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Dubai’s Damac Sets Price Thoughts For USD Sukuk

The proceeds will be used for Damac’s general corporate purposes.

Dubai Nightlife Bubble Forming: Crystal Chief

Regional club owner expresses concern about the number of new night leisure venues opening in the emirate.

Dubai World Sees More Early Debt Payments

Dubai World would be able to meet a $4.4 billion loan maturity in May 2015 and to make some other repayments early, a senior official said.

Dubai Bourse To Hold Roadshow In London

Executives from 13 companies listed on the DFM and NASDAQ Dubai will meet investors on April 28 and 29 in London.

Fuelling Start-Ups In The Middle East

Local initiative Turn8 is fuelling Dubai’s entrepreneurial scene with investor-demo days.

Emaar Launches Samara Villas In Dubai’s Arabian Ranches

The community will feature 177 villas in four styles.

Emirates Receives 46th And 47th A380s, Launches A380 To Gatwick

Dubai carrier’s double-decker fleet now the size of some international airlines

Over 11,000 Users Register For Dubai’s MyID Service

The service provides users access to over 250 government services.

Dubai’s Able Logistics Picks Shuaa To Lead Manage IPO

Buyout firm GrowthGate Capital plans to take Able Logistics Group public on the Dubai Financial Market around the end of 2014.

Dubai Holding Unit Says 2013 Net Profit Up 178%

Dubai Holding Commercial Operations Group reported a 2013 net profit of Dhs3.3 billion.

Nakheel Awards Dhs700m Construction Contract For Warsan Project

The deal, awarded to Ginco General Contracting, covers the construction of 936 townhouses at Warsan Village.

Godolphin’s African Story Wins $10m Dubai World Cup In Track Record

Godolphin’s reputation suffered a blow last year when its former trainer Mahmood al-Zarooni was banned for administering anabolic steroids.

Souq CEO: High Mobile Penetration In The GCC Boosting E-Commerce

The Dubai-based e-commerce site will invest part of the recent funding it received on developing its mobile technology.

Dubai’s Damac Picks Banks For Potential Sukuk Issue

The Dubai developer has appointed Barclays, Citigroup, and Deutsche Bank as joint global co-ordinators.

Dubai’s RTA Awards Construction Supervision Contract For Water Canal Project

A joint venture between US-based Parsons and Halcrow has won the deal.

UAE Residents Say Expo 2020 Will Increase Cost Of Living

Almost 16 per cent of respondents said that they doubt if the event would deliver any benefits once completed, a new survey shows.

Nakheel Evaluating IPO, Plans Another New Development

Chairman Ali Rashid Lootah confirms that the developer will seek a public listing once it has paid up all its debts.

Nakheel To Launch 94 Plots For Sale On Deira Islands Project

The developer is launching 15 resort beach plots and 79 waterfront hotel plots across two of the development’s four islands.

Dubai To Host Largest Incentives Group

Up to 14,500 delegates from Nu Skin Enterprises in China will visit the emirate between April 6-16.

Nakheel Announces Two New Shopping Malls In Jumeirah Village

A one million sq ft mall in Jumeirah Village Triangle will feature a 15-screen cinema, a hypermarket and entertainment options.

Saudi Arabia Hanco Consortium Buys Rental Firm Byrne

Saudi Arabia’s Hanco and Bahrain’s Venture Capital Bank bought Byrne for around Dhs600 million.

Dubai International Handles 5.6 Million Passengers In February

Dubai on track to overtake London Heathrow as the world’s premier international passenger airport by 2015

Dubai Aims To Attract 500,000 Medical Tourists By 2020

Dubai’s medical tourism strategy will be carried out in phases with the first stage lasting till 2016 and the second till 2020.

Dubai’s Ithmar Eyes Dhs1bn Of Gulf PE Deals

The company is looking at deals in healthcare and education.

Dubai Lender Amlak’s Bourse Suspension To Be Lifted

Trading in shares of Amlak was suspended in November 2008 as credit markets dried up.

Dubai-Based Souq.com Raises $75m Funding From Naspers

The e-commerce site will invest the amount in boosting technology and improving its mobile offering.

Christie’s Watch Auction In Dubai Nets Over $3m

A Patek Philippe men’s wristwatch, set with 42 emeralds, fetched the highest price at $341,000.

Emirates To Drop Clark International In The Philippines

Dubai carrier makes unusual move and decides to drop new route

Dubai Investments To Lift Foreign Ownership Cap To 35%

Foreign investors now hold 13.7 per cent of Dubai Investments’ shares out of the total 20 per cent allowed, bourse data showed.

Dubai’s Emirates Reit Sets IPO Price Range At $1.36-1.56

The company will issue as many as 110.3 million new shares with an over-allotment option of 16.5 million additional shares.