Bloomberg Anbang Insurance Group Co.’s $6.5 billion agreement to buy 16 U.S. luxury resorts and hotels from Blackstone Group LP marks a record transaction for Chinese buyers of American real estate, showing the strong appetite for high-profile properties viewed as stable investments. The pending acquisition of Strategic Hotels & Resorts Inc. will give Anbang ownership of trophy properties across the …

Emirates Business High rents, extortionate school fees and increasing levels of consumer debt, are prompting a growing number of the UAE’s expat community to re-think their spending patterns. One of the ways they adopt to rein in their financials is to buy second-hand goods. Many of them earn a few bucks by selling some of their own unwanted items too, …

Dubai / Emirates Business As a leading financial institution, Mashreq continues to be recognized in the global banking space, winning three of the foremost industry awards in 2016 — Best Retail Bank UAE, Best Digital Bank UAE and Best Customer Experience UAE. These were all conferred from The Global Banking and Finance Review which recognizes the financial institutions around the …