Construction costs have dropped to 2003 levels

Should property prices be decreased in line with the reducing costs of building materials? A softening in prices of building materials is expected to kick...

Istithmar World Investment Management (Dubai) Limited to operate from DIFC as...

To focus on private equity and alternative investment opportunities Istithmar World, the investment arm of Dubai World,  today announced that its investment management entity, Istithmar...

RTA to open phase IV of Jumeirah Lakes Towers

Dubai's Roads '&' Transport Authority (RTA) opens today (Saturday 04/04/2009) Phase IV of Jumeirah Lakes Towers Interchange (Interchange 5.5) on Sheikh Zayed Road. The Project...

Infrastructure Breakthrough – iCrete introduces revolutionary new material for precast concrete...

• New iCrete product family will feature speed in application, exceptional reliability and workability, less cement, lower cost, and sections that are thinner and...

Emaar Misr launches sale of fully-finished Mivida townhomes in Views District

•Starting price at EGP1.2 million with only 5% down payment •Two- and three-bedroom units of size 158 to 190 sq m; delivery scheduled for 2012 •Located...

Dubai ranked most competitive in Middle East

Dubai has the most competitive economy in the Middle East and ranks higher for its competitiveness than Japan, Germany, France or New Zealand, according...

Hosted Buyer Program at SITL Dubai creates growth-platform for logistics sector

Reed Exhibitions, organiser of the inaugural edition of SITL Dubai (the International Week of Transport and Logistics), has announced the launch of a Hosted...

Dubai hires PR

Barely a day goes by without a headline decrying Dubai's economic woes. But take a look in some of the local press here, and...

Global financial crisis set to reduce prospects for economic growth :...

The present global financial crisis will reduce the prospects for the UAE economic growth from high single digit to low single digit growth in...

SZHP is considering a decision to increase the minimum limit for...

The Sheikh Zayed Housing Programme (SZHP) is considering a decision to increase the minimum limit for housing loans administered as part of the programme,...

Al-Wasl Real Estate inaugurated

H.H Sheikh Maktoum Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum today inaugurated the head office of the Wasl Real Estate Group in Al-Mankhoul area in Dubai,...

UAE Travel ‘&’ Tourism Sector Ranks “1st” in the Middle East...

HE Hani Rashid Al Hamli Secretary-General of Dubai Economic Council, pointed to the vital role played by the travel and tourism sector (T'&'T) in...

Educational Technology should always concentrate on enhancing the learning experience, GESS...

The technology which allows students to migrate from being consumers to producers of information, is coming of age, delegates were told at the 2009...

DEWA commissions two power transmission stations at Dh 1 bn

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has commissioned two key transmission stations with a combined capacity of 400 kilovolt at a total cost of...

VectraMind broadens reach for Mobile Solutions

Launches new website to enable easier access for customers VectraMind Corporation, the most reliable partner in Mobile and Web Solutions in the GCC has expanded...

3rd Abu Dhabi Economic Forum opens

The Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Department of Planning and Economy (DPE), Nasir Ahmed Al-Suwaidi, Monday inaugurated at the Emirates Palace Hotel the 3rd...

Saturday March 7th, holiday for all private sector

Saturday March 7th, 2009 (corresponding to Rabea Al Awwal 10th, 1430 Hijri) will be a holiday for all the private sector in the UAE...

Dubai developers can utilise $2.2 bln escrows

Dubai developers have access to up to $2.2 billion from escrow accounts to cover construction commitments, the emirate's property regulator said in a strategy...