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Dubai's Oct property sales value rises by 50% - official

Dubai's Oct property sales value rises by 50% - official

Real Estate
Dubai chamber chief says latest figures reveal upturn in real estate sector, compared to Sept.

  1. Dubai property market 'may take 10 years to rebound'
  2. Dubai house prices 'bottomed out in April' - study

UAE tops list of foreign investors in Iraq in 2009
Politics & Economics
New report also shows Kuwait is big spender as total investments more than double to $241bn.

Emirates brings forward Paris A380 plans
Travel & Hospitality
Dubai airline will offer superjumbo to French capital from Dec 29 after review.

UK builders still chasing $330m from UAE - report
Construction & Industry
UK trade body says some progress made on late payments but 50% 'still outstanding'.

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A template for success
Sulaiman Al Fahim on why he thinks Dubai is still the city that others aspire to be.

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Why I h8 junk txts
Joanne Bladd explains why she's taking a stand against telco companies.

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Power play

Nicholas Carter, head of Abu Dhabi‘s Regulation & Supervision Bureau, talks costs, competition and climate change.

Battered, but still fabulous

Harvey Nichols CEO Joseph Wan explains to Arabian Business how an economic "earthquake" forever changed the retail game.


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Construction & Industry

  1. UK builders still chasing $330m from UAE - report

Culture & Society

  1. First UAE arthouse cinema opens in Dubai Mall

Education

  1. Tougher checks proposed for foreign teachers

Energy

  1. ABB wins $38m deal to improve power efficency

Healthcare

  1. 'Worrying' diabetes tests raise doubt on UAE's health

Islamic Finance

  1. Tamweel records 95% fall in Q3 profit

Media & Marketing

  1. Dubai developers see negative press reports decline

Personal Finance

  1. Credit bureaus combine to form regional group

Politics & Economics

  1. UAE considers allowing citizens to elect 50% of FNC

Real Estate

  1. Union Properties in talks to sell 50% Emicool stake

Retail

  1. Jeweller closures ‘inevitable’ as gold demand slumps

Sport

  1. Abu Dhabi plans new mega sports stadium

Technology

  1. du to invest $85m to improve mobile network

Transportation

  1. Mideast business jets market seen growing 6% for 10 years

Travel & Hospitality

  1. Emirates brings forward Paris A380 plans

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Corporate speak

Peter Kenyon presided over Man U & Chelsea's most halcyon glory days in recent memory, but never won fans' affection. Why not?

Venezuelans tweet in traffic

Venezuela has the penetration of smartphones that one can we see in countries like the US and Canada.


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  1. UAE sees fourth consecutive month of deflation
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  4. ABB wins $38m deal to improve power efficency
  5. du to invest $85m to improve mobile network
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