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Late buying lifts Dubai, Abu Dhabi bourses (Gulf Times)
Gulf Arab markets were mixed yesterday, with late buying lifting Dubai and Abu Dhabi , but Qatar and Kuwait extended losses as investors closed positions ahead of second-quarter results. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Late buying lifts Dubai, Abu Dhabi bourses (Gulf Times)", url: "http://www.uaerush.com/2009/06/30/late-buying-lifts-dubai-abu-dhabi-bourses-gulf-times/"...
Qatar buys bank properties
Qatar has bought real estate investments of local banks after earmarking QR15bn to buy their portfolios, Reuters has reported. Some of the banks named eligible for the real estate funding include Qatar National Bank, Commercial Bank of Qatar and Doha Bank. According to a Jones Lang Lasalle report, Qatar...
Qatari Diar halts UK luxury flat project
Project Blue Guernsey Limited (PBGL), the UK arm of Qatari Diar, has cancelled its luxury flat project in central London, which was criticised by Britain's Prince Charles as unsuitable, and will instead consider a new proposal put forward by the prince's own planning team, according to the...
Arabtec bids for new projects
Arabtec is bidding for projects worth Dhs22bn in Abu Dhabi, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, according to media reports. In addition, Arabtec is seeking contracts in northern Iraq, Pakistan, Syria, Jordan, Egypt and Libya. Arabtec was not immediately available for comment. (Mac Capital Advisors) SHARETHIS.addEntry({...
Qatar’s Capital Doha Emerging as a Global Real Estate Hub
Doha is 'rising urban star': US property firm Zawya DUBAI, May 12, 2009 (AFP) – Qatar's capital Doha is emerging as a global real estate hub, vying with regional rival Dubai, as the Gulf state plows its gas-driven revenues into urban development, US-based property services firm Jones...
Qatar offers to buy bank properties
Qatar has offered local banks to buy their property investments as part of government efforts to support the financial sector against fallout, The Financial Times has reported. Qatar has allocated $4.1bn, aimed at supporting the real estate sector as the market has weakened, and to keep banks 'continue...
Sama Dubai launches construction on QAR 2.3 Bn ‘Dubai Towers’ in Doha, Qatar
Sama Dubai, the international real estate investment and development arm of Dubai Holding, has commenced infrastructure work on the QAR 2.3 (Dh20) billion mixed use corporate towers – ‘Dubai Towers – Doha’. Ongoing construction work includes advanced enabling (substructure) works...
