DUBAI / Emirates Business FIVE Holdings, the Dubai-based real estate development and hospitality group previously known as SKAI Holdings, has launched a AED2.10bn (USD570m) real estate investment trust (REIT), the region’s first hospitality focused REIT and the largest to date. The REIT, to be regulated by the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) and Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA), will include …

Dubai / Emirates Business May data highlighted a robust improvement in the health of the non-oil private sector, with output and new orders expanding at a sharp rate. The respective rates of expansion eased since April. This was highlighted by the seasonally adjusted Emirates NBD Dubai Economy Tracker Index — a composite indicator designed to give an accurate overview of …

Bloomberg Emaar Properties PJSC hired Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to manage the sale of shares in its United Arab Emirates real estate development business in Dubai, Chairman Mohamed Alabbar said. The developer of the world’s tallest tower expects to complete the initial public offering by November with a size similar to its Emaar Malls PJSC offering, Alabbar said in an …