Falconcity of Wonders to support Dubai’s 2021 real estate vision at latest Cityscape Global

UAE, September 4, 2016 - Falconcity of Wonders LLC, the developer of Falconcity of Wonders (FCW) the multipurpose mega project currently being built in Dubai, has confirmed that it will be participating in the upcoming Cityscape Global taking place from September 6 to 8, 2016 at the Dubai World Trade Centre to support Dubai’s real estate strategy under its Plan 2021 agenda.

The leading developer will also be revealing the status of some of its current projects, particularly its townhouses and the new community club in the Western Residence area. According to FCW senior officials, the construction of townhouses is well in progress. The project covers the construction of 25 new townhouses measuring at 2,850 square feet each and will have 3 bedrooms plus a maid’s room per unit. In addition, the community club being developed for the Western Residence is nearing completion. The facility is set to feature a tennis court, swimming pool, kids playing area, library, spa, ladies’ salon, mini mart, restaurant, squash court, gym, basketball court, landscaped gardens and car parking.   

Falconcity of Wonders, will capitalize on the event’s huge popularity to reinforce Dubai’s stature as the region’s premier real estate hub. The company’s iconic falcon-shaped mega development featuring the Wonders of the World is a perennial crowd-drawer during Cityscape’s Dubai edition. It embodies the emirate’s synergy of heritage, modernity and cultural diversity as well as its ambition to become a ‘Preferred Place to Live, Work & Visit’ and ‘A Smart & Sustainable City’ – two underpinning themes of Dubai Plan 2021.

H.E. Salem Al Moosa, Chairman and General Manager, Falconcity of Wonders LLC, said:  For Falconcity of Wonders, the show is an excellent opportunity to build greater confidence in our project, discuss existing and future plans with present and potential investors, and touch base with target and global audiences.”

Now on its 15th year, Cityscape Global is one of the largest and most influential real estate exhibitions in the Middle East. It provides a platform for showcasing the UAE’s numerous and diverse real estate investment opportunities and highlights Dubai’s image in particular as a preferred business and investment destination and one of the world’s safest and most lucrative property markets.

"فالكن سيتي أوف وندرز" تشارك في "سيتي سكيب جلوبال" لدفع نمو القطاع العقاري انسجاماً مع "خطة دبي 2021"

الإمارات، 4 سبتمبر 2016 - أكّدت "فالكن سيتي أوف وندرز"، الشركة الرائدة في مجال التطوير العقاري، عزمها على المشاركة في الدورة الخامسة عشرة من معرض "سيتي سكيب جلوبال" المقرّر انعقاده في الفترة بين 6 و8 أيلول/سبتمبر المقبل في "مركز دبي التجاري العالمي"، وذلك تماشياً مع مساعيها الحثيثة لدفع عجلة نمو القطاع العقاري في إمارة دبي، التزاماً منها بدعم "خطة دبي 2021".

وستتمحور مشاركة الشركة خلال الحدث حول آخر التطوّرات الجارية في "المجمّع السكني الغربي" ضمن مشروعها الضخم "فالكن سيتي أوف وندرز"، حيث تسير الأعمال الإنشائية للنادي الجديد ومنازل "التاون هاوس" في المجمّع وفقاً لكبار المسؤولين في الشركة. وتصل مساحة كل من منازل "التاون هاوس"، البالغ عددها 25 منزلاً، إلى 2,850 قدم مربّع بحجم ثلاث غرف نوم مع غرفة خدم لكل منها. وعند اكتماله، سيضم النادي الجديد في "المجمّع السكني الغربي" مجموعة من المرافق الرياضية والترفيهية عالمية المستوى، بما في ذلك ملاعب التنس والإسكواش وكرة السلة، وحوض سباحة بمواصفات عالمية، وصالة رياضية مجهّزة بالكامل، ومنطقة ألعاب للأطفال، ومكتبة، بالإضافة إلى صالون خاص للسيدات، ومنتجع صحي، وميني ماركت، ومطعم فاخر، وحدائق خضراء، ومواقف للسيارات.

