Property & Real Estate

Comment & Analysis

CBRE: ME real estate investors spend 73 per cent of outbound capital in Europe in 2014

April 14, 2015

Europe remains the preferred market for Middle Eastern investors, receiving $10.2 billion in 2014.    In line with other investor…

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Property & Real Estate

Rules needed on yacht gimmicks to investors in Dubai property – Emaar chair

April 12, 2015

Marketing of Dubai property to overseas investors needs new regulation to prevent damage to "Brand Dubai" from gimmicks being offered…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Lulu Group front-runner to buy original Scotland Yard premises in London

April 12, 2015

Abu Dhabi investors may soon be in control of not one but two of the former homes of London’s Metropolitan…

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Comment & Analysis

Why property in Abu Dhabi is a great investment

April 10, 2015

The process Buying property in Abu Dhabi is a fairly simple and quick process. Many thousands of transactions have been…

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Property & Real Estate

One in five of Dubai's prime properties said to lie empty

April 8, 2015

As much as one-fifth of Dubai’s prime properties lie empty for most of the year, according to property experts.  …

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Dubai developer DAMAC considers London tower investment

April 6, 2015

Dubai property developer DAMAC will consider taking an equity stake in a project to build a 50-storey mixed-use tower in…

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Islamic Finance

Islamic bond trial over $650m launches in London

March 31, 2015

A $650m legal dispute has been launched in London’s High Court that will offer a rare glimpse into the Islamic…

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Comment & Analysis

Mideast wealth builders investing in real estate

March 31, 2015

Approximately 17% of new Middle Eastern wealth builders have earned their wealth through real estate investments and land developments, according…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Swicorp closes Saudi real estate fund deal

March 31, 2015

Swicorp, a leading asset management, private equity and investment banking firm with a specific regional focus on the Middle East…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Barwa set to launch major expansion projects this year

March 29, 2015

Barwa Real Estate Company expects to start construction work on its Barwa Village expansion and the Alaateda, Madinat Al Mowatir,…

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Comment & Analysis

QIB hosts the launch of the Knight Frank Wealth Report 2015

March 27, 2015

Qatar Islamic Bank ( QIB ) - Qatar's leading Islamic Bank - has held an exclusive event for its private…

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Property & Real Estate

Dar Al-Arkan says land tax unlikely to hurt business

March 26, 2015

Dar Al-Arkan Real Estate Development Co., one of Saudi Arabia's largest listed property firms, said a planned tax on undeveloped…

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