Dubai Investments is seeking to profit from a market recovery in the emirate after one of the world’s worst property crashes during the financial crisis in 2008.
An official said that the regulator continues to expect the market to open to foreign investors in the first half of next year, though no specific date has been set.
The CEO of one of the world’s largest and oldest private banks gives his insight into the evolving world of wealth management, potential acquisition targets, and his plans for the Middle East.
A ministry statement said the government could cover the deficit with its huge fiscal reserves, but Alassaf told media that borrowing might also be used.
The company originally announced in June that the government had seized a 1.05 million square metre plot in the Al Faisaliah district of Riyadh with a book value of SAR105.3 million.
Saudi Arabia will continue spending actively on major strategic projects such as housing, transport and the construction of industrial cities, a newspaper said.
OPEC met on November 27 and declined to cut production despite a slide in prices, marking a shift in strategy towards defending market share rather than supporting prices.