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Rents in Some Abu Dhabi Buildings Fall 15% in Q2

2011-07-17 14:04:23 (читать в оригинале)

Rents for "inferior quality and old buildings" in Abu Dhabi fell 10 to 15 per cent in the second quarter 2011, while price recovery is not expected before next year, according to Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) report.

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BMI: UAE Insurance Report (Jun-11)

2011-07-17 13:47:00 (читать в оригинале)

Key Insights And Key RisksThe continuing expansion of UAE?s economy should underpin the steady growth of the insurancesector. However, it is not clear what will cause non-life penetration to increase over the forecastperiod.Life insurance will likely remain very underdeveloped, partly because households do not need it.The UAE will remain one of the most important markets for takaful.Most local companies lack scale in a fragmented and not necessarily profitable industry.The regulatory environment is still being developed by the Insurance Authority.The UAE?s insurance market can be categorised as being reasonably large in absolute terms, fairlyrapidly growing, open to foreign companies, fragmented and highly competitive ? with the result that alot of players are not making an adequate return on their capital.Over the past five years, absolute growth has been driven by health insurance, which became compulsoryfor private sector workers in 2008. The latest figures indicate that health insurance premiums continue togrow at double-digit rates, if not at the extraordinarily rapid pace of 2007-2008. The market has also beenboosted by the rise of takaful (shari?a compliant insurance), which accounts for about a fifth of totalpremiums in the UAE. Life insurance has also developed rapidly from a low base, although it isconstrained by various factors: a lack of need and understanding from local households, the absence ofsuitably liquid markets for long-term financial assets, not enough skilled staff and the lack of localcompanies with the necessary scale and brand name. The local companies have gained ground relative tothe foreign companies that are operating in the UAE ? but the foreigners still account for about two-thirdsof the total life segment.Surprisingly, new insurance companies are still being launched. In H111, there were initial publicofferings (IPOs) on the Abu Dhabi Exchange (ADX) for two companies: Insurance House andW

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Dubai RTA Records More Than 180M Passengers in Six Months

2011-07-17 11:15:05 (читать в оригинале)

Dubai's public transport system carried over 180 million passengers in the first half of this year, a senior transport official has announced.

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Dubai gold trade registered 18% rise in 2010

2011-07-17 11:00:05 (читать в оригинале)

A recent Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry study based on the Dubai Multi-Commodities Centre (DMCC) report indicates that the yellow metal traded through the Emirate valued US$ 41.3 billion in 2010, showing an increase of about 18% from 2009.

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Dh5 passenger safety fee at UAE airports

2011-07-17 10:58:15 (читать в оригинале)

Passengers using UAE airports will soon be required to pay a safety fee of Dhfive under a decree issued by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of UAE.