Kuwait’s sovereign fund buys Standard Chartered Dubai tower
Kuwait Investment Authority, one of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds, bought the Standard Chartered Plc tower in Dubai’s downtown…
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Dubai company on verge of buying City of London office
Dubai-based property group Al Gurg is on the cusp of buying a City of London office building, continuing its spending…
Middle East investors home in on London property for secure income
Middle Eastern investors searching for secure income streams outside an increasingly turbulent region committed record sums to UK commercial property…
Sovereign-Wealth Funds Agree to Invest $380 Million in Italian Property
Sovereign-wealth funds are picking up Italian real estate as the nation’s economy recovers. Government investment funds in Azerbaijan, Abu…
Year 2015: Lowest property tax cost in Monaco, Dubai; London prime city for wealthy
Dubai and Monaco were among the top 15 global cities with lowest property tax costs, as London remained the most…
GCC investors considering Poland's Lucrative Residential Property Sector
Poland is witnessing growing interest from Middle Eastern buyers to invest in its key residential property market amidst a surging…
Troubled Malaysian fund 1MDB in $1.7bn property sale
Malaysia’s scandal-hit 1Malaysia Development Berhad state investment fund is to sell out of a high-profile property project for $1.7bn, as…
Bank Sohar to fund OMR40m for Omran’s JW Marriot Hotel
The Oman Tourism Development Company (OMRAN) has once again this year joined hands with Bank Sohar for the development…
GCC investors now eyeing Cyprus property market: Chestertons
Chestertons, the international property agency established in 1805, stated that it is witnessing growing interest from the UAE and GCC…
Al Mouj Muscat joins hands with bank Nizwa to bring shari'a-compliant home finance to oman's lifestyle destination
Al Mouj Muscat signed a cooperation agreement with Bank Nizwa to bring Shari'a-compliant home financing services to the destination for…
Gulf clients look to Al Rayan Bank for long-term ‘safe’ UK property investments
Will the new UK stamp duty charges announced in the autumn budget have a negative impact on foreign investment into…
Mideast SWFs strike 38 global realty deals worth $65bn in 9 months to Sept
Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) in the Middle East remained "active purchasers" of global real estate this year with some 38…