Phil Blizzard and Mike Bridge talking property

Dubai Property Talk - gloomy start to 2009

The property market in Dubai has taken a big down turn and in the first edition of Property Talk, 2009, Phil Blizzard and Mike Bridge look at the market as freehold property prices tumble and RERA introduce new regulations for the rental market.
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United Arab Emirates: Saturday, February 14 - 2009 at 23:28 | Duration: 4:54
 Ali H Kolaghassi, VP - Corporate Business Development, Saudi Oger

Saudi Oger, VP says "Governments give clear signal to construction industry"

Despite the global slowdown constructors in the region have sufficient projects in the pipeline to carry them through to 2010, according to Ali H Kolaghassi, VP - Corporate Business Development, Saudi Oger, when he spoke to Phil Blizzard at MEED's Arabian World Construction Summit.
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United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, February 10 - 2009 at 11:03 | Duration: 4:20
Fog descends on the Dubai real estate market - Dubai Marina

Property Report 2008 Review - the UAE real estate downturn

From the frenzy of bullish activity in the first half to the turbulent last quarter, Phil Blizzard reviews 2008. As the trading climate changed we look at some of the key players - Damac, Emaar, IFA, along with events such as Cityscape in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
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United Arab Emirates: Sunday, January 18 - 2009 at 13:49 | Duration: 6:40
Phil Blizzard talks to Marc Dardenne, CEO, Emaar's Hospitality Group

Emaar's Address to manage a polo retreat in Morocco

Phil Blizzard talks to Marc Dardenne, CEO, Emaar's Hospitality Group about the 5 star Jnan Amar Polo Retreat in Marrakech, Morocco, the associated real estate offerings and the outlook for the Address Hotels in 2009.
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United Arab Emirates: Monday, January 12 - 2009 at 18:14 | Duration: 3:45
Friendship Bridge linking Bahrain to Qatar

Friendship Bridge to connect Bahrain to Qatar

The world's largest bridge, linking Bahrain to Qatar, is under construction at a cost of more than $3bn. With a length of more than 40km, the bridge will reduce the travelling time between the two countries to just 30 minutes, as Phil Blizzard reports.
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Bahrain: Wednesday, January 07 - 2009 at 21:45 | Duration: 2:35

Sorouh moving ahead despite slowdown in global real estate

Gurjit Singh, Chief Property Development Officer, Sorouh talks to Ed Poultney, about project management during the global economic slowdown, as well as a change in the type of customer being attracted to their developments.
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United Arab Emirates: Sunday, November 16 - 2008 at 18:37 | Duration: 6:20
Dubai Silicon Oasis

Dubai Silicon Oasis aims to be technology hub

Dubai Silicon Oasis is central to the government's plans to create a vibrant technology hub in the region. Dr Jihad Kiwan, Chief Technology Officer at the DSO Authority tells Rob Jones how the development is evolving, the companies setting up there and the challenges it faces if it is to achieve its ambitions.
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United Arab Emirates: Monday, October 27 - 2008 at 19:14 | Duration: 4:57
Shadi Ramzi Al-Majali, GM, Saraya Aqaba at Cityscape, Dubai

Saraya Aqaba closes in on completion

Saraya Aqaba is close to finishing its huge development within the Aqaba Economic Free Zone in Jordan. Rob Jones caught up with Shadi Ramzi Al-Majali, GM, Saraya Aqaba, and discusses the impact of the development, its effect on the local economy and the King of Jordan's interest in it.
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United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, October 14 - 2008 at 18:21 | Duration: 5:55
Santosh Joseph, President & CEO, Dubai Pearl

Dubai Pearl investment reflects strong market

Santosh Joseph, President & CEO, Dubai Pearl, explains to Edward Poultney why the Dhs3bn investment by the Dubai International Financial Centre shows that negative reports on the emirate's real estate market are going to be proved wrong.
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United Arab Emirates: Monday, October 13 - 2008 at 13:19 | Duration: 4:20
Jumeirah Gardens by Meraas Development

Meraas reflects Dubai's future

With the scale model of the Jumeirah Gardens project generating huge interest from its first time on public display, Sina Al Kazim, CEO, Meraas Development, the group behind the grandiose scheme, talks Edward Poultney through the vision for Dubai's future.
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United Arab Emirates: Monday, October 13 - 2008 at 11:32 | Duration: 6:24
Ken Livingstone, former mayor of London

"Dubai - London at its very worst" Ken Livingstone

The former mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, talks to AME Info about the importance of creating the infra structure for an efficient urban transport system before allowing the developers to 'move-in'.
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United Arab Emirates: Thursday, October 09 - 2008 at 09:29 | Duration: 1:43

Cityscape towers Nakheel and Schumacher

Vertical structures have been dominating the Cityscape skyline with Nakheel's record breaking project and the Michael Schumacher World Champion Tower, Abu Dhabi, the world's first wharf tower, as Phil Blizzard reports.
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United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, October 08 - 2008 at 12:20 | Duration: 3:12

Cityscape Dubai opens

Phil Blizzard looks at the opening day of Cityscape, Dubai, by taking in the dizzy heights of Nakheel's proposed record breaking tower, features a confident DAMAC, as well as the luxury Atrium residence project from Sunland and also chats with former London mayor Ken Livingstone.
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United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, October 07 - 2008 at 10:14 | Duration: 3:13

Bright skies for Cityscape Dubai

It might be 'doom and gloom' for the real estate sector across the world, but here in the Middle East the skies are bright with investor anticipation. Phil Blizzard previews Cityscape 2008 as it gets ready to open its doors.
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United Arab Emirates: Sunday, October 05 - 2008 at 17:17 | Duration: 2:57
Phil Blizzard and Mike Bridge talking property

Turmoil in the property markets - Dubai & USA

From our Property Talk video series Phil Blizzard and Mike Bridge looks at the impact of some of the issues affecting the local property market, as well as the effect of the current economic climate.
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United Arab Emirates: Monday, September 29 - 2008 at 16:48 | Duration: 3:43