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LIVE: Updates From Cityscape 2012 Day 3

Gulf Business brings you all the news from Dubai’s main property event.

Cityscape: IP Global To Open New Middle Eastern Offices

The property investment firm is eyeing offices in Oman and Qatar after the region accounts for 18 per cent of London’s purchases.

LIVE: Updates From Cityscape 2012 Day 2

Gulf Business brings you all the news from Dubai’s main property event.

Cityscape: Qatari Property Firm Barwa Eyeing London

The company is hoping to finalise an investment before year-end.

Cityscape: Meraas Unveils New Island And No JBR Mall

Meraas Holding says that its new JBR development will offer an underground car park able to hold 1,200 vehicles.

LIVE: Updates From Cityscape 2012 Day 1

Gulf Business brings you all the news from Dubai’s main property event.

Cityscape: Dubai’s Property Market Back On Track

Ahead of Cityscape, property experts claim the city’s real estate market has recovered this year.

Cityscape Insight: A Look Ahead To The GCC’s Biggest Property Event

As the region’s largest real estate event approaches, the man behind Cityscape Global says it will be their biggest event post-2008.

REVEALED: Top GCC Social Media Brands (11- 30)

The rise of social media is giving companies a new way of engaging and interacting with customers. So how are companies in the GCC stacking up against each other in this arena? Gulf Business takes a look.

Vogue Café To Open In Dubai This Year

The publisher of the glossy will open the café in Dubai Mall later this year.

Qatar First Investment Bank Buys London Properties

The Qatari bank has bought the properties as it looks to capitalise on London’s growing demand for high-end real estate.

Emaar Launches New Address Hotel In Downtown Dubai

The Dubai-based developer has announced the launch of The Address The BLVD, its first luxury hotel since the property crash.

Dubai Is Most Expensive City In ME

UBS’s annual cost of living study ranked the city 22nd globally.

Arab Spring Boosts Dubai Retail Sales

Majid Al Futtaim-owened malls have seen a 15 per cent rise in footfall for the first half of the year.

British Retailers Eye Middle East For Expansion

The MENA region ranks fifth most popular destination for international expansion, with UAE most popular country.

UAE Ranks In Top Ten For Swiss Watch Sales

Returning consumer confidence is a driving factor for the UAE luxury sector.

The Other Vienna

Forget coffee houses, waltzes and Freud. The real attraction of Vienna is its people who know how to live.

Emaar’s Apartment Sales Pick Up In Q2

The Dubai-based developer said that revenue from the sale of condominiums in the second quarter reached over $190 million.

Kuwait’s NIG To Repay $475m Sukuk On Time

National Industries Group Holding said that it has raised enough finance to repay the Sukuk when it matures on August 16.

Top 10 Leadership Tweets from Gulf Icons

A round up of some of the region’s best leadership advice in 140 characters.

12 Ways To Get The Job You Want

Keeping yourself on top form will attract top employers, but it’s not just a one-off habit, it’s about lifetime techniques.

Bahrain’s Investcorp Slumps On Euro Crisis

Bahrain-based investment company net income shrinks in face of Euro woes and asset depreciation.

Olympics: Qatar Eyes Major Global Sporting Role

Qatar aims to host international events and become the sporting hub for the MENA region, the country’s Olympic Committee chief has said.

NIG Requests $475m Sukuk Extension

The Kuwaiti investment firm has asked for a four year extension on the Islamic bond which is to mature next month.

Qataris Buy Stake In London Developer

The group, with links to the royal family, has bought a 45 per cent stake in Native Land which operates in London’s wealthy Chelsea.

Qatari Diar To Develop Oman

Five-star luxury resorts, marinas and a sports academy are planned for Ras Al Hadd following agreement.

The Other Face Of Nepal

Kathmandu’s growing hotel options offer tourists a luxury experience away from budget paths.

Qatar Plans New Harrods Hotels

Qatar Holding is planning to open Harrods branded hotels in Malaysia, Paris and New York.

QE2’s Glamorous Plans Scaled Back

New plans unveiled for the former cruise ship leave her floating in Port Rashid rather than off Palm Jumeirah.

UAE Firms May Go On Credit Card Strike

Restaurants and shops consider rejecting premium credit cards as Network International hikes fees.