2016 Saw a General Softening in UAE Real Estate Sector
JLL, the world's leading real estate investment and advisory firm, recently released its annual review of the UAE Real Estate Market for 2016, assessing...
Big Business Is Here to Stay, but in Need of a...
Gigantic corporations lead in business today: fewer than 10% of public companies worldwide account for 80% of all corporate profits. But the giants of...
International Tourism Grew by 3.9% Despite Challenges
Demand for international tourism remained robust in 2016 despite challenges. International tourist arrivals grew by 3.9% to reach a total of 1,235 million, according...
JAFZA Issues New Company Regulations
Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza), a DP World Company, and the UAE’s flagship trade and logistics hub for the Middle East region and Africa,...
Dubai Economy Grew 2.7% in 2016; Expected to Rise to 3.1%...
The economy of Dubai grew by 2.7% in real terms in 2016 despite declining oil prices, sluggish growth in developed as well as many...
GCC businesses focusing on getting ready for VAT
To help businesses in the GCC understand the potential impacts of the implementation and operation under VAT, Deloitte Middle East has been issuing a...
Top Business Trends 2017
As the curtains are drawn on the dusk of 2016, and you turn another year over, your mind is shrouded with overwhelming thoughts of...
2016 World’s Most Valuable Brands Revealed
Apple is the world’s most valuable brand, according to the latest Interbrand ranking.
Measured across three components, the ranking looks at the impact of brand on...
Why People Buy Smart Home Technology
Safety and comfort are the primary reasons people buy smart home technology products like Amazon Echo and Google Home.
A new study was conducted in...
The Best and The Worst New Luxury Hotels of 2016
As in the past few years, LTI delivers the inside track on this year’s openings of new luxury hotels. Its nine highly experienced and...
Wearables Continue to See Strong Demand Across MENA
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) wearables market continued to see steady growth in Q3 2016, according to the latest insights from International Data...
160,000 Hotel Rooms under Construction in the Middle East
STR’s November 2016 Pipeline Report shows 159,922 rooms in 560 projects Under Contract in the Middle East and 58,878 rooms in 316 projects Under...
Top Risks for Global Businesses in 2017
Oliver Wyman identified the top three risks facing global businesses in 2017 as it launches its 6th annual Risk Journal.
The risks are:
The re-emergence of...
Global Economy to Expand at Rate of 2.8% in 2017
The global economy is expected to expand at a rate of 2.8 percent in 2017, better than the 2016 rate, but marking a sixth...
2016’s Most Popular Residential Communities in Dubai Revealed
This year, close to 1.5 million people have turned to property classifieds website propertyfinder.ae to search for a rental property.
And the most searched community...
Strong Dollar and Softening Rents to Improve Housing Affordability
Phidar Advisory released its Dubai residential research note with November data, which is now reported using a 3-month moving average. The report shows that...
The New Toyota Yaris 2017 – Heavy for Exploring UAE
With a beautiful "winter" weather outside, adventures around UAE are on everyone's list. So, in the video above you can get a first hand...
Prime Video Now Available Worldwide with Special Offer
People in over 200 countries around the world can now sign up for Amazon Prime Video at an introductory price of $2.99 (or €2.99)...