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Investments into Abu Dhabi set to reach Dh1 trillion Posted on 02/06/2008 Abu Dhabi has attracted nearly Dh300 billion in cumulative investments over the past five years and the capital is projected to triple to more than Dh1 trillion in the next five years, semi-official data showed yesterday. But the total value of projects to be carried out in the emirate could exceed Dh1.3trn in the next few years and more than half of them would be in the construction sector, said the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry. In a 50-page report on Abu Dhabi's economy, the ...  >>MORE

Nakheel lists world's largest sukuk on DIFX Posted on 15/12/2006 Nakheel yesterday listed the world's largest sukuk (Islamic-compliant bond) on the Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX). The listing confirms the DIFX's stature as the largest exchange in the world for sukuks by listed value. The listing brings the value of sukuks on the DIFX to $7.63 billion, nearly twice as much the total on any other exchange. This also raises the value of sukuks on the DIFX to 44 per cent of the total listed on all exchanges globally. The DIFX is also home to ...  >>MORE

Investment hits Dh100b in Ras Al Khaimah zone Posted on 22/11/2006 Foreign and domestic direct investment in Ras Al Khaimah has so far reached Dh100 billion, a top official said. "Based on the total value of all the ongoing projects and the announced ones, we can easily say that investment has reached nearly Dh100 billion," Oussama Al Omari, director-general of the Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone (RAKFTZ) told Gulf News on Monday. "We have already registered 2,400 companies with the free zone," he said. This year, we are going to record 100 per cent ...  >>MORE

RAK targets Dh5 billion more investment this year Posted on 08/10/2006 Ras Al Khaimah will receive new investments worth Dh5 billion by the end of the year, taking the total investment in the emirate over the past two years to Dh20bn, a senior official said yesterday. "The economic agenda of the RAK Government is to promote investment, give facilities to investors and develop economic sectors through the launch of promising and straightforward projects,” Izzat Rashid Al Dajani, Chief Executive of the RAK Government's Investment and Development Office, told Al ...  >>MORE

Abu Dhabi sets up new council for investments Posted on 13/06/2006 President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has issued a law establishing the Abu Dhabi Investment Council. The council will replace the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and all its investments will be tax-exempted. Sheikh Khalifa issued Law No. 16 of 2006 on the establishment of the council, which shall have an independent corporate body and full civil competence, as well as financial and administrative independence. The council, which will be under the command of the Ruler ...  >>MORE

Amlak sets up Dh500 million investment arm Posted on 10/05/2006 Amlak Finance PJSC, a leading Islamic finance company, yesterday announced the setting up of Amlak Investments, with an authorised capital of Dh500 Million as a wholly owned subsidiary of Amlak Finance PJSC. Amlak Investments will focus on the various investment opportunities across a diverse range of sectors in the UAE, GCC and overseas given the current economic boom. The new company will target the following areas: finance, insurance, manufacturing & industrial developments, brokerage ...  >>MORE

UAE domestic investment crosses Dh500b Posted on 17/12/2002 The UAE has pumped at least half a trillion dirhams into infrastructure and other projects over the past 10 years to maintain growth and turn gross domestic product into one of the highest economies in the Middle East, official figures showed. The gross fixed capital formation, which includes public and private investment in development, crossed that figure this year, and Abu Dhabi and Dubai emerged as the key investors, pumping around 83 per cent of the total capital, the Planning Ministry ...  >>MORE

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