Capitalising on new opportunities in a changing marketplace

With the recent news that Abu Dhabi is going to provide an additional $10bn in funding to Dubai, enabling it to settle a series of upcoming obligations on Dubai World, many believe that market conditions will now stabilise in 2010, with some experts forecasting recovery in the next few months.

Regardless of what shape recovery will come in, there is no doubt that this is a unique opportunity for strategic investors to take advantage of price fluctuations to maximise ROI in the medium to long-term. The Cityscpe Connect panelists, will lead the discussion on this and provide their analysis on how the recent debt crisis will impact on the Dubai real estate market going forward.

Topics to be focused on include:
• Market overview
• Impact of recent events on the investment landscape
• Economic outlook for Dubai
• How will the role of a developer change going forward?
• Raising capital: Lessons learnt from the crisis

Moderator:
• Khalid F Howladar - Senior Credit Officer, Moody’s
Panelists:
• Lisa Dale - Partner and Head of Property Department, Al Tamimi & Company
• Farah Foustok - CEO, ING Investment Management, Middle East
• Simon Townsend - Head of Real Estate and Investment Advisory Business, Allied Investment
Partners
• Shahram Shamsaee - Senior Vice President - Asset Management, Majid Al Futtaim Properties
• Elaine Jones - CEO, Asteco Property Management

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