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Flydubai Narrows Price Guidance For $500m Sukuk

Credit Agricole, Dubai Islamic Bank, Emirates NBD, HSBC, National Bank of Abu Dhabi, Noor Bank and Standard Chartered are the arrangers for the sukuk sale.

VOX Cinemas Signed For Nakheel Mall On Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah

VOX Cinemas will occupy two-storeys in the upcoming mall and feature 15 theatres.

Dubai Golf Championship: McIlroy Ready To Take Advantage Of Jaded Rivals

The 25-year-old Northern Irishman believes a six-week break from golf has put him in the ideal shape.

Dubai Carrier flydubai Sets Initial Price Thoughts For Sukuk – Leads

Pricing guidance for the five-year sukuk is in the area of 225 basis points over midswaps, a document showed.

Dubai’s Aviation Sector To Support Over One Million Jobs By 2030

The aviation sector supported a total of 416,500 jobs and accounted for 21 per cent of the emirate’s total employment in 2013, a new report said.

Etihad Starts San Francisco Flights

Abu Dhabi carrier launches fifth US route and now serves two key Californian cities directly

DEWA Inks Deal With ABB To Develop Solar Power Project

The project will be connected to DEWA’s grid through a low-voltage distribution board while also being used as a learning tool for the deployment of solar PV rooftop installations in Dubai.

Housing And Education Costs Reduce Dubai’s Tax Free Benefits- Study

Dubai’s tax-free benefit strategy is becoming eclipsed by the rising costs of housing and education, a new study says.

Dubai Parks and Resorts Launches Dhs2.5bn IPO On DFM

The Dubai-based theme park developer is offering 40 per cent of its shares to investors, with each share priced at Dhs1.

Nakheel And Souq Residences Reach Agreement On Palm Jumeirah’s Golden Mile

The agreement ends a four-year legal row between Nakheel and IFA Hotels And Resorts, which prevented retailers from occupying spaces they paid for on the Palm Jumeirah’s retail strip.

Soft Opening For Four Seasons Resort Dubai

UAE’s first Four Seasons blends leisure and business around an ‘understated’ luxury theme

Dubai Launches Index To Monitor Intellectual Property Protection

The index will monitor the level of intellectual property rights protection in the emirate by gauging satisfaction levels among the business community for the existing laws.

Ajman-Based R Hotels To Invest Dhs500m In New Four-Star Resort On Palm Jumeirah

The project, slated to open by the fourth quarter of 2016, will feature 259 rooms and modern recreational facilities.

Stock News: Arabtec Drags Down Dubai With Poor Q3 Results

Dubai’s index slipped 0.3 per cent as Arabtec dropped 2.8 per cent and was one of the most heavily traded stocks on the bourse.

Dubai’s Arabtec Q3 Net Profit Falls 32% As Costs Rise

The builder reported a profit of Dhs68.7 million ($18.71 million) in the third quarter of 2014, down from Dhs100.8 million in the corresponding period of 2013.

Dubai’s Drake & Scull Q3 Net Profit Falls 10%, Beats Estimates

The firm made a net profit attributable to shareholders of Dhs21.4 million ($5.83 million) in the third quarter of 2014, down from Dhs23.8 million in the year-earlier period.

Emirates Hopes For Talks With Airbus On A350 In Next Few Months

Clark said Emirates had cancelled the order after Airbus changed the plane’s specifications but it would look closely at how the aircraft performs once it starts flying.

Gulf Bonds Shrug Off Cheap Oil, Dubai May Be Vulnerable

Gulf bonds are actually viewed as defensive plays by some international investors, even though the region is heavily exposed to oil prices and the scene of a fair amount of geopolitical instability.

Unlisted flydubai Says H1 Net Profit Up 40% Ahead Of Debut Sukuk

The unlisted airline, which started operations in June 2009, made a net profit of $14 million in the first half of this year.

Dubai’s Emirates To Resume Flights To Iraq’s Erbil

Emirates will restart two weekly passenger flights from November 16 and increase the frequency to four times a week from December 4, it said in a statement.

Goldman Leads $1.15bn Project Loans For Dubai Theme Parks

The project financing will fund construction of the parks, along with equity provided by Meraas investment group and the $689 million initial public offering (IPO) of 40 per cent of Dubai Parks and Resorts.

Stock News: Earnings Lift Abu Dhabi; Dubai Slips

Abu Dhabi’s index climbed 0.1 per cent while Dubai’s bourse edged down 0.3 per cent.

Dubai’s DP World To Buy Economic Zones World For $2.6bn

The purchase of EZW, currently owned by Port and Free Zone World, includes the assumption of net debt of $859 million.

Dubai Developer Damac To Focus On Gulf As Q3 Profit Jumps

The property firm said that it will focus on countries such as Saudi Arabia while avoiding conflict-prone states such as Egypt and Syria.

Emirates Airline Profit Rises 8% In Half Year

High passenger loads shield airline from external factors but group profit impacted by dnata

Dubai Lender ENBD Launches $1bn Bond At Tight End Of Guidance

Pricing of the bond tightened on high investor demand, with orders topping $3 billion, according to the arrangers.

In Pictures: Dubai Tram’s Official Launch And Maiden Run

The opening of Dubai’s latest infrastructure project and the star attraction in pictures.

Abu Dhabi’s Aabar Lifts Arabtec Stake To 34.9%

The trade, which made Aabar the biggest shareholder in Arabtec, was done at a price of Dhs5 per share, compared to the stock’s closing market price of Dhs4.26.

Dubai Will Need 51 New Schools By 2020 – Report

A booming population, rise in income levels and improved returns on investment in education are boosting growth in Dubai’s school sector.

Will Dubai Tram Boost Property Rents And Prices In Marina?

Following the formal launch of the Dubai Tram today, experts say that properties in the immediate vicinity could see a gradual price increases.