May, 2016

• 26 May

  IDB Infrastructure Fund II to invest in AVIVO Group

  

    EMIRATES BUSINESS IDB Infrastructure Fund II, sponsored by the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) and other institutional investors, has joined hands with AVIVO Group, one of the largest healthcare networks in the GCC, with 32 healthcare facilities. The IDB Infrastructure Fund II, with commitments of $750 million, invests in infrastructure opportunities across Asia, Middle East and Africa and it has ...

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• 26 May

  US all set for crackdown on costly payday loans

  

    Washington / AFP Struggling to make ends meet, millions of Americans resort to so-called payday loans whose costly charges can devastate personal finances. For the first time, the US government plans to implement a new rule that could limit the short-term, small-dollar loans that typically are due to be repaid on the borrower’s next payday. A proposed regulation is ...

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• 26 May

  USA realty market isn’t as fun as it used to be: Agents

  

    AP Real estate agents are flummoxed by a housing market that’s still trying to recover a decade after its historic collapse. Agents are getting higher commissions as home prices rise, but have fewer houses to list because homeowners are reluctant to sell. Many owners don’t want to put their homes on the market until they have more equity to ...

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• 26 May

  World’s worst property market confronts Taiwan’s new prez

  

    Bloomberg Taiwan’s home prices, which have fallen in the past year ending a decade-long bull run, are poised to extend declines as the economy contracts and a new presidential administration focuses on equitable wealth distribution. Home values in Taiwan dropped 1.2 percent and transactions declined 15.5 percent since the first quarter of 2015, according to data from the Interior ...

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• 26 May

  Global glut goes slow on China rustbelt jobs

  

    Daqing / AFP Once the pride of Communist rulers and now hit by a global glut and slowing domestic growth, China’s largest oilfield epitomizes Beijing’s reluctance to cut jobs at loss-making state-run operations. Thousands of oil pumps painted black, yellow and red stretch to the horizon in Daqing, which has produced more than two billion tonnes of the black ...

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• 26 May

  A shadow economy thriving in garage

  

    Moscow / AFP Russia’s ubiquitous sheet metal sheds — where tyres are changed, furniture repaired and fish smoked — have become bustling hubs of a shadow economy essential to the livelihoods of the country’s crisis-stricken population. Built in the 1960s and 1970s close to Soviet-era apartment blocks, the clusters of boxy garages today house much more than cars — everything ...

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• 26 May

  Offering ultra-luxury apartments

  

    Our Correspondent/ Emirates Business Myra Properties, a leading developer of high-end luxury properties across the GCC, has recently announced the launch of its latest luxury apartment project in Dubai. This project is aimed at the growing community of young millennial expatriates, who are increasingly relocating to Dubai for employment or wishing to invest in lucrative properties in the region. ...

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• 26 May

  Creating innovative tools and superior nail products

  

    Our Correspondent / EMIRATES BUSINESS It all started with Pink. For more than 39 years, Jeff Pink and ORLY have pioneered the nail care industry. By creating innovative tools and superior nail products ORLY provides the medium to produce quality manicures, allowing consumers and salon professionals to express their most colourful desires. It offers conception of timeless nail looks, ...

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• 25 May

  Abu Dhabi Airport sees 4.8% rise in April passenger traffic

  

    ABU DHABI / WAM Passenger traffic at Abu Dhabi International Airport(AUH) grew 4.8 percent in April 2016, compared to the same month last year, according to an announcement from Abu Dhabi Airports. A total of 1,960,946 people traveled through AUH last month, exceeding April 2015’s figure of 1,871,337. The top-five routes were London Heathrow, Doha, Bangkok, Bombay and Jeddah. ...

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• 25 May

  Mohammed opens Burj Al Arab Terrace

  

    Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai, on Wednesday opened the Burj Al Arab Terrace in the presence of Deputy Ruler of Dubai HH Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. A world-first in marine and off-site construction, the Burj ...

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