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The Dominican Republic appears to be bucking the global recession by forging ahead with ambitious new plans to provide an off-shore financial hub for the Americas. Privately owned and situated on a green-field site half the size of Manhattan, The Independent Financial Centre of the Americas http://www.ifcamericas.com will be a purpose built 21st Century financial city […]

A new trend in home selling could be about to take the UK by storm namely ‘Extreme House Selling’. International news agency Reuters reports on how UK home sellers are employing extreme methods to help sell properties in a difficult market. In a recent report one luxury home seller is seen not only reducing his house price

Property investors who are hoping for high returns in Bangkok should look at property near the expanding mass-transit system. Local real estate advisor Khun Pumipat Sinacharoen, CEO of property firm Bangkok City Smart, noted in a recent interview that property close to Skytrain and subway lines has increased in value faster than others.   With

UK airline EasyJet recently announced that it was introducing service from Luton to Tel Aviv, Israel and also adding service between Gatwick and Agadir, Morocco. The airline will be the first low-cost airline to fly between the London area and Tel Aviv, and plans to start service in November.   Flights from Luton to Tel

Aquapuro DouroValley is the first resort development in the heart of the Douro Region of Portugal. It combines 17 villas for sale overlooking the DouroRiver with a resort hotel and luxury spa. The villas are carved out of 8 hectares of land in the former vineyard and estate Quinta de Bale Abraao.   The Douro

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) announced the winners of its regional “2009 Tall Building Awards.” The four buildings are Manitoba Hydro Place in Winnipeg, Canada for the Americas region; The Broadgate Tower in London for Europe, Tornado Tower in Qatar for the Middle East and Africa and the Linked Hybrid Building

The number of new homes under construction in the United States rose in June to the highest level in seven months, according to the US Commerce Department. Builders are looking to take advantage of parts of the stimulus package that provide tax breaks for first-time home buyers and the houses must be completed by November.

The Moroccan government recently set aside US$37.3 million to invest in the tourism sector. The government and the National Tourism Federation signed an agreement to promote the North African country as a tourist destination. The plans are to spend the money to increase the number of travelers to Morocco as well as to invest in

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Turkey and four European Union countries recently signed an agreement to construct a new natural gas pipeline across Turkey. The pipeline will bring gas from the Caspian Sea region and Central Asia to Europe. The aim is to reduce the continent’s energy dependence on Russian gas.   The four EU governments that signed the pact