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Global Retail Sales to Reach USD 23 Trillion by 2025

Global retail sales could reach USD 23 trillion by 2025, with online retail sales at USD 4.3 trillion - nearly 20 per cent of...

Dubai airport traffic grows by 13 per cent in 7 months

A total of 44.98 million passengers passed through Dubai International Airport during the first seven months of 2015, indicating an increase of 12.9 per...

An intimate affair with Moroccan cuisine in a business hotel

The monthly food promotion arriving into Dubai Chronicle's mailbox turned into an invitation for dinner this September. And as Moroccan cuisine still sounds oriental...

Boeing, Emirates Celebrate Airline’s 150th 777 Delivery

Boeing and Emirates Airline today celebrated the simultaneous delivery of three 777s – two 777-300ERs and one 777 Freighter – marking the entry...

The Best Countries for Expats Revealed; UAE 19th

InterNations.org just released its Expat Insider Survey for 2015, which ranks the best countries for expats to live in. In order to complete the survey,...

Falling oil prices create headwinds for the UAE real estate market

Transaction levels falling across Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah Oil price decline impacting job creation affecting real estate Affordability and supply levels impacting villa market Boost from Iranian...

Will looming VAT, corporate tax hurt UAE expats?

For millions of expats working in the country, the fear of having to pay levies is very real, observes Saad Maniar… Over the years, one...

2016 and 2017 Crude Oil Projections Lowered Further

The risk of a decline in global oil prices after the peak of the US driving season back in April was highlighted by the...

The World’s Most Liveable Cities in 2015 Revealed

Although it's usually the top cities that warrant the most attention, the latest findings of The Economist Intelligence Unit's Global Liveability Ranking reflect a...

Three Key Foreign Currencies Linked to Dubai Real Estate Price Decline

Phidar Advisory released its Q3 mid-quarter Dubai residential research note. The report shows that residential prices in the third quarter of 2015 continue to...

DMCC to Debut at Dubai Cityscape Global with ‘Burj2020 District’

Burj2020 District’ conceptual master plan to be unveiled DMCC, the authority on trade, enterprise and commodities in Dubai, and master developer of the Burj2020 District,...

Emirates offers special fare to select destinations

Emirates, a global connector of people and places, has announced the launch of a campaign offering special fares in its Business and Economy Class...

Groundbreaking developments set to be launched at 14th edition of Cityscape...

The upbeat sentiment of the UAE property sector has been underlined by a new survey conducted by global market research company YouGov, which revealed...

Dubai Exports to publish updated directory of UAE exports and industries

Dubai Exports, the export promotion agency of the Department of Economic Development (DED), will launch next year the new version of its ‘UAE Exports...

2015 Global Emotions Report

Global Emotions Report Reveals Most Miserable and Happiest Countries

Led by Bolivia and El Salvador, Latin American countries dominate the top of the list of the most emotional countries in the world. On...

Emirates SkyCargo to Establish a Second Trade Lane with Iran

Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, is set to increase its cargo capacity to Iran, when Emirates begins its five daily non-stop flights...

UAE among Top 5 ‘At Risk’ Regions for Mobile Security

A report published by Aruba Networks, an HP company, has found that the ‘West is Best’ for mobile security and pinpointed the most at-risk...