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Abu Dhabi ranks as most productive economy, PwC

By 2025 Abu Dhabi's employment will mostly be within the leisure , culture and other sectors Among emerging economies, Abu Dhabi is home to most...

Global commercial real estate investment volumes decline by 8%, report

Global commercial real estate investment volumes at US$96bn in Q3 2012 Strong performance in major global property investment markets continues despite 8% total volume decline...

UAE Encyclopedia launched at GITEX

The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) launched UAEpedia at GITEX, designed to become the first comprehensive online encyclopedia on the UAE. The website follows an...

Bridal Fashion Week 2012 Overview: Trends & Styles

The Bridal Fashion Week in New York which took place between October 12 and 15 showed a wide variety of   designer visions. Unlike...

Dubai Land Department launches the real estate e-Mart

TheDubai Land Department (LD) has launched its real estate e-Mart as an electronic portal to list properties for sale and to exchange property information...

Free Fall from Space

Austrian Felix Baumgartner survives a record-breaking 24-mile jump Sunday, October 14 – millions of people all over the world stood staring in their TV or...

Emirates lays on additional flights for Hajj

Emirates is easing travel for pilgrims heading to and from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for Hajj by operating extra flights.  More than 70 extra...

Abu Dhabi’s GDP Grows 6.8 percent in real terms in 2011: SCAD

Statistics Centre - Abu Dhabi (SCAD) released today preliminary data that Abu Dhabi GDP at constant prices grew from AED 567.8 billion in 2007...