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Foreword editor's note Principles versus profit Although it was only paper money that changed hands during Cityscape Abu Dhabi, the trill of the cash register was almost audible as in
Contents june 2008 Update Middle East 10 Abu Dhabi's far west gets new look 11 Zaya develops luxury island community 12 Egypt building costs rise 13 Saadiyat contractors get their own villag
Middle East update KEO goes back to the drawing board Khalifa City A master plan a major undertaking ABU DHABI Consultancy firm KEO has said that its work on Abu Dhabi's Khalifa City A proj
Zaya introduces Nurai community Luxury island development already making waves ABU DHABI Zaya LLC has revealed plans for a new luxury private island community, located off the
Middle East update DealsatCityscapeAbuDhabi topUS$36billion Over 50,000 participants from 105 countries converge on capital ABU DHABI Attendance figures for this year's Cityscape Abu Dhabi
Saadiyat contractors get own village TDIC to build beachfront community for up to 40,000 workers ABU DHABI Tourism Development & Investment
Middle East update Sabah Al Ahmad International KEO gets Kuwait's LEED first Financial Centre Sabah Al Ahmad International Financial Centre sets benchmark
Al Barakah builds Ajman's tallest tower Tower to anchor Marmooka City development AJMAN Al Barakah Group, the Dubai-based real estate The Crest
Middle East update Hyder hypes sustainability Consulting group applauds UAE build quality ABU DHABI The quality of construction and increased commitment to sustainability issues in the regio
New urban oasis for Abu Dhabi island Mubadala and CapitaLand JV unveils first project ABU DHABI Capitala, the recently launched joint venture between Mubadala and CapitaLand, unveiled its first pr
Middle East update Sustainabilityissuesbrought totheforeatCityscape Conference programme highlights need for urgent change in property design and development ABU DHABI The Sustainable Deve
Dual fund administrator appointed by Al-Futtaim Volaw Trust & Corporate Services to oversee investment vehicle DUBAI Al-Futtaim Capital has appointed the Dubai office of Volaw Trust & Corporate Se
China focus CHINA: SEEINGRED Claire Malcolm evaluates the highs and lows of investing in the dragon economy The scale and speed of China's development is a 21st century success story. As o
Shanghai in a slowdown in price rises and, more recently, a fall in transaction volumes, although this is also partly due to the
China focus since a raft of new measures were introduced to regulate foreign investment. Savill's Macdonald says: A lot of attention is still focused on the first tier cit
China focus Shenzhen Beijing National Stadium as yet has only a very minimal support structure for the elderly. Neverthel
Where are tomorrow's ideas going to come from? With the leisure real estate market developing rapidly, having a partnership with an organization that formulates and implemen
Middle East focus THENEXT With development continuing to flourish in Dubai and BIGTHING? Abu Dhabi carving out its own multi-billion dollar propert
White Bay, Umm Al Quwain ( EmiratessuchasAjmanandUmmAlQuwainarealsobecomingpopularamongrealestate investors, and are now widely considered attractive alternatives, especially for
Middle East focus popular among real estate investors, and are now widely considered attractive alternatives, especially for those looking to establish homes, or even holiday residences, away f
Skidmore, Owings and Merrill www.kone.com Skidmore, Owings and Merrill wanted to apply a contextual design strategy. We supported this requirement by providing Trump International Hotel and Tower e
Middle East focus Ajman as a sound and ideal place in which to invest and do business. We have a close working relationship with the Ajman government which has a clearly defined econo
Middle East insight TAKING THEUAEPUBLIC The next few months are set to be a frenzy of initial public offering (IPO) activity, with at least seven companies in the UAE real estate s
DEPA Interior contractor Depa has commenced an initial public offering of up to 278,906,161 shares, divided between individual shares and global depositary receipts (GDR) representing five shares. At
