A bubble in Dubai?
Saturday, August 30th, 2008 Posted in Real estate | No Comments »In a Financial Times article this week on Dubai property heads off-plan, reports from Standard Chartered and Morgan Stanley were prominently cited in predicting a fall in property prices by the second half of next year, due principally to oversupply. ...
Prospecting in Saudi Arabia
Sunday, August 24th, 2008 Posted in Industrial investment, News | No Comments »With undetermined reserves of precious metals, including gold, copper, phosphate, and bauxite, Saudia Arabia may soon rival the output of global producers such as Canada and Australia. In addition to oil, mineral wealth will undoubtedly accellerate Saudi's drive to diversify their economy, as evidenced by the ...
Sovereign wealth per capita
Sunday, August 17th, 2008 Posted in SWF | No Comments »Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) are not new, by any means, but their degree of asset accumulation and willingness to deploy it overseas, is unprecedented. And this is appreciated, by global investment and commercial banks, especially those in the U.S. SWFs ...
Who’s who of ME companies
Sunday, August 10th, 2008 Posted in General | No Comments »MarketWatch.com reports that Research and Markets has compiled information on the 1,100+ largest commercial firms in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. The "Middle East 2008 - Arabian Gulf Top List" includes analysis and contact information, and ...
Diversification, Dubai-style
Thursday, August 7th, 2008 Posted in SWF | No Comments »Istithmar World, the investment arm of Dubai World, and real estate developer Nakheel invested an undisclosed sum in Montreal-based Cirque, expanding a 15-year partnership between the latter two entities reached last spring. See Reuters clip below. clipped from www.reuters.com Dubai firms ...
