A series of recent initiatives unveiled by the UAE are set to improve the country’s property sector and attract more investment to a market that has already seen major growth last year.Earlier this …
UAE: Property buyers to pay higher upfront as banks stop financing DLD, brokerage fees
Property buyers opting for a mortgage will have to shell out the Dubai Land Department (DLD) fee and brokerage fee as part of their upfront fee from next week. Real estate industry executives said …
Sri Lanka Mannar CEB wind farm plant factor above 40-pct
A 103.5 MegaWatt wind power plant built by state-run Ceylon Electricity Board in Sri Lanka’s Mannar area has generated over 1.1 billion unit of electricity over the past three years, official data …
North Korea says it tested cruise missile system and vows ‘toughest’ response to US
North Korea says it tested a cruise missile system, its third known weapons display this year, and vowed “the toughest” response to what it called the escalation of U.S.
Yemen’s Houthi rebels release crew of commercial vessel seized in Red Sea in November 2023
Yemen’s Houthi rebels released the 25 crew members of the Galaxy Leader ship on Wednesday, ending their 14 months in captivity following the Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal. The Iran-backed …
Thai properties at risk as Chinese buyers go cold amid abduction, trafficking news
Chinese buyers have been the most active buyers of Thai properties among foreign investors, according to industry data Beijing resident Evelyn Lin paid US$274,000 for a flat in Bangkok in 2018, hoping …
Decoding the Market: Navigating the Investment Property Prices in Turkey
The actual property market in Turkey is continually changing, and shoppers are nevertheless attempting to determine how much investment property prices there.
China’s real estate tax cuts yield $1.6b in first month
BEIJING — China’s new tax policies aimed at stabilizing the real estate market have resulted in 11.69 billion yuan (about $1.6 billion) in tax reductions and exemptions in their first month of …
Once off-limits to Syrians, Assad’s former summer residence now attracts tourists
The summer home of ousted leader Bashar al-Assad was once off-limits to ordinary Syrians. Now people are lining up to visit and wandering around the rooms — which are empty after being looted.
Gatekeepers of Sri Lanka
Different figures had been reported between the Budget Deficit mentioned in the Government financial statements and the Budget Deficit mentioned in the Annual Report of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.