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Confidence in Dubai Returns as Region’s Largest Real Estate Event Reports Strong Growth
Dubai, UAE, 19 June 2012: Cityscape Global, the Middle East’s largest and most influential international real estate event is expected to grow by 25 per cent this year, as international developers from the world’s emerging markets look to the region
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G20 Summit: Merkel still wants both Austerity and Growth in the Eurozone… but still no clue as to who will pick up the tab
Angela Merkel brushed off criticism of her focus on austerity, as the leaders of the world’s 20 largest economies focused their attention on the crisis in the Eurozone. In Los Cabos the EU largely postponed the discussion on the specifics
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MIGA (World Bank): During the Storm – Shift from North to South FDI
By Manabu Nose and Moritz Zander[1] At MIGA (the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency) we see the principal near-term risks for emerging market foreign direct investment (FDI) on the supply-side of financing. Despite a rise of emerging market risk perceptions, demand
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Baker & McKenzie Continues to Expand its Global Reach
Baker & McKenzie seems determined to remain true to its founding principles of 60 years ago to be a truly global firm; it has just announced that it has opened a new office in Johannesburg with immediate effect with partners,
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Stuart Gulliver keeps HSBC on Track for Focused Global Growth
HSBC is one of a hand full of truly global banks with both corporate and personal customers. As globalisation continues HSBC is extremely well positioned to take advantage of the shift of economic power to Asia, with its strong position
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MEED Quality Awards for Projects 2012 Announced
The high standard of nominees and winners for MEED Quality award for Projects 2012 is a testament to the standard of projects taking place in the GCC. UAE leads winners at MEED Quality Awards for Projects with four regional awards.
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Emerging Managers Summit
The Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel Chicago, Chicago, IL May 30-June 1, 2012 If you are looking to expand and diversify your asset allocation by investing in emerging managers as well as women and minority owned investment managers, the emerging managers conference will
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Arabian World Construction Summit 2012
Date: 20 – 23 May 2012 Location: Westin Resort & Spa, Abu Dhabi Arabian World Construction Summit 2012 will be the definitive construction & infrastructure event in the Middle East and the only place to meet and hear from project owners
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Market Braced as Sanctions Continue on Iran’s Energy Sector
Iran’s oil sector has been targeted by fresh sanctions from the US, while the EU is in talks over what extra restrictions it will place on the country’s economy. A number of sanctions have targeted Iran’s energy sector, prompting analysts
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Dubai’s Nakheel Says Back in the Black in H1
Nakheel, the Dubai developer that wrote down AED78.6bn ($21.4bn) from the value of its real estate as property prices in the emirate crashed, reported a first-half net profit on Monday. The architect behind Dubai’s palm-shaped island said it booked profit of AED526m ($143m)
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