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Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar

Pakistan reveals Saudi investment of $25 billion

Saudi Arabia will invest up to $25 billion over two years in Pakistan, according to a statement from Pakistan’s caretaker prime minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar.   The announcement was made to journalists at Mr Kakar’s residence in Islamabad, citing mining, agriculture and information technology as the main sectors to benefit.  There was no Saudi statement about the […]

Egypt's Soul Luxury Beach Resort spans 20km of waterfront and the phase one construction time frame is three years

Builder picked for luxury resort as Egypt tourism rebounds

A construction contract has been awarded to build the first phase of the $1.7 billion Soul Luxury Beach Resort on Egypt’s north coast.  Eagle Hills Properties, based in Abu Dhabi, has signed a $62 million contract with Egyptian company Orascom Construction. It described the deal as a “significant milestone” in the development of the resort, […]

A tourist visits the Pyramids in Egypt

Emaar to invest in Egypt tourism 

Emaar Properties, the Dubai developer behind the Burj Khalifa and Dubai Mall, is looking to expand into the hotel sector in Egypt, the company’s founder said in an interview. Gulf tourism is surging on Egypt’s Mediterranean north coast despite the country’s economic crisis.  “The north coast in Egypt has reached development levels in recent years […]

Emaar Dubai Hills

Emaar share price declines despite first-half profit rise

Dubai’s Emaar Properties reported a 15 percent rise in first-half net profit on Thursday as declining costs and surging other income more than offset a double-digit drop in revenue. Yet investors seemed unimpressed, and the company’s share price, and that of its subsidiary Emaar Development, were both down in early trading on Dubai’s bourse. Emaar […]

Dubai, construction workers, pandemic

Dubai real estate still playing catch-up after pandemic

Dubai’s real estate market is experiencing soaring demand but the supply shortfall from the Covid pandemic is still having an impact and is likely to remain for at least another two years, experts have said. Residential property prices in the emirate climbed at their fastest rate in almost a decade in the first half of […]

Dubai Mall Emaar

Emaar given ratings upgrade after first-quarter sales surge

Dubai’s largest real estate developer Emaar Properties has received credit rating upgrades from Fitch Ratings, Moody’s and S&P Global, as residential property prices in the emirate continue to rise. Fitch Ratings upgraded its long-term issuer default rating to ‘BBB’ from ‘BBB-‘, Moody’s announced an upgrade to Baa2 from Baa3 and S&P Global raised Emaar to […]

UAE Turkey trade

Deals and state visits fuel UAE-Turkey trade hopes

The trade corridor with Turkey is expected to become one of the UAE’s fastest growing for the rest of the decade on the back of a new economic deal and high-profile state visits. UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan visited Turkey last month, an event described by his minister of economy as taking […]

There is a lack of regulation in the green bonds sector, with over a thousand different standards available around the world

Banks and property lead Dubai bourse to eight-year high 

Dubai’s stock index hit eight-year highs this week, extending a bull rally that has enabled the once-beleaguered bourse to outperform its regional rivals in 2023. The emirate’s benchmark rose 1.0 percent to 3,962 points on Thursday, its highest close since July 2015 to take its gains this year to 19.9 percent. Saudi Arabia’s index is […]

Meteora, towers, Dubai

Indian buyers flock to Dubai for higher rental yields

With more wealthy Indians moving to the UAE and rental yields in the Gulf state more than twice the size of those in India, interest in purchasing real estate is set to continue to rise. Indians were the top foreign buyers in Dubai last year, spending more than those from Russia, China, Pakistan and the […]

Dubai real estate Emaar

Emaar launches $20bn The Oasis project in Dubai

Emaar Properties, the developer of the iconic Burj Khalifa, has launched a $20 billion luxury development in Dubai, which plans to house over 7,000 residential units. The Oasis by Emaar will cover over 9.4 million sq m of land, offering large mansions and villas with views of water canals, lakes and parks. While the exact location of […]