Real Estate In north Syria, business hub hopes to drive recovery In an industrial zone in northern Syria’s rebel-held city of Al-Bab, Abu Omaral-Shihabi’s smelter churns out iron bars he says can compete with any produced in Syria and beyond. The industrial zone is an unlikely business hub. It is located on the edge of a city which was once occupied by Islamic State and now […] April 29, 2022
Real Estate Qatar Holding launches tender bid on Italy’s Coima Res Evergreen, controlled by Qatar Holding, said on Thursday it had launched a voluntary tender and exchange offer on the whole share capital of real estate company Coima Res at 10 euros ($10.50) per share. The offer, which aims at clinching acceptances equal to at least 95% of Coima Res and delisting the Italian company, comes […] April 29, 2022
Real Estate Oman’s sovereign wealth fund splits into two portfolios The Oman Investment Authority (OIA) has split its assets into local and foreign portfolios. The “Generation Portfolio” consists of foreign assets including real estate aims at achieving the greatest returns for future generations. The “National Development Portfolio” is concerned with managing local assets and more than 160 Omani companies, and aims to contribute to the […] April 24, 2022
Real Estate Turkey’s house price index surges 96% annually Turkey’s residential property price index (RPPI) leapt an annual 96.4% in February in nominal terms, central bank data showed on Monday, surging against abackground of rising inflation. In the country’s largest city Istanbul, home to around a fifth of Turkey’s population of 85 million, the index climbed 106.3% on the year. The surge follows a […] April 20, 2022
Real Estate Turkish house sales rise 20.6% in March Turkish house sales rose 20.6% in March on the year to 134,170 houses, data from the Turkish Statistical Institute showed on Friday. Sales to foreigners rose 31%, the institute said, with Iranian citizens topping the list. Iraqis and Russians were the next biggest buyers of Turkish properties, it added. Wealthy Russians are pouring money into […] April 15, 2022
Real Estate UAE’s Aldar Properties buys beach property in Ras Al Khaimah Abu Dhabi’s Aldar Properties, through its investment arm, has acquired the “Rixos Bab Al Bahr” beach property in the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah for 770 million dirham ($210 million), it said on Friday. The acquisition will bring its total investment in Ras Al Khaimah to 1.5 billion dirhams, including the earlier acquisition of Al […] April 2, 2022
