Monthly Archives: October 2013

Another One Bites The Dust!

HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, opened the 33rd Gitex Technology Week on Sunday. The event provides a major boost for the local economy as it attracts more than 130k industry specialists from over 150 … Continue reading

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Hold On

A raft of property projects was announced at last week’s Cityscape including Crystal Lagoons building the world’s largest man-made lagoon (40 ha), in the new Mohammed bin Rashid City, featuring beaches and waters similar to the Caribbean (at more than … Continue reading

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Start Me Up

This week saw the inevitable raft of new projects being announced that always coincides with Cityscape. Probably the most surprising property news of the week was Nakheel’s plan to restart work on the much delayed Palm Deira (now to be … Continue reading

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Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush

The latest industry market report indicates that property prices continue to surge – up 42% over the past year. The usual factors driving prices are in evidence – political stability, buoyant local economy, growing demand, 2020 Expo etc. However such … Continue reading

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Don’t Stop Me Now

Now officially the emirate’s largest free zone – with over 7,300 registered companies – DMCC have contracted Brookfield Multiplex to design and construct ‘One JLT’, a glass-box style building. On completion, this impressive world-class building will cover 23.4k sq mt … Continue reading

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