Louise Liddel will be joining the team at CBRE as the new associate director for valuation consultancy. With seven years of valuation experience behind her, including her last three years in the Middle East, Liddle will be based in Dubai. She will focus on valuations for CBRE’s clientele interested in the MENA region. Her services… Continue Reading
One of the United Kingdom’s most popular vacation portals predicts that Dubai will lead a list of ten most visited vacation spots in the coming year. AlphaHolidayLettings.com ranks destinations according to the number of inquiries they receive regarding particular places, as well as number of bookings. Most of the top ten on Alpha’s list are… Continue Reading
December third was an historic day in aviation: The longest flight for the A380 in the world touched down in Los Angeles after a 16 hour and 20 minute flight from Dubai. Emirates Airlines worked hard to make this route one of luxury and excellent service. On board the huge double-decker airbus were over 400… Continue Reading
Omar Farid will be taking over as President of PepsiCo Middle East & Africa, the company announced this week. Farid will be reporting to Sanjeev Chadha, CEO of PepsiCo’s Asia, Middle East and Africa section. Farid’s previous position was as Senior Vice President and Business Unit General Manager of GCC Beverages at PepsiCo. In order… Continue Reading
Dubai is one of five official cities from around the world that will be making presentations on Wednesday to convince the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) that it is the right city to host World Expo 2020. World Expo is the largest event of its kind in the world, and hosting it is a… Continue Reading
According to the international real estate services firm CB Richard Ellis, Dubai is among the world’s most expensive countries in which to rent office space, ranking 25th in the world. Overall occupancy costs average out to about $92.56 per square foot in the Gulf emirate. Abu Dhabi was also examined in the report, but found… Continue Reading
Officials in Dubai are disappointed that their city will not be the home to the first ‘rotating tower’ to be constructed in the world. Instead, the first “Dyanamic Tower” will be constructed in London, beginning soon. “We will announce the start of the construction in London in due time. Most probably within the year,” said… Continue Reading
The Dubai Technology and Media Free Zone Authority (DTMFZA) is supervising the construction of 40 new buildings, to be finished early this new year. “Overall more than 200 sites are under construction, of which some projects are suspended. The progress of the sites is going on in a normal pace. We expect at least 20… Continue Reading
The month of November brings the International Motor Show to Dubai, where the world’s most prestigious and coveted cars will show off their best features. Sport Package Offered Among the many manufacturers and brands in attendance will be Cadillac, which will display its award-winning line-up for the 2012 car-buying season. Included in the Cadillac list… Continue Reading
Baker Botts, the international law firm, has just named a new partner in their Dubai office, Vanessa Abernethy. Abernethy has extensive experience working with clients engaged in capital market transactions all over the Middle East, specializing in advisory as well as transactional work. Years of Experience Ms. Abernethy has years of experience representing and advising… Continue Reading