Qatar’s strong economic performance driven by high energy prices and the government’s investments as well as preparation for Fifa 2022 are driving real estate demand in the country, a report said. DTZ, one of the top global real estate services firms, predicts a positive outlook as a result of demand for all types of real estate in its latest update on Qatar’s real estate market.   http://www.albawaba.com/business/qatar-property-market-fifa-2022-424134

WAM Dubai, 2nd May 2012 (WAM) — The UAE today serves as a promotion platform for foreign economies through hosting major international investment promotion conferences, Sheikha Lubna Bint Khalid Al Qasimi, Minister of Foreign Trade,

  The Links Group – leaders in company formation in the UAE and Qatar for over 10 years – this week met with construction companies from Malaysia and the UK to discuss establishing a commercial presence in Qatar. Held on the sidelines of Project Qatar 2012, the separate seminars were hosted by the Malaysian External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) and the Construction Products Association, a representative body for the UK’s manufacturers and suppliers of construction [...]

Dubai ports operator DP World has agreed a 20-year financing deal with an international bank group to fund its London Gateway deep sea port.   http://www.arabianbusiness.com/dp-world-agrees-20-year-financing-deal-for-london-gateway-423914.html

Canada’s largest restaurant chain Tim Hortons, which sells two billion cups of coffee per year, on Wednesday officially opened five café and bake shops in the UAE. The company intends to bring its freshly baked and freshly brewed products to the region’s residential and commercial communities, aiming for 120 restaurants. Established in 1964, the brand has almost 4,000 restaurants. It enjoys 80 per cent market share of coffee in Canada in quick service restaurant segment. [...]

You might have heard people say that location is the most important thing for a business. Then, the next most important is… location, and so on. For many businesses, getting the right base can make the difference between success and failure and it’s particularly true for the GCC region as it looks to rebound from the global financial crisis. According to John Martin St Valery, founder and CEO of Links Group – the company formation [...]

Dubai, October, 2010: The Foreign Investment Office (FIO), an agency of the Dubai Department of Economic Development (DED), has been selected to the Steering Committee of the World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA) in view of the leadership role of FIO in promoting foreign direct investment (FDI) in Dubai. The Foreign Investment Office, on behalf of the UAE, will represent Middle East and North Africa as director in the WAIPA Steering Committee for the [...]