In the wake of the global financial crisis, Dubai’s construction sector has been slow to recover, with a near freeze on new developments. However, there are signs that the industry is beginning to...
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Economic Update | Dubai: Momentum building again
9 Aug 2012
Economic Update | Dubai: Domain name
24 Jul 2012
The California-based Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has published the long-awaited list of organisations seeking to obtain new generic top-level domains (gTLDs), commonly...
Economic Update | Dubai: Cruise control
13 Jul 2012
Work to build on the emirate’s reputation as a tourist destination by easing visa regulations and encouraging cruise tourism is under way but there are concerns that the European debt crisis and...
Economic Update | Dubai: Pockets of real estate up
21 Jun 2012
Prices in Dubai’s residential property segment have posted solid growth over the past few months, and other areas of the sector are also showing signs that recent declines are beginning to reverse....
Economic Update | Dubai: Return to growth
4 Jun 2012
A determined optimism is pervading Dubai’s markets, with the emirate’s growth set to top many expectations this year. Few would suggest, however, that the emirate is immune from the looming debt...
Economic Update | Dubai: Increasing ICT in education
21 May 2012
Looking to boost information and communications technology (ICT) usage across the board, but particularly in education, Dubai has committed to embracing ICT in all facets of the teaching and learning...