Archive for March, 2009

Federal National Council of UAE discuss issues of national importance

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009 Posted in News | No Comments »

HE Dr. Anwar Gargash, Minister of State for Federal National Council Affairs stated that in-depth and transparent deliberations of the Federal National Council (FNC) highly contribute to analyze crucial national ... Read more..

Pakistan is one of Fastest Growing Country for Telecom: UN Report

Monday, March 30th, 2009 Posted in Business | No Comments »

60% of the world’s citizens have access to mobile phones - that’s 4.1 billion cellular subscribers. This is according to a recently released UN report. Pakistan is mentioned as one ... Read more..

EMS, Telenor and RIM Announce Launch of BlackBerry in Pakistan

Monday, March 30th, 2009 Posted in Business | No Comments »

We were waiting for official launch of Telenor Blackberry, and here it comes a Press Release from western media that indicates that gameplay has begun. Let’s read the rest of ... Read more..

Pakistanis investments in UAE estate sector amount to Rs 190 billion

Sunday, March 29th, 2009 Posted in Business, Dubai Real Estate | No Comments »

DUBAI (March 29 2009): Pakistani businessmen have invested about Rs 190 billion or more than 8.7 billion dirhams in the real estate sector of United Arab Emirates (UAE). This was ... Read more..

Aluminium Dubai expo opens at Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre

Sunday, March 29th, 2009 Posted in Dubai Real Estate News | No Comments »

Aluminium Dubai, an exhibition of the aluminimum industry, opens today at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre (DICEC). The event will be inaugurated by Ahmad Humaid Al Tayer, vice-chairman ... Read more..

Sweet Homes committed to on time delivery of Ajman Uptown real estate development

Saturday, March 28th, 2009 Posted in Dubai Real Estate News | No Comments »

Sweet Homes, a leading UAE-based developer and multi-service provider to the real estate sector, has announced that progress report on the construction of the Dh3 billion Ajman Uptown project has ... Read more..

Dh600 million contract awarded for The Royal Estates real estate development in Dubai

Saturday, March 28th, 2009 Posted in Dubai Real Estate News | No Comments »

Aristocrat Star Investments, a multi-diversified business group, has announced it had awarded a Dh600 million contract for its signature real estate project in Dubai - The Royal Estates to Power ... Read more..

Room For Debate

Thursday, March 26th, 2009 Posted in Buying Advice | No Comments »

So Much for the 401(k). Now What? Tens of millions of Americans are enrolled in private employer-sponsored retirement plans — Read more..

Qatar property market will continue to grow in medium term outlook DAMAC

Thursday, March 26th, 2009 Posted in Dubai Real Estate | No Comments »

DAMAC Properties, Dubai-based luxury lifestyle provider, has affirmed that the demand in the Qatar's property market will continue to grow in medium term outlook even as other markets start to ... Read more..

Property owners have started to enter their homes in Victory Heights, Dubai Sports City

Thursday, March 26th, 2009 Posted in Dubai Real Estate News | 1 Comment »

Since the homeowners' event in late January 2009 handing over the first villas to property owners of the Victory Heights' luxury golf residential real estate development in Dubai, the first ... Read more..

Federal real estate regulatory body planned in UAE

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009 Posted in Dubai Real Estate | No Comments »

UAE Government will establish a federal real estate regulatory authority to effectively control property developers, the minister of state for financial affairs said. The House voiced concern over foreign property ... Read more..

Dubai residential properties overall value rose to 10.8% last year

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009 Posted in Dubai Real Estate, UAE Real Estate | No Comments »

Dubai residential property prices level off to 19.1 per cent in the final quarter of 2008, according to a new, but overall real estate properties' value climbed 10.8 per cent ... Read more..

Rent, buy, sell, advertise and find all commercial and residential property in Pakistan

Monday, March 23rd, 2009 Posted in Pakistan Property | 1 Comment »

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Bartering Property – A Recession-proof, Cashless alternative to reduce Dubai investors bad debts

Sunday, March 22nd, 2009 Posted in Dubai Real Estate News | No Comments »

As markets continue to be denuded, consumers are hard-pressed for cash and resources to make ends meet. In such a scenario, the age-old concept of commodity barters or exchanges assumes ... Read more..

UAE foreign trade posts surge of 33% in 2007

Sunday, March 22nd, 2009 Posted in Business | No Comments »

UAE foreign trade posted a surge of 33 per cent in 2007 to Dh 552.9 billion from Dh 415.9 billion, representing 75.8 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ... Read more..

MCC | METRO Cash & Carry Pakistan

Saturday, March 21st, 2009 Posted in Business, Trade Shows & Exhibitions | No Comments »

What is METRO Cash & Carry? METRO Cash & Carry – this name stands for one of the great success stories in modern commerce. The unique wholesale business-to-business model of METRO ... Read more..

Property in Karachi

Saturday, March 21st, 2009 Posted in Pakistan Property | 2 Comments »

Karachi is the biggest fisheries hub in Pakistan. It provides employment to about 300,000 fishermen directly. In addition, another 400,000 people are employed in ancillary industries. The Karachi Fish Harbor ... Read more..

Karachi Property

Saturday, March 21st, 2009 Posted in Pakistan Property | No Comments »

Karachi Property If you are looking to invest in a home in Pakistan then you can look to buy property in Karachi as the location, weather and quality of life as ... Read more..

UAE economy to shrink further

Friday, March 20th, 2009 Posted in Dubai Real Estate | No Comments »

Dubai: The UAE economy will contract further in the coming months, due to the impact of the global financial turmoil, Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansouri, UAE Minister of Economy, said ... Read more..

Amlak-Tamweel issue in final stage

Friday, March 20th, 2009 Posted in Dubai Real Estate | No Comments »

Dubai: A possible merger of the UAE's largest Islamic mortgage providers, Amlak Finance and Tamweel, is in the final stages of being resolved, while the liquidation option has ... Read more..

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Thursday, March 19th, 2009 Posted in Pakistan Real Estate News | No Comments »

Plot For Sale in DHA Lahore A beautiful residential plot is available for sale. It is situated in Phase 7,DHA Lahore. Its measuring area is 500 square yards and it ... Read more..

Deyaar to consolidate and deliver real estate projects in next 3 years

Thursday, March 19th, 2009 Posted in Dubai Real Estate News | No Comments »

Deyaar Development, Dubai's fastest growing real estate companies, has presented further details of its 2009 business strategy, including specific projects to be considered for consolidation and total area of units ... Read more..

IHG to open Intercontinental hotel property in Edinburgh

Wednesday, March 18th, 2009 Posted in UAE Real Estate | No Comments »

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), the world's leading hospitality group, has signed a deal with Tiger Developments to build a 17-storey 192-room InterContinental hotel in Edinburgh due to open in 2013. ... Read more..

Italian style has designs on GCC $12 billion textiles market

Wednesday, March 18th, 2009 Posted in People & Places | No Comments »

Italian designers are now targeting the Arabian Gulf's $12 billion textile and clothing market as the impact of the economic crisis dampens demand for designer-wear in their more traditional markets ... Read more..

Global tourism hit hard by economic downturn

Wednesday, March 18th, 2009 Posted in Global Financial Crisis | No Comments »

ITB, the world's biggest travel fair, received a lukewarm response as it kicked off in Berlin earlier this month. Both leisure and business travel has been hit hard by the ... Read more..