Morgan Stanley Investment Management Launches Morgan Stanley Frontier which Includes UAE

Morgan Stanley Investment Management Launches Morgan Stanley Frontier Emerging Markets Fund, Inc.
Finchannel
The FINANCIAL -- Morgan Stanley Investment Management announced on August 28 that the Morgan Stanley Frontier Emerging Markets Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") has issued 7,100,000 shares of common stock at a price of $20 per share resulting in gross proceeds to the Fund of approximately $142,000,000 (before deduction of the sales load and offering expenses and exclusive of the underwriters' over-allotment option). ...

Frontier emerging market countries in which the Fund currently intends to invest include: Bahrain, Bangladesh, Botswana, Bulgaria, Croatia, Ecuador, Estonia, Ghana, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Macao, Mauritius, Namibia, Nigeria, Oman, Panama, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Slovenia, Sri Lanka, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates and Vietnam. ...

ACI Real Estate to Develop Properties in Qatar

ACI unveils new project in Dubai, eyes Qatar to develop properties
Zawya - United Arab Emirates
ACI Real Estate, an affiliate of German-based investment firm Alternative Capital Invest (ACI), is looking to develop properties in Qatar, a top company executive said yesterday.

Nakheel exhibits at Cityscape USA

Cityscape USA to Feature Emerging Market Exhibitors from Top Real Estate Companies Worldwide
Earthtimes (press release) - London,UK
NEW YORK - (Business Wire) Cityscape USA will feature over 100 exhibitions from top real estate leaders, including Nakheel PJSC (UAE), the Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC), Larsen & Toubro (India) and the Panamanian Ministry of Economics and Finance (Panama).

Doha - Bahrain Railway, Deutsche Bahn Signs $1 Billion with Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Co

UPDATE 1-Qatar signs railway study deal with Deutsche Bahn
Reuters
DUBAI, Aug 27 (Reuters) - German railway operator Deutsche Bahn [DBN.UL], which is planning an initial public offering, has signed a deal to help design a multi-billion dollar rail network in the Gulf Arab state of Qatar.

Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Co, a unit of the country's sovereign wealth fund, said on Wednesday the project's partners would develop the blueprint for integrating Qatar's planned railways into a national and regional network.

The Gulf Cooperation Council, which groups the six regional states, is working on a feasibility study with the World Bank to create a $2.5 billion pan-Gulf rail network.