Opinion
Hear our experts’ take on the latest developments and trending topics
18 January 2023
GCC Inflation: perception and reality At the beginning of 2023, the consensus perspective is that the global economy is far from out of the inflationary woods yet. After a global average of 8.8% last year, opinions now diverge as to the curve of the downward trajectory this year, from the IMF’s global estimate in October 2022 of 6.5%1, to a […]
7 September 2022
IPOs have come back into fashion In the Gulf, they have done so in spectacular fashion. 2021 was itself a record year for IPOs globally, but in contrast to the slowing global IPO market the tempo did not let up this year in the region. Ernst & Young reported that MENA IPO markets saw fifteen IPOs during Q1 2022.[1] In […]
12 April 2022
The role of inflation in a feasibility study Intutively, we appreciate that because it changes the values of assumptions, inflation is highly likely to influence the results of a feasibiltity study. Unfortunately, academic analysis of the role of inflation for feasibility studies of all kinds rarely goes beyond mentioning its importance and a description of how it is treated in […]
16 June 2021
The rise of ESG From its beginnings with the UN Report ‘Who Cares Wins’ back in 2005,[1] ESG has emerged as one of the most important trends in international investment.[2] With more than a quarter of the world’s investments now deployed through funds and corporation that embrace it – Bloomberg thinks it will reach a third by 2025[3] – investment […]
16 May 2021
The International Valuation Standards (IVS) are now the basis for valuation standards in well over a hundred countries worldwide, including every major real estate market. The Gulf has been no exception in moving decisively towards the adoption of international valuation standards. But why is IVS important and how does it benefit real estate markets? Find out more in our latest […]
11 April 2021
We should no longer ask how real estate markets recover from political or macroeconomic crises. Rather, we should ask how the dynamics of real estate markets themselves operate to create, manage and transfer wealth, frequently at a national or even regional level. Read more from our chief economist in his latest article.
23 March 2021
Worldwide there is evidence that if properly managed, rent-to-own can be a successful way to improve market liquidity, encourage home ownership and contribute to affordable housing in particular, which is the main real estate challenge facing governments in the Gulf. Read more in our latest opinion article.
11 October 2020
How does the UAE, and Dubai particularly, compare to countries such as Australia and Portugal for the purpose of retirement? Find out in this 2020 update on retiring in the UAE.
