September 1, 2008 – 5:51 am
Investors in rising markets such as China and India have a much greater desire for risky investments than their counterparts in developed markets, new research has shown.
Wealthy investors in developing nations are more likely to increase the level of risk to their portfolio, with 43% of those in the United Arab Emirates, which contains Dubai, [...]
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Also tagged Attractive Investment, Barclays, Chief Investment Officer, Credit Crunch, Developing Nations, Dubai, Economist Intelligence Unit, india, Investors, Market Volatility, Property Investments, Risky Investments, United Arab Emirates
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August 30, 2008 – 6:14 am
Kuwait Finance House, the Gulf state’s biggest bank by market value, said it will invest $275 million in a real estate project in China as part of plans to boost its exposure to Asia.
KFH has signed a deal with China’s Nan Hai Corp to invest in the $3 billion Peninsula real estate development through its [...]
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Also tagged Asia, Invest, Investments, Islamic Bank, Kfh, Kuwait Finance House, Nan Hai Corp, Peninsula, Project Finance, Real Estate Development, Real Estate Project
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It’s now quite evident that real estate companies are in for some difficult times. CRISIL not only foresees a delay in many planned and ongoing projects, it believes several players are over-leveraged and that the combination of sluggish demand and rising costs will lead to a shakeout. In particular, residential complexes, funded largely by customer [...]
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Also tagged Bookings, Chinese Rules, Developers., Land Banks, Mortgage Payments, projects, Realty, Realty Firm, Residential Complexes, Residential Property, Scrutiny
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Investors in this country are known to have an appetite for exotic investments.
Irish Life is tapping into this by giving investors an opportunity to invest in commercial property in Asia and Europe through two new funds from Irish Life — Eurasia Property Fund and Eurasia Property Plus Fund.
Irish Life is partnering with Hendersons Global Investors-one [...]
British Midland, a UK government-funded organisation, dedicated to attracting international businesses to the region comprising East Midlands and West Midlands, is eyeing around 40 investors from India across various sectors in the next three years.
East Midlands Development Agency’s Director David Wallace said,”We are looking at investors especially in sectors such as automotive, aero-space, transport technology [...]
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Also tagged Aero Space, Bank Of Baroda, British Midland, Brunton Shaw, East Midlands Development Agency, India Bank, International Businesses, State Bank Of India, Tata Consultancy Services, Tata Motors, Tata Steel, Transport Technology
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During a visit to China some eight months back, Mr. Samar Sheikhawat, vice-president – marketing, Spencer’s, was talking to a local supplier for shop fixtures. The supplier inquired about the exact quantity Spencer’s needed. “Fifty containers,” Mr. Sheikhawat answered, a bit tentative for he wasn’t sure whether such a ‘huge’ order could be serviced by [...]
Mapletree, a property investment unit of Singapore state-owned Temasek Holdings, announced on Monday that its private real estate fund, Mapletree India-China Fund (MIC Fund), is developing a property worth US$320 million in China’s Guangdong Province.
This is MIC Fund’s third investment in China after its investments in a residential and retail development in Xi’an and acquisition [...]
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Also tagged Acquisition, Beijing, Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, india, Investment, Investments, Mic, Private Real Estate, Property Investment, Real Estate Fund, Retail Development, Singapore, Stake., Technology, Temasek Holdings
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Mumbai’s industrial property rents almost doubled last year, rising at the fastest pace in the world.
According to an international report, annual industrial rents in India’s financial capital surged to nearly 80 euros (127 dollar) a square meter.
Global average rents rose by more than 6 %, outpacing the 4.5 % increase in 2006, with Asia showing [...]
An international real estate agent Knight Frank predicts that the Indian property boom which lasted for the majority of 2007 is likely to continue into 2008, but it could be tempered by the credit crunch. For the same reason he advising buyers to “wait and watch for a month” before deciding to invest.
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Also tagged Assocham, Association Of Foreign Investors In Real Estate, Booming Property Sector, Chambers Of Commerce, Chambers Of Commerce And Industry, Delhi, Desk, Foreign Investors, Industry Of India, International Real Estate., Knight Frank, Mumbai, Property Boom, Real Estate Agent
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