Middle East insight The Abu Dhabi-based company was founded in 2005, and bills itself as the leading private joint stock investment company in the UAE. It announced a net operating p
Awards profile RECOGNISING THE VALUE OF REAL ESTATE The Cityscape Middle East Real Estate Awards, part of last month's exhibition and conference showcase in Abu Dhabi, attrac
Cap Juby, Tarfaya, Morocco The evening was replete with winners but the celebrations were led by Abu Dhabi's Urban Planning Council (UPC) and Sama Dubai, both two-time
Awards profile ( We're well aware that these awards are keenly contested, and that the judge's panel faced a difficult task in selecting the nominees TDIC/AD
Awards profile ( Cityscape Middle East Real Estate Awards winners Omanismakingitsfirstbabystepsintotherealestatearena,andforust
International insight RESHAPING THEWORLD Cityscape Market Intelligence Service (CMIS) talks to Jonathan Garner of Morgan Stanley on the subject of economic and stock market decoupling: are emergi
that is of course because the US is slowing and taking fewer exports. In a recent trip I made to
International insight ( Therearesomeweakspotswithinthe overall strong story of EM. The strongest storyisinChinaandintheGulfregion, Russia and Brazil restric
China update Sino-UAE PPP Shanghai firm partners Emaar to explore projects DUBAI In one of the first high-level Sino-UAE public-private partnerships (PPP), Shanghai China- News Enterprise
Novotel, Guangzhou Robert Murray, the group's senior vice-president for
Asia update Sustainability rewarded in Singapore Marina Bay Financial Centre and One Raffles Quay win awards SINGAPORE Two of Singapore's largest office Marina Bay Financial Cent
Taiwan fit to burst Real estate experts warn market will explode TAIWAN A group of real estate experts have signed a petition warning the Taiwanese government that the real estate market is on the
Asia update Remittance monies fuelling Philippines development As the economy slowly moves towards reform, it's the private sector that is making the clarion call for real estate investment.
India update CB Richard Ellis expands in India Kolkata office consolidates country coverage NEW DELHI Real estate cosulting firm CB Richard Ellis has opened an operational office in Kolkata,
Beep beep: your home is sold Real estate industry turns to text messaging INDIA The first sms-based real estate application has been launched in India by Maakan.com. Developed by Mauj Mobile,
Middle East green pages BUILT TOLAST The region is awash with avant- garde buildings and futuristic-looking projects but just how many of them will stand the test of time? Dominic Ellis does a spo
VERDE Towers, Dubai Sabban Towers, Dubai ( DubaiaimstobecomethefirstcityintheMiddleEasttoadoptagreenbuildingstrategyand eventual
Middle East green pages Throw into the cement mixer rapidly rising populations, constantly changing infrastructures and buoyant liquidity- fuelled
Raising the bar in the Middle East exhibition and conference industry The world's most modern exhibition centre Already recognised as a remarkable destination, the Abu Dhabi Nationa
Middle East green pages Bahrain World Trade Centre ) Persistent challenges related to the preservation of energyandwaterresourcesarefastemergingasamong theb
China green pages ENVIRONMENTAL EXPERIMENTATION: CHINA'SMODEL ECO-CITY The world often reminds China of its failure to address its environmental problems. One project it hopes will silence its cri
Arup faced a challenge to build an eco city that could support urban dwellers but still leave land free for farmers. A density rate of 50 people per acre, and soft soil, meant Dongtan would mainl
China green pages SIIC were impressed with Arup's pitch but insisted that all of the project's power be drawn from locally renewable energy. Aside from
received by the public, he reports. Despite the fact that the project doesn't exist yet. But for some investors, the decision by the SIIC not to reveal the cost of the project, or how it plans to
Cityscape exhibition news Cityscape China primed for developer dialogue Shanghai event to open up investment avenue between Middle and Far East The Cityscape brand returns to Shanghai
Acommitmenttoperfection BusinessPark MeydanBusinessParkisaworld-classbusinessand conferencedistrictdesignedtodeliverahealthyandenergeticworking environmentrigh
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