S. Krishnamurthy Appointed Deyaar's Group Chief Financial Officer

Deyaar Appoints New Group CFO
Khaleej Times - Dubai,United Arab Emirates
Deyaar Development, the region's fastest growing real estate company, announced on Thursday the appointment of S. Krishnamurthy as the company's Group Chief Financial Officer. Krishnamurthy, who previously served at Dubai Investment Group as Senior Vice President ...

Unique Golf 'Tidal Course' at Saadiyat Island

Master Golf Course architect to design uinique Saadiyat Island course - TDIC commissions Robert Trent Jones II
Zawya (press release) - United Arab Emirates
The acknowledged master architect of golf course design - Robert Trent Jones II (RTJ) - has been commissioned to create a unique 'tidal course' on Abu Dhabi's Saadiyat Island - a natural island lying just offshore the capital city of the United Arab Emirates. ...

Belgian Baron of Boutique Hotels Started on 'The World Island'

A Belgian to start The World
The National - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
In the scramble to start construction on Dubai's The World, an archipelago of 300 islands, a Belgian baron and developer of boutique hotels has nosed ahead.
"It's not a race," said Baron Jean van Gysel de Meise, the chairman of V... Holding, in an interview at the members-only Capital Club in Dubai yesterday. "But we are definitely going to be one of the first to start work." ...

Infrastructure Investment in India Defies Credit Crunch

According to the Economic Times, dated 14 October 2008, "The credit crunch and the high-interest regime, it appears, is beginning to take a toll on investment activity, the prime driver of the Indian economy in recent years. In such a situation, infrastructure investment, which tends to have a longer-term focus than corporate capacity expansion, can play a counter-cyclical role and support growth even as consumption demand slackens."

Cityscape's Infrastructure Finance & Investment at Cityscape India stream running parallel to the main conference will focus on tapping into India's lucrative infrastructure investment climate and the challenges India faces as the need for greater infrastructure spending becomes ever more critical as the property market powers ahead.

At this world-class forum you will have the opportunity to:

• Explore and identify India's real estate and infrastructure competitive advantage in the global context
• Understand the legal issues in investing in the booming real estate and infrastructure markets
• Identify the winning projects that offer the highest ROI
• Examine real estate and infrastructure financing
• Review the opportunities from integrated townships and SEZs
• Assess the asset allocation and exit strategies for investors

Key speakers include:

• Dr. Khater Massaad , CEO , RAK Investment Authority and Advisor to Crown Prince & Deputy Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, UAE
• Aashish Kalra, Co-Founder & Managing Director, Trikona Capital , India
• Aniruddha Joshi , Executive Vice President, Hirco Group, India
• Vikas Chimakurthy, Director, Kotak Realty Fund , India
• Manish Agarwal, Managing Director, Leverage Capital Group, India

Click here to download the full conference agenda

Don't forget the fantastic discounts on offers for groups, early bird bookings and Indian-based firms. To register or request further information please contact by email: Simon Fernandes or call +971-4-3352437 .