at Arab...

Emaar Middle East, the subsidiary of global property developer Emaar Properties PJSC, won the ‘Leader in Real Estate’ award at the recent Arab Investment...

Victory Heights completed; Potential buyers invited

Prominent UAE based architectural, engineering and interior design firm, Diar Consult, continues to cement their position as leaders in the field of master planned...

Sale of first repossessed Dubai property confirmed

Barclays Bank has completed on the sale of its first repossessed property in Dubai in a move that is expected to open the floodgates...

Rental income dreams fade; Nakheel outbeats investors

Not long ago, investing in real estate in Dubai was considered solid and sound as an investment in a gold mine. Forward thinking people...

Convenient property registration for foreign investors

The use of offshore companies has become very popular between Dubai property investors of foreign origins. The most obvious reason for it is the...

Top ranked Research house for Institutional Investors, All-Asia Survey

BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research (BofAML) is the top ranked Research house according to Institutional Investor magazine’s 2011 All-Asia Research Team Survey. This follows...

Al Fajer Properties hands over Jumeirah Business Centre

At 44 stories high, with 8 high speed lifts and 546,000 sq ft, JBC1 is a premium tower amongst the high end commercial properties...

The Future of Retail Malls in MENA

The May 2011 edition of Jones Lang LaSalle's MENA House View says that the future of retail is in community concepts that provide service-oriented...