Monthly Archives: January 2013

Don’t Turn Around

The on-going mortgage lending saga took another turn this week with reports that the Central Bank Governor, HE Sultan Nasser Al Suweidi, has advised that changes to the mortgage cap were not imminent and would not go ahead without consultation … Continue reading

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We Are The Champions

Latest figures show that Dubai hotels are going from strength to strength with their best returns for three years. Occupancy levels hit 90.8% in November with average room rates up 3.1% to US$ 360.47 with even bigger leaps in revenue … Continue reading

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One More Cup of Coffee

A sign of the global downturn came with Singapore Airlines’ announcement that it was asking its 2,400 captains to volunteer for unpaid leave. It seems that the carrier continues to struggle after declaring a 69% drop in annual Net Profit … Continue reading

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Simply The Best

Dubai’s 2013 budget hopes to cut its annual deficit by 18% to less than 0.5% of GDP with Revenue expected to rise by 7.8% to US$ 8.9 billion and Expenditure up 6.0% at US$ 9.3 billion. It is not known … Continue reading

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