Emirates Business Nissan Motor is bringing the legendary Datsun brand back to the Middle East with the exclusive launch of two models in Lebanon, the on-DO and mi-DO. Both models make owning a new car an attainable reality for a significant portion of first-time auto buyers. Launched in 2014 after the brand was globally phased out in 1981, Datsun …

  If there is a silver lining for the world of finance from the Brexit vote it is this: that the departure of Britain offers the European Union a chance to complete much-needed reforms to the Continent’s lagging capital markets. If it can do that, the EU might just be able to demonstrate its ability to enhance growth across its …

  Grant Wyeth Many international relations theorists hold the perspective that in the 21st Century it will be cities, rather than nation-states, that will be the dominant global actors. As humanity rapidly urbanizes, and the gains from connectivity extrapolate, global organization will increasingly revolve around the people cities can attract, and how their skills can be harnessed and utilized. Performing …

  Matthew Winkler Fear mongers on both sides of the Atlantic would have us believe that governments are failing. They cite racially-charged violence from Dallas to Charleston, South Carolina; voters in Britain choosing to exit the European Union; the flood of migrants from the war in Syria; terrorist-inspired massacres from Brussels to San Bernardino, and the anemic global economy that …

  Bloomberg A measure of London house prices fell to its lowest level since the height of the financial crisis as Brexit sent shock waves across the UK. The index dropped to minus 46 in June from minus 35 the previous month, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) said on Thursday, citing a survey of real-estate agents. That’s the …

  AFP Chinese conglomerate Wanda is in talks to buy a stake in US film studio Paramount Pictures, according to a report, marking the Asian company’s latest move to expand its entertainment empire. Wanda, which in January bought production giant Legendary Entertainment for $3.5 billion, is seeking 49 percent of Paramount from parent company Viacom, the Wall Street Journal quoted …

  Bloomberg Great Eagle Holdings Ltd. Chairman Lo Ka Shui said he has suspended plans for a £250 million ($330 million) real estate project in London because of the uncertainty following Britain’s decision to withdraw from the European Union. In an interview in Hong Kong, Lo said that Brexit is likely to send property values lower, noting that seven listed …

  Bloomberg Tishman Speyer is teaming with Lenovo Group Ltd., the world’s biggest personal-computer maker, on a 9 billion yuan ($1.35 billion) real estate project in Shenzhen, China, marking the developer’s first foray into the country’s southern region. The 2.2 million-square-foot (204,400-square-meter) office-and-retail development, to be built in the city’s central business district, will house the headquarters for Lenovo’s international-business …

  St. Louis / AP Until recently, Christina Brouk was living with her parents. Now, still in her early 20s, she’s living the American dream of home ownership — the same dream that’s grown elusive for many young adults since the housing bubble peaked 10 years ago. Homes in many areas of the United States have become so costly that …

  Our Correspondent / Emirates Business Summertown Interiors is among the UAE’s leading and most sustainable contractor, offering superior quality interior solutions as a fit-out company and turnkey provider. Established in 1997, the company has been at the forefront of delivering commercial interior projects in the UAE, specialising in implementing commercial office, education and retail projects for global Fortune 500 …