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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...

Bloomberg Tradebook launches independent research initiatives

Bloomberg Tradebook, a leading global agency broker, today announced innovations in research access, transparency and service and an expanded team of independent research providers...

Global real estate survey ranks Dubai 11th worldwide

Dubai has featured as a key destination for future real estate investment in a latest global study. The reputed Knight Frank Citi global real...

Cluttons: Dubai’s industrial sector Q1 2011 market report

Cluttons, the real estate specialist that has enjoyed a dedicated presence in the Middle East since 1976, issues its Q1 market 2011 report for...

Global commercial real estate investment volumes surge in Q1 2011

Global cross border investment volumes increase by 38% in Q1 2011, compared to Q1 2010 according to latest data from Jones Lang LaSalle Preliminary figures...

Industry growth requires innovation and greater transparency

In its second annual Islamic Wealth Management Report, Bank Sarasin urges the Islamic banking community to take a stronger focus on Islamic Financial Planning....

BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey shows investors taking on risk

Investors have regained their appetite for risk despite rising concerns over the world economy and the corporate profit outlook, according to the BofA Merrill...

Cluttons Middle East: Dubai’s residential market ‘stable’ Q1 2011

Cluttons, the real estate specialist that has enjoyed a dedicated presence in the Middle East since 1976 today issues its market report for Dubai's...

Shockonomics for asset allocators: Global Asset Allocation

A recent report from BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research highlights latest investment trends and concerns. To "risk-on" or to "risk-off"? Despite a large number of unexpected...

Investment in Online and Digital Platforms Key to Organisational Growth

Investments in digital channels are increasing across the board with 53 percent of companies planning to increase budgets for mobile marketing and 51 percent...

Invest in Young People across the Arab World

Call to listen to “voices on the ground” as events show that reliance on GDP measures insufficient Countries experiencing unrest have witnessed decline in thriving...

GCC Investment Strategy in 2011

Rising oil prices will drive regional GDP and budget surpluses Banking and petrochemical sectors to direct GCC profitability growth Qatar and UAE set to provide...

Middle East Family Businesses Call for Stronger Governance Systems

Over 80 percent of businesses in the region are family-run or family-owned. With an estimated AED3.67 trillion (US$1 trillion) expected to be handed down...

Global Hotel Transaction Volumes to Increase 30 – 40 % in...

Global hotel investment volumes recovered strongly in 2010 after reaching the lowest level of the decade in 2009. Following this strong bounce back, Jones...

Top Middle East Markets Are Poised for Take Off

The United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia and Qatar are the three most dynamic markets in the Middle East, according to a new report...

Dubai real estate sector latest developments and their impact

The real estate market in Dubai witnessed mixed performance in 3Q 2010, popular developments with proper amenities and infrastructure fared better than others. The...

Foreign Investment Office releases special report: Dubai – The FDI...

The final report finds that more than 80% of Middle East investors plan to maintain or increase investments in Dubai The final report “Dubai –...

BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey Finds Renewed Risk Appetite...

Investors are channeling most of their renewed risk appetite into global emerging market equities (GEM) in the wake of an expected second wave of...