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Dubai Holding Reveals 40 Plots For Mid-Range Hotels

The company plans to add budget hotels to meet growing demand

Etihad Does Not Need To Conduct Tender Offer For India’s Jet-Regulator

SEBI was examining whether the share sale agreement between the two airlines amounted to an acquisition of joint control in the Indian airline.

UAE Federal Credit Bureau To Start In June – CEO

Al Etihad Credit Bureau has so far collected 22 to 24 months of data from around 70 credit data providers.

Emirates To Recover Dhs1bn Loss From Runway Closure Within The Year – Chairman

Up to 25 per cent of the carrier’s fleet will be grounded during the 80-day runway closure.

Emirates Airline 2013 Profit Rises 43%

Emirates made a profit of Dhs3.3 billion for the fiscal year ending March 31, it said in a statement.

Dubai To Spend Dhs6bn By 2025 To Become Green Paradise

The emirate is also mulling a law that would mandate the private sector to develop green areas in the city, a senior municipality official said.

UAE’s Etisalat Expects To Close Maroc Telecom Deal On May 14

Etisalat has agreed to pay 4.2 billion euros for the stake.

Arabtec’s Net Profit More Than Doubles

The Dubai-based contractor said is planning a series of acquisitions and mergers.

Emaar Confirms Four Dubai Inns

The budget hotel rooms span 26 sqm, with prices around Dhs300 a night

Hyatt Launches New Dubai Hotel Concept, Eyes Gulf Expansion

The group will launch four new projects in the UAE and Saudi Arabia by 2015, officials said.

Swiss-Belhotel Set For ME Expansion

The hotelier is currently mulling six projects in Dubai, says chairman.

Dubai’s Choithrams Inks Deal With British Retailer Tesco

Tesco frozen, dry grocery, organic food and FMCG products will available during the first stage of the rollout, the retailer said.

Dubai’s Union Properties Q1 Profit Jumps Eightfold

The company’s profits rose on the back of gains from the sale of investment properties.

Dubai Inn Rolls Out First Phase Of Hotels

The value hotel brand plans to supply over 1,750 new hotel rooms and serviced residences.

Abu Dhabi Firm Signs Deal To Develop $9.7bn Project In Greece

The project includes the redevelopment of the former international airport in Hellenikon, Athens.

Dubai Will Repay 2015 Debt On Time

State-linked firms are likely to repay obligations ahead of schedule.

IMF Says Dubai May Need To Do More To Avert Property Bubble

IMF official asks Dubai officials to look at stricter measures such as those used in Singapore and Hong Kong to cool property market.

JA Resorts & Hotels Targets Aggressive Expansion In Dubai

The firm is also looking to expand its Indian Ocean portfolio with potential contracts in Thailand and Sri Lanka.

Emirates Spent Dhs20bn On Marketing In Last 20 Years – Official

The airline has allocated up to three per cent of its revenue on marketing and promotion, says senior executive.

Dubai’s Economy To Grow Around 5% In 2014, Same As 2013

Dubai accounts for a quarter of output of the UAE’s economy.

Dubai Airports CEO Paul Griffiths

Exclusive: Transit Airlines Won’t Make Dubai World Central Move Until 2025

Airlines are expected to follow Emirates to DWC when growth requirements are met.

Dubai Investments Q1 Net Profit Jumps 26%

The firm also confirmed that it planned to sell off some assets.

Exclusive: Dubai To Build New Tourism Training Academy

The new entity is expected to begin operations within a couple of years, Dubai’s tourism chief confirms.

Etihad Says Is Buying Stakes In Europe To Compete, Not Control

Etihad currently has holdings in Air Berlin, Air Lingus and Air Serbia.

Butlers On Board Etihad A380s

Etihad appears intent on pushing its first class into the luxury private jet space, targeting high-net-worth individuals across the globe.

IFA, Tijaria’s $50m JV To Develop Vacation Club

The $50 million joint venture would fill a current market gap, a company executive said.

Dr. Nasser Saidi: Dubai’s Expo 2020 Could Herald Regional Transformation

Revisiting why Dubai hosting Expo 2020 should ring in investor and consumer confidence, writes the founder and president of Nasser Saidi & Associates.

Dubai’s Arabtec Appoints New CFO -Statement

Iyad Abdalrahim was formerly CFO of Arabtec’s construction unit.

Alitalia Looking To Create Bad Company To Woo Etihad

Under the plan to woo Etihad, the new firm would take on the majority of Alitalia’s debt and around 3,000 staff, a local paper reported.

Abu Dhabi’s Senaat Shelves IPO Plans – Sources

The IPO was expected to mark the merger of the Abu Dhabi, Dubai indices and help kick start new listings in the UAE.