Turkey evolving into a lucrative second-home market

Mesut Ficicigil is the managing partner of Ideal Sapanca, a brokerage firm headquartered in Dubai with the intention of attracting investors from...

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GCC to deliver joint message at International Labour Conference

RELATED ARTICLES: Ministry of Labour announces midday break for UAE workers | Saudi Arabian employers obliged to pay for treatment of work-related injuries | Bill Clinton advocates...

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Construction work on Dubai Truck Market 92% complete

RELATED ARTICLES: Dubai Municipality says 30,000 construction transactions took place in 2013 | RTA chief says investment in transport key driver in Dubai’s growth | Integrated...

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Drake & Scull win $30mn contract for Abu Dhabi’s Plaza View

RELATED ARTICLES: DSI wins $87.4mn MEP contract for King Saud University | DSI to execute $30 million contract for MEP works on Mall of...

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TAV’s Akcayoglu says world economic focus shifting towards the East

RELATED ARTICLES: Dubai Expo 2020 to kick off 'renaissance' for MENA region | Dubai urban areas expected to grow by 25,000 hectares | Economic diversification into solar...

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Saving Saudi

"Visas are a rare commodity," says Raji Daou, deputy general manager at Emeco General Contractors, a multi-divisional construction company in the Kingdom...

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Experts endorse mortgage cap proposal

The proposed mortgage cap from the UAE Central Bank has received a strong endorsement from leading real estate experts in Dubai, quelling...

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Saudi Arabian construction to achieve 5.4% growth in 2012

Saudi Arabia’s construction sector is expected to achieve a 5.4% growth this year due to elevated government spending into social and economic...

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Lebanese real estate market changing

Lebanese property developers are shifting their focus away from luxury apartments, as demand surges for smaller, more affordable housing units in or...