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Dubai rents to decline further in Q3

dubaiproperty1 wrote 9 hours ago: Residential rents will see further decline in Dubai during the third quarter, although signs of rent … more →

Tags: Real Estate, Dubai Real Estate, dubai properties

The Times ought to cease publication in Dubai1 comment

Peter Cooper wrote 1 day ago: Sadly The Sunday Times today missed publishing this photo of Paris Hilton in front of The Atlantis H … more →

Tags: media, Culture

What does a double-dip recession hold for the Oil States?

Peter Cooper wrote 4 days ago: It is now increasingly apparent that the green shoots of recovery have been half down to a liquidity … more →

Tags: Banking, hedge fund, Islamic Finance, Kuwait, oil prices, Private Equity, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE stocks

Roubini not confident on US government exit strategy

Peter Cooper wrote 4 days ago: The professor who saw the recession coming can not see how the government can exit its high-spe … more →

Tags: US Stocks, Gold & Silver, Video, Inflation, U.S. Dollar, US Bonds, Banking, Private Equity, hedge fund

Dubai Olympics 2020

Peter Cooper wrote 4 days ago: Dubai has formed Falcon and Associates to lead its bid for the 2020 Olympic Games, and will now have … more →

Tags: UAE stocks, media, Travel, Hotels, Aviation, Culture

UAE seeks global role with Renewable Energy Agency

Peter Cooper wrote 1 week ago: Order online from this link The United States has thrown its weight behind the UAE bid to host the … more →

Tags: media, Travel, Hotels, Aviation, Culture

Global markets fragile as DFM slumps 6.1%

Peter Cooper wrote 1 week ago: The Dubai Financial Market dropped 6.1 per cent yesterday, its worst day since last November, led do … more →

Tags: Banking, hedge fund, oil prices, UAE stocks

Financial advisers ought to become really independent

Peter Cooper wrote 1 week ago: Have you just had a cold call from a long lost financial adviser, even one working for a global bank … more →

Tags: uk house prices, US Stocks, Gold & Silver, UAE stocks, Inflation, U.S. Dollar, Islamic Finance, US Bonds, Banking

Dubai real estate asking prices just too high1 comment

Peter Cooper wrote 1 week ago: The four-way merger of Dubai property companies led by Emaar Properties, and the Nakheel led consoli … more →

Tags: UAE stocks, Islamic Finance, Banking, Private Equity

Four months for Dubai property mega merger2 comments

Peter Cooper wrote 1 week ago: The participants in Emaar Properties’ four-way mega merger have set a tight timetable of just … more →

Tags: Banking, UAE stocks

Dubai property mega-merger starts sector consolidation2 comments

Peter Cooper wrote 1 week ago: News that publicly listed Emaar Properties has started merger talks with three Dubai Government owne … more →

Tags: UAE stocks, Islamic Finance, Banking, hedge fund

Which country offers the best expatriate life?

Peter Cooper wrote 1 week ago: Money is not everything but it is the main determinate of the relative economic value of countries … more →

Tags: Banking, Culture, GCC Currency Union, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE stocks

Will the Gulf have a good recession?

Peter Cooper wrote 1 week ago: In my father and grandfather’s day they used to speak of having ‘a good war’, whic … more →

Tags: Aviation, Banking, GCC Currency Union, hedge fund, Inflation, Islamic Finance, Kuwait, oil prices, Qatar

$11bn private equity pot ready for oil-driven recovery

Peter Cooper wrote 1 week ago: The Middle East private equity industry is sat on $11 billion in committed funds which are not yet i … more →

Tags: US Stocks, UAE stocks, oil prices, China, Banking, Private Equity, hedge fund, Saudi Arabia

Will the Dubai Property Market Ever be the Same Again?

spotblue wrote 1 week ago: Dubai is the most controversial property market in the world, and, according to Swiss investment ban … more →

Tags: Middle east property, overseas property investment, UAE property, credit crunch, Dubai, Overseas Property, Property Investment, UAE, United Arab Emirates

Oil prices boost Gulf business confidence

Peter Cooper wrote 2 weeks ago: What a difference a doubling of the oil price makes to business confidence in the Persian Gulf. HSBC … more →

Tags: Aviation, Banking, GCC Currency Union, Hotels, Islamic Finance, Kuwait, oil prices, Qatar, Saudi Arabia

Another Dubai property resignation, what next?

Peter Cooper wrote 2 weeks ago: Last week the CEO of Union Properties, Simon Azzam announced he was stepping down, yesterday it was … more →

Tags: UAE stocks, Islamic Finance, Banking, Private Equity

Local bad news compounds global stock downturn for DFM

Peter Cooper wrote 2 weeks ago: The Dubai Financial Market looks set to slide lower this week as local news has turned negative at a … more →

Tags: US Stocks, UAE stocks, Banking

Can Paris really be the new Dubai?

Peter Cooper wrote 2 weeks ago: When Americans want to die they go to Paris, but Paris Hilton seems to have decided that if you … more →

Tags: Culture, Restaurants, Travel, Video