Property & Real Estate

Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Dubai real estate industry, a haven for UK investors, says Dubai Properties

May 16, 2016

Dubai Properties, a leading Dubai-based real estate master developer and manager of renowned destinations across the Emirate, concluded its participation…

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Financial Results

Aldar Properties Q1 2016 net profit increases 15%

May 10, 2016

Aldar Properties has announced net profit of AED 654 million for the first quarter ended 31 March 2016, up 15%…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Global acquires two addition properties in the United Kingdom

May 10, 2016

Global Investment House  successfully completed the acquisition of the headquarters of the National Health Services  of Scotland in Gyle Business…

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Extremely Wealthy

Gupta Family Buys $30 Million Mansion in Dubai, City Press Says

May 9, 2016

The Gupta family, friends of South African President Jacob Zuma, bought a 445 million-rand ($30 million) residence in the Emirates…

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Property & Real Estate

Qatar Investment Authority in talks to buy St Regis hotels in New York and San Francisco

May 6, 2016

Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund is in talks with the US hotel group Starwood to acquire St Regis properties in New…

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Extremely Wealthy

Canadian Tycoon Sells Montenegrin Superyacht Marina

May 5, 2016

In an unexpected move, Canadian billionaire Peter Munk is selling his stake in the Porto Montenegro resort to the state…

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Awards and Recognition

Tamdeen Group wins top honours at Arabian Business Kuwait Awards

May 5, 2016

Tamdeen Group, a firm that has recently announced plans to invest over $2 billion into the Kuwaiti economy, walked away…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Domestic Investors Pour Money Into Egypt’s Property Market

May 4, 2016

The Mamdouh family regularly takes trips around Greater Cairo in search of residential property to buy.  In recent years, they…

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Islamic Finance

Qatar's Ezdan mandates banks for planned $2 bln sukuk

May 4, 2016

Qatar's Ezdan Holding has mandated HSBC and Dubai-based Mashreq as joint global coordinators for its planned $2 billion sukuk programme,…

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Property & Real Estate

Banks Could Be Forced To Change Their Mortgage Stance

May 2, 2016

Dubai’s developers are not waiting around for local mortgage providers to make up their minds to offer their funds.  …

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Comment & Analysis

What $1 million buys you in Dubai and around the world

May 2, 2016

One million dollars (Dh3.67 million) can buy you almost nine and seven times more space than Monaco and London, a…

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Financial Results

Emaar Properties first-quarter profit up 17% to Dh1.21 billion

May 2, 2016

Property sales in Dubai helped lift Emaar Properties’ first quarter profit by 17 per cent, despite a continuing slump in…

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