May, 2016

• 16 May

  Chinese property buying spree raises alarm

    When signs of world economic crisis began to show up, China was an exemplary business hub for western investors, especially from the US. Now, there seems to be a sort of role reversal as Chinese investors are flocking to the US, Canada and Australia, to buy properties. Chinese investors may be seeking to move money abroad amid abysmal look ...

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• 16 May

  AIIB looks towards co-financing projects

    Ankit Panda SPECIAL TO EMIRATES BUSINESS Early last year, when the United States’ Western European allies began eagerly signing up for China’s nascent Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) as founding members, it seemed as if Washington was confident that the AIIB would emerge as a poorly governed tool of Chinese geoeconomic statecraft, beholden to lower standards than the World ...

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• 16 May

  Trump or Clinton: Does it matter to India?

    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting the U.S. in June, where he will address Congress at the invitation of Speaker Paul Ryan. Modi will be the fifth Indian prime minister to address that body, following Rajiv Gandhi, P.V. Narasimha Rao, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and Manmohan Singh. It will also be Modi’s fourth visit to the U.S. in ...

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• 16 May

  Japan: Abe set to delay next tax hike

  

  Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has reportedly cancelled plans to hike the consumption tax in 2017, bowing to sluggish growth, a strong yen and a falling stockmarket. Will it be enough to save Abenomics? Avoiding the prospect of another potential recession in the world’s third-largest economy, Abe reportedly told senior government and ruling coalition officials Friday that he would postpone ...

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• 16 May

  Thailand’s constitutional referendum: A Hobson’s choice

  

    When Thailand votes on August 7 to pass or reject a new constitution, voters will head to the polls knowing that the country’s two dominant political parties are opposed to the military-sponsored draft’s content and spirit. While the ruling junta is actively promoting the draft charter’s hybrid vision of a military-guided democracy, punitive bans imposed on organized opposition, public ...

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• 16 May

  Oil peaks since Nov, European shares retreat

  

    BLOOMBERG Brent crude rose to a six-month high, leading a rebound in commodities and boosting the ruble and mining companies, as supply disruptions in Nigeria added to production woes. Oil extended last week’s gains as Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its price forecast, saying the market had moved into a supply deficit earlier than expected. Precious metals rallied with ...

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• 16 May

  ICD plans regular taps of Islamic debt capital markets, says CEO

  

    JAKARTA / Reuters The private sector arm of the Islamic Development Bank Group plans to regularly tap Islamic debt capital markets and expects to arrange two sovereign deals later this year, its chief executive said. Regular access to Islamic financing tools such as Islamic bonds, or sukuk, is helping the Jeddah-based Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private ...

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• 16 May

  UAE shares lower at close of trade; DFM General down 0.43%

    EMIRATES BUSINESS United Arab Emirates equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Consumer Staples, Services and Insurance sectors propelled shares lower. At the close in Dubai, the DFM General lost 0.43% to hit a new 1-month low, while the ADX General index declined 0.66%. The biggest gainers of the session on the DFM General were ...

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• 16 May

  Chinese pouring billions into US real estate: Study

  

    AFP Chinese nationals became the largest foreign buyers of US homes last year as they pour billions into American real estate, seeking safe offshore assets, according to a new study Sunday. A huge surge in Chinese buying of both residential and commercial real estate last year took their five-year investment total to more than $110 billion, according to the ...

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• 16 May

  UK home prices rise as landlord surge leaves realty famine

  

    Bloomberg U.K. house prices rebounded in May after an investor rush to beat a new tax introduced last month left behind a shortage of homes for sale, according to Rightmove. Asking prices increased 0.4 percent to an average 308,151 pounds ($442,000), the property website operator said on Monday. Prices for properties traditionally sought by first-time buyers surged 6.2 percent. ...

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