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Dubai Contractor Drake & Scull Posts 27.1% Q1 Net Profit Drop

The firm made a net profit of Dhs45.7 million ($12.4 million) in the first three months of 2014.

Dubai’s Nakheel Partners With UK’s Premier Inn For Ibn Battuta Hotel

The 372-room hotel at Ibn Battuta Mall is scheduled to open in 2016.

Dubai’s Shuaa Capital Swings To Q1 Profit

Shuaa made a profit of Dhs8.2 million ($2.23 million) in the three months to March 31, according to a bourse statement.

Dubai’s RTA Awards Dhs384m Deal For Phase II Of Water Canal Project

The second phase of the project is scheduled to be completed by 2016, RTA chairman Mattar Al Tayer said.

Dubai’s Jumeirah Group To Invest $2bn In Hotels Expansion

The expansion will see an addition of 4,300 hotels rooms over the next three years, state news agency WAM reported.

Dubai Fund ICD’s Financial Results Disclosed As It Readies Bond Sale

The fund had revenue of Dhs91.2 billion ($24.8 billion) for the six months ending June 30, 2013, compared with Dhs77.3 billion in the same period in 2012.

Dubai Charges Six Iranians With Businessman’s Kidnap

Abbas Yazdi, a businessman who owns a general trading company in Dubai, disappeared last June.

Dubai Holding Reveals 40 Plots For Mid-Range Hotels

The company plans to add budget hotels to meet growing demand

Emirates To Recover Dhs1bn Loss From Runway Closure Within The Year – Chairman

Up to 25 per cent of the carrier’s fleet will be grounded during the 80-day runway closure.

Emirates Airline 2013 Profit Rises 43%

Emirates made a profit of Dhs3.3 billion for the fiscal year ending March 31, it said in a statement.

Dubai To Spend Dhs6bn By 2025 To Become Green Paradise

The emirate is also mulling a law that would mandate the private sector to develop green areas in the city, a senior municipality official said.

Arabtec’s Net Profit More Than Doubles

The Dubai-based contractor said is planning a series of acquisitions and mergers.

Emaar Confirms Four Dubai Inns

The budget hotel rooms span 26 sqm, with prices around Dhs300 a night

Hyatt Launches New Dubai Hotel Concept, Eyes Gulf Expansion

The group will launch four new projects in the UAE and Saudi Arabia by 2015, officials said.

Swiss-Belhotel Set For ME Expansion

The hotelier is currently mulling six projects in Dubai, says chairman.

Dubai’s Choithrams Inks Deal With British Retailer Tesco

Tesco frozen, dry grocery, organic food and FMCG products will available during the first stage of the rollout, the retailer said.

Dubai’s Union Properties Q1 Profit Jumps Eightfold

The company’s profits rose on the back of gains from the sale of investment properties.

Dubai Inn Rolls Out First Phase Of Hotels

The value hotel brand plans to supply over 1,750 new hotel rooms and serviced residences.

Dubai Will Repay 2015 Debt On Time

State-linked firms are likely to repay obligations ahead of schedule.

IMF Says Dubai May Need To Do More To Avert Property Bubble

IMF official asks Dubai officials to look at stricter measures such as those used in Singapore and Hong Kong to cool property market.

JA Resorts & Hotels Targets Aggressive Expansion In Dubai

The firm is also looking to expand its Indian Ocean portfolio with potential contracts in Thailand and Sri Lanka.

Emirates Spent Dhs20bn On Marketing In Last 20 Years – Official

The airline has allocated up to three per cent of its revenue on marketing and promotion, says senior executive.

Dubai’s Economy To Grow Around 5% In 2014, Same As 2013

Dubai accounts for a quarter of output of the UAE’s economy.

Dubai Airports CEO Paul Griffiths

Exclusive: Transit Airlines Won’t Make Dubai World Central Move Until 2025

Airlines are expected to follow Emirates to DWC when growth requirements are met.

Dubai Investments Q1 Net Profit Jumps 26%

The firm also confirmed that it planned to sell off some assets.

Exclusive: Dubai To Build New Tourism Training Academy

The new entity is expected to begin operations within a couple of years, Dubai’s tourism chief confirms.

IFA, Tijaria’s $50m JV To Develop Vacation Club

The $50 million joint venture would fill a current market gap, a company executive said.

Dr. Nasser Saidi: Dubai’s Expo 2020 Could Herald Regional Transformation

Revisiting why Dubai hosting Expo 2020 should ring in investor and consumer confidence, writes the founder and president of Nasser Saidi & Associates.

Bespoke Tailor Kachins Chief On Expansion Plans

Kachins Group managing partner Ravi Ramchandani talks about why stand alone stores click in the mall rich Dubai.

UAE Telco Operator Du Aims For Double-Digit Revenue Growth In 2014

Chief executive Osman Sultan was bullish on the company’s prospects despite a slow net profit growth of 4.5 per cent in the first quarter.