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UAE Banks Apply Lending Brakes

With oil prices down sharply from June 2014 levels, and economic growth lagging, lending in the UAE is anticipated to slow in 2015.

Is Dubai The Gulf’s New Creative Hub?

With swelling advertising budgets and projects such as the Dubai Design District, the emirate is pitching its creative credentials.

GCC Rail Project: Less Chug, More Sputter

Uncomfortably close to the 2018 completion date, the GCC rail project is swamped by delays and challenges.

Mohamed Alabbar to acquire stake in YNAP from Richemont

Emaar Chairman’s Outside Deals Stir Investor Unrest

Speculation persists that Mohamed Alabbar and Emaar could soon part ways despite a categorical denial from the firm last month.

Etihad Purchase Of Darwin Stake Gets Swiss Approval

The Abu Dhabi carrier agreed to buy a 33.3 per cent stake in Lugano, Switzerland-based Darwin at the start of 2014.

Arabtec, Egypt Agree Terms On First Phase Of One Million Homes Project

The first phase will consist of 100,000 units to be built in Egypt’s El Obour and Badr districts.

Emaar Launches Dubai Mall-Linked Apartments In Downtown

Downtown Views will have 418 residences and will feature one, two and three-bedroom apartments as well as a collection of duplexes.

UAE’s Mubadala 2014 Profit Drops On Investment Income, Provisions

The fund said in a statement it made a net profit of Dhs1.04 billion in 2014, down from Dhs1.45 billion in the previous year.

Video, Pictures: Sandstorm In UAE, Saudi Arabia

Air traffic disruptions have been confirmed in Dubai and parts of Saudi Arabia.

UAE Sandstorm Disrupts Air Traffic In Dubai, Abu Dhabi

Many flights coming into Dubai from South Asia, Iran and the GCC region have been delayed or cancelled.

Carrefour Signs Up As First Retailer For Upcoming Legends Mall In Dubailand

The 300,000 sqft mall, located within the Living Legends development, is set for completion by the end of 2016.

Dubai’s Budget Airline Flydubai Begins Chennai Flights

The carrier will operate three flights per week to Chennai.

Dubai’s DP World To Buy Canada’s Fairview Container Terminal For $457m

The terminal, in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, has a capacity of 850,000 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU).

UAE Companies Law Eases Flotations, Seeks More Investment

The law reduces the minimum “free float” of shares in company flotations on the UAE’s two main stock markets to 30 per cent from 55 per cent.

Stock News: Stronger Oil Supports Saudi; Hollywood Deal Lifts Dubai

Brent crude oil futures reversed early losses to rally to $55.50 barrel.

Dubai Bank CBD To Buy $817m Of UAE Company Loans From RBS

The portfolio of loans was mostly to large United Arab Emirates-based companies.

UAE Plans To Boost Its Gas Import Capacity – Energy Minister

The UAE is building an LNG import facility in Fujairah, known as EmiratesLNG, with a capacity of nine million tonnes a year.

Dubai Ranked Second Globally For Prime Rent Growth In 2014

The emirate recorded rental growth of 8.1 per cent last year, found Knight Frank’s global index.

Kuwait’s NBK Sets Price Guidance For Capital-Boosting Bond

The lender has set price guidance for the bond, which will boost its Tier 1 — or core — capital, at 5.875 per cent on Wednesday.

Dubai Developer Al Barari Launches Luxury Villa Project, The Nest

The residential project will feature 99 four-bedroom villas priced from Dhs7.7 million onwards.

Dubai Islamic Bank Makes Offer For Remaining Tamweel Shares

The bank currently holds 86.5 per cent of Tamweel.

UAE’s TAQA Slashes Capex Plans, Dividend, After Big Q4 Loss

The company lost Dhs3.63 billion in the fourth quarter of 2014.

Emirates, Etihad Nearly Collide In Indian Airspace

An onboard warning system in cockpits alerted the pilots of an impending collision, averting a major accident.

UAE’s Al Jaber Group Suspends CFO Pending Discplinary Action

Sam Deeb, the group’s CFO, was appointed in January 2014.

Rwanda Signs Deal With UAE-Based Company For Water Treatment Plant

Under a public-private partnership arrangement lasting 27 years, water will be taken from the Nyabarongo River and treated for use in the capital Kigali.

New Supercar Making Facility in Dubai To Start Production In 2016

W Motors, makers of the Lykan supercar, confirmed that work on the facility was progressing well.

Abu Dhabi’s TDIC Delays Fundraising Plans For Huge Shopping Mall – Sources

The move by the Abu Dhabi state-owned investment fund casts doubt on whether this key part of the emirate’s infrastructure plans will go ahead.

GCC States Move Towards Introducing VAT

A legal team has been assigned to build a framework by May this year for the eventual introduction of VAT in the region.

Hunger Games-Inspired Zone To Open In Dubai Parks And Resorts Project

The new zone will feature theme park attractions inspired by Lionsgate’s blockbuster motion picture franchises The Hunger Games franchise and Step Up.

Dubai’s Arabtec Says Appoints CEO For Its Construction Unit

Raja Ghanma has been promoted from chief operating officer to CEO of Arabtec Construction, Arabtec Holding said in a bourse filing.