THE incredible expansion of the world’s major cities has been highlighted in compelling images shot over the last three decades.
The maps, published by news.com.au for United Nations World Population Day, aims to highlight the importance of global population and the increasing demand for urban expansion.
The current world population sits at 7.6 billion, with China, India and the United States being the three most populous countries.
Read MoreThe Burj Khalifa in Dubai has been transformed into the world’s highest Football Live Scoreboard for the world's most popular football championship.
For one month, the scorecards of matches at the Fifa World Cup will be relayed on to the LED screen of Burj Khalifa.
It beat out other major international capitals including Paris, Sydney and Tokyo
A new study has ranked Dubai amongst the top 10 most attractive cities in the world for expatriates looking to work abroad.
The Decoding Global Talent 2018 study, conducted by The Boston Consulting Group and The Network placed the emirate sixth, with up to 12 per cent of those who took the survey willing to make the move to Dubai for work. This put it only marginally behind other major capitals in the top 5 including Barcelona, Berlin and Amsterdam.
Read MoreEvery time it’s written off Dubai surprises you. It takes some heat, makes a few unexpected moves, then takes centre stage once again. It happened in 2004 with the opening up of property markets to expatriate investment. In 2008 with the successful battle against global recession. Now it is happening again as our daily newsfeeds unfold.
Read MoreDubai has been lauded as the perfect financial services hub to serve the 1 billion individuals that need financial services advice within the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (Measa), according to a new report.
Dubai is “strategically positioned” to facilitate development of both digitally enabled financial solutions and traditional advice services to more than 1 billion individuals across Middle East, Africa and South Asia, according to the new report published by Oliver Wyman, in partnership with the Dubai International Financial Centre.
Read MoreDevelopers in Dubai mostly work on a fixed price policy with a few exceptions where we may be able to negotiate 1% or 2% off the asking price, so therefore not a compelling reason to go with one investment over another, it’s simply a "deal sweetener".
In my experience, if you are offered a higher discount, then it's almost always because the property is overpriced in the first place.
One way you can often save a good amount of money on your property purchase is via the transfer of currency by using a specialist instead of your high-street bank.
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This week’s property discussions have included the following:-
Chinese developer says it has signed multiple deals worth $103m with Emaar Properties for The Grand in Dubai Creek Harbour.
Fidu Properties, a Chinese real estate group, has announced that it plans to invest $544 million into Dubai’s real estate sector by the end of 2018, as part of its regional expansion strategy.
Read MoreVirgin Atlantic has announced that it will withdraw flights between Dubai and London Heathrow from March 31, 2019.
After reviewing its network, the airline has decided the route is no longer economically viable.
Shai Weiss, chief commercial officer for Virgin Atlantic, said: “It‘s never an easy decision to withdraw a route, and we’d like to thank our customers and dedicated team in Dubai for their loyalty over the last 12 years.”
Read MoreFidu will soon be introducing different real estate projects in Dubai to its high-profile list of investors.
Fidu Properties, one of the leading Chinese companies in the UAE property market, has announced plans to pump nearly Dh2 billion ($544 million) into Dubai's real estate sector by the end of this year.
As part of its regional expansion strategy, Fidu will soon be introducing different real estate projects in Dubai to its high-profile list of investors.
Read MoreLeave it to developers in Dubai with the world's tallest building and the world's largest mall to astonish once again with the most expensive bathrooms in the world planned for the new XXII Carat Villas at the Palm Jumeirah. The Russian developer behind the newest luxury addition wanted to create the most exclusive and sought-after villa in the country.
Read MoreMercer survey on cost of living shows city dropping to 26th among most expensive cities.
The rental declines over the last 12 months are starting to pay off for Dubai’s residents.
A global survey by the consultancy Mercer finds that cost of living has come down, thus ensuring Dubai drops to the 26th spot from 19 in the list of most expensive cities.
But when compared to other cities within the region, Dubai is still costlier.
“Given that rental prices are a significant factor in cost of living for expats in particular, the overall cost of living decreases as well,” the report finds.
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