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Commercial & Residential Markets Showing Stability: Cluttons

2011-07-18 12:33:45 (читать в оригинале)

According to Cluttons report, there is hope that the market is nearing the bottom of the cycle, with rents dropping at a slower rate than Q1 2011. In selected areas the residential market has even demonstrated modest growth. The Arab Spring has been well publicized in the media to date, but Cluttons notes that demand from Bahrain and Egypt has not yet affected the market expecting the effects to become evident in Q3 and Q4 2011.

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UAE stock brokers struggle for business amid volumes slump

2011-07-18 12:21:54 (читать в оригинале)

Stock brokerages are fighting for survival amidst a trading sump on the country's three stock exchanges - the Dubai Financial Market (DFM), the Abu Dhabi Exchange (ADX) and Nasdaq Dubai.

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Dubai rents continue to ease as Sharjah sees selective hike

2011-07-18 12:20:58 (читать в оригинале)

Rents in some areas of Sharjah have risen 2 per cent over the second quarter of 2011 despite a power cuts, petrol problems and a growing exodus of tenants to Dubai.

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Sharjah plans development on Immigration Road

2011-07-18 11:36:40 (читать в оригинале)

The Sharjah Department of Public works is planning to develop the Immigration Road and roundabout as part of its road improvement projects aimed at minimising traffic jams.

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BMI: UAE Retail Report (Jul-11)

2011-07-18 11:08:00 (читать в оригинале)

The Q311 BMI UAE Retail report forecasts that the country?s retail sales will grow from an estimatedAED113.87bn (US$31.01bn) in 2011 to AED151.36bn (US$41.22bn) by 2015. Key factors behind theforecast are strong underlying economic growth (despite the recent problems in Dubai), increasinghousehold consumption, growing acceptance of modern retailing concepts and expatriate wealth.The UAE?s nominal GDP in 2011 is predicted to be US$301.4bn, with growth of 3.3% predicted for theyear. BMI predicts average annual GDP growth of 3.6% between 2011 and 2015. With the populationincreasing from an expected 4.8mn in 2011 to an estimated 5.2mn by 2015, GDP per capita is forecast torise 18.7% by the end of the forecast period, to US$74,484.Average household spending power in the UAE stands at US$14,400 per annum, according to propertyconsultant Colliers International. Emirati households account for the lion?s share of this spending withan average of US$23,000, while Western, other Arab and Asian households have annual spending powerof US$19,500, US$13,500 and US$10,000 respectively.While Emiratis contribute to retail sales, the buying power of the country?s expatriate residents is themajor source of success, according to a study by Indian research firm RNCOS. Tourism is also a massivefactor in stimulating retail growth, with the UAE expecting the number of tourists to have totalled morethan 11mn in 2010.Growing urbanisation is another factor in the buoyancy of the retail sector. Abu Dhabi in particular ishighly urbanised, with the Urban Planning Council (UPC) projecting that Abu Dhabi City?s populationwill rise to 1.3mn by 2013. In 2005, 85.5% of the UAE?s population was classified by the UN as urbanand this is estimated to have increased to 86.3% in 2010.The UN describes 73% of the UAE population in 2005 as economically active, forecast to rise to 78.6%by 2015. In 2005, more than 30% of the population was in the 20-44 age range crucial f