Tag Archives: HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

On Top Of The World

Posted on March 29, 2014 by howesdubai

February proved another lucrative month for Dubai’s hospitality sector with impressive rises in occupancy, 0.7% to 88.6%, ADR (average daily rate), 10.7% to US$ 300, and RevPAR (revenue per available room), 11.5% to US$ 266. Increases in demand at 7.1% … Continue reading →

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Won’t Get Fooled Again

Posted on March 26, 2014 by howesdubai

This week, HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum approved a US$ 136 million plan to build a 1.4 km bridge from JBR to the upcoming Bluewaters Island, with further access by footbridge and monorail.  The US$ 1.6 billion project, … Continue reading →

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How Bizarre

Posted on March 15, 2014 by howesdubai

Boeing seem to be having continuous problems with its new 787 Dreamliner – the latest being hairline cracks in the wings, manufactured by Mitsubishi. Another minor problem is that Emirates apparently have yet to sign off on their US$ 76 … Continue reading →

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Back In The USSR

Posted on March 9, 2014 by howesdubai

Knight Frank’s 2014 Wealth Report shows that Dubai had the seventh biggest annual increase in the global prime luxury market. At 17.0%, it was a lot lower than the likes of the top three – Jakarta, Auckland and Bali at … Continue reading →

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The Show Must Go On

Posted on March 5, 2014 by howesdubai

On Sunday, Nakheel paid off more than a third of a loan that was not due for repayment until September 2015. The US$ 640 million early settlement is an indicator that the developer has recovered from its enforced August 2011 … Continue reading →

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Up, Up and Away

Posted on February 25, 2014 by howesdubai

Emaar released their 2013 results this week with a 21.3% jump in profits to US$ 698 million on a 25.2% rise in revenue to US$ 2.81 billion, of which its retail and hospitality sector accounted for 46%. The developer sold … Continue reading →

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Do You Wanna Know A Secret?

Posted on February 18, 2014 by howesdubai

You cannot keep Arabtec out of the news! The Dubai-based builder, with strong Abu Dhabi-backing, is planning to establish five new subsidiaries, four of which will concentrate on new infrastructure and utility projects within the region and further afield whilst … Continue reading →

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Here We Go Again!

Posted on February 10, 2014 by howesdubai

The big news story of the week came from Arabtec as it announced that the Abu Dhabi state fund Aabar (a 22% shareholder in the Dubai-based builder) had awarded the company a massive US$ 6.1 billion contract for 28 buildings … Continue reading →

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Don’t Cry For Me Argentina

Posted on February 2, 2014 by howesdubai

Reporting season is in full flow with four major Dubai banks announcing their 2013 results. The emirate’s largest lender, Emirates NBD, witnessed a 27% jump in profits to US$ 888 million along with  loans up 9% to US$ 64.9 billion … Continue reading →

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Bring It On!

Posted on January 26, 2014 by howesdubai

Some analysts speak of a glut in the residential market but with the current major population influx, it is difficult to agree when only 9.7k units came on stream in 2013 and an estimated 28k coming to the market this … Continue reading →

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