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A new waterfront project inspired by schemes in Dubai, Sydney and Vancouver has been planned for Bahrain Bay. The project is part of a 3.5km boulevard located around Bahrain Bay, upcoming shopping destination The Avenues and Bahrain Financial Harbour, reported Gulf Daily News. It is part of a plan to “change the face of Bahrain…
Dubai saw a remarkable 17% upsurge in the total volume of traded goods in the first half of 2016, rising as high as 49 million tons of commodities from 41 million tons the same period last year. Dubai’s non-oil foreign trade added up to Dh647 billion from January to June 2016. Imports had the lion’s…
The world’s safest cities have been mapped out and unsurprisingly the UAE has made it to the top three. In fact the UAE has ranked in at third place, narrowly beaten to the second spot by Qatar. Topping the list was Scandinavia hot spot Finland, which ranked the highest for safety and security according to…
Although rents in Dubai have become more affordable in the past few months, there are still some localities where property rents are actually increasing. Analysing 1-bed apartment rents in various locations of Dubai and comparing them with their standings in July 2016, we found localities where rents increased by as much as 7% percent. Comparing…
Owning a home is a keystone of wealth… both financial affluence and emotional security.