Monthly Archives: April 2016
Are real estate bubbles predictable?
Since real estate is inherently cyclical, analyzing and predicting market cycles have always been critical topics for real estate investors, tenants and developers. The...
2nd addition of Dubai’s affordable art fair starts tomorrow
The second edition World Art Dubai opens tomorrow (6 April) featuring an affordable collection of contemporary artworks comprising paintings, prints, photography, sculptures, mixed media...
Amazon Payments Launches Global Partner Program
Amazon announced the launch of the Amazon Payments Partner Program, a new global program designed to help ecommerce platform providers and developers extend the...
DGCX Breaks Several Records in the First Quarter of 2016
First quarter volumes on the Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX) grew 37% from the same period last year, trading more than 4.5 million...
MENA Deal Value Declines in Q1 2016
2016 has gotten off to a fairly slow start in terms of M&A activity targeting companies based in the Middle East and North...
Emirates and Malaysia Airlines announce codeshare
Adding more destinations and frequent flyer benefits
Emirates and Malaysia Airlines today unveil new routes and frequent flyer benefits as part of their codeshare agreement...
The greenback’s bull market is over and that is good for...
Gold traders will be watching the U.S. dollar and some important technical-chart levels in the week ahead to gauge where the yellow metal is...
The next generation of hotels: Brands adapt to Generation Y
The Millennial takeover is upon us as hotel brands adapt their strategies to cater to the next generation of consumers, and the hospitality industry...
Dubai Residential Market Research: Yield Compression; Recent Positivity Unsustainable
Today, Phidar Advisory released its Q1 end-quarter Dubai residential research note. This latest real estate report, which sounds more accurate than the press releases...
How to Be Happy in Recession
People are happier in stable economic environments than in down periods. And as a result of experiencing the newly unfolding recession, many of us...
More people on Earth are now obese than are underweight
More people on Earth are obese than are underweight, with one in five predicted to be overweight by the year 2025, researchers in England...
Fashion Forward, please don’t move backwards! Fans want you back
The best of Fashion Forward's seventh season, and indeed the most inspiring and refreshing was the enthusiasm of all young people who despite the...
In Pictures: Fashion Forward Dubai New Venue d3
Fashion Forward Dubai has moved to a new venue - the Dubai Design District. Use the arrows under the images to flip Dubai Chronicle'...