وتتطلع "فالكن سيتي أوف وندرز" إلى توظيف منصة "سيتي سكيب جلوبال" في ترسيخ ريادة دبي باعتبارها سوق عقارية رائدة إقليمياً. ومن المتوقع أن يستقطب "فالكن سيتي أوف وندرز"، المشروع الضخم والمتعدد الاستخدامات الذي يتميز بتصميم مبتكر على شكل الصقر، اهتماماً لافتاً خلال المعرض المرتقب. ويجسد المشروع السمات المميزة لإمارة دبي التي تجمع ما بين العراقة والحداثة والتنوع الحضاري والغنى التراثي، بالإضافة إلى رؤية طموحة تتماشى مع غايات "خطة دبي 2021" في جعل دبي "المكان المفضل للعيش والعمل، والمقصد المفضّل للزائرين"، وجعلها مدينة ذكية ومستدامة.

وقال سعادة سالم الموسى، رئيس مجلس إدارة ومدير عام شركة "فالكن سيتي أوف وندرز": "يمثل الحدث الرائد منصة مثالية بالنسبة لشركة فالكن سيتي أوف وندرز لتعزيز ثقة مجتمع الأعمال والاستثمار الإقليمي والعالمي بالفرص الواعدة المتاحة ضمن مشروعنا الطموح، فضلاً عن مناقشة الخطط القائمة والمستقبلية مع المستثمرين الحاليين والمحتملين والوصول إلى شريحة أكبر من الفئات المستهدفة في الشرق الأوسط والعالم."

ويحظى معرض "سيتي سكيب جلوبال" النسخة الـ 15 باهتمام خاص كونه أحد أكبر وأكثر المعارض تأثيراً في مجال التطوير والاستثمار العقاري في منطقة الشرق الأوسط. ويوفر الحدث منصة مثالية لتسليط الضوء على الفرص الاستثمارية الواعدة المتاحة ضمن القطاع العقاري في دولة الإمارات، مع التركيز على أبرز المزايا التنافسية لإمارة دبي باعتبارها وجهة دولية رائدة للأعمال والاستثمار وإحدى الأسواق العقارية الأكثر أماناً وربحية وتنوعاً في العالم.

Brandlift, lifts the gaming right into branding

brandlift, a new age advertising agency has created a cool game to educate their target audience about the company's services, 

The game which could be played through this (link) gives the player the opportunity to become a member of the real team of the agency with the purpose of uniting the team after a digital storm hits the office. 

Once in the game you have to circle the maze and go through the "secrets" learning your way about the agency through an interactive popups that gives information about Brandlift's capabilities and achievements. 

CNEgypt teams says cool stuff!

APO launches MENA Wire®, the press release distribution and monitoring service dedicated to the Middle East and North Africa

MENA Wire®'s ambition is to become the market leader in press release distribution and monitoring in the MENA region within the next 24 months

DUBAI, UAE, September 5, 2016/ -- APO (www.APO-opa.com), the sole press release wire in Africa and the global leader in media relations relating to Africa, today announced the launch of MENA Wire®, the first-of-its-kind press release distribution and monitoring service dedicated to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Founded in 2007, APO has established itself as a leading press release distribution service, distributing press releases on behalf of companies, PR agencies, institutions and organisations, including Facebook, Uber, Samsung, Visa, General Electric (GE), DHL, L'Oréal, Starwood Hotels & Resorts, the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, PwC, Yahsat, Orange, The Economist Event, the Islamic Development Bank, flydubai, Viber, Novartis, Sanofi, Caterpillar, MoneyGram to name a few (full list: http://www.APO.af/DJbGqJ). MENA Wire®'s ambition is to become the market leader in press release distribution and monitoring in the MENA region within the next 24 months. The MENA Wire® distribution network reaches influential print media, broadcasters, websites, blogs and social media in 18 countries, with a potential reach of 250 million people in the Middle East and North Africa. MENA Wire®'s content is redistributed by several Middle Eastern and international partners, including SyndiGate (the Middle East’s leading content licensing and syndication agency), MENAFN (the Middle East North Africa Financial Network), Bloomberg Terminal, Thomson Reuters Terminal, Lexis Nexis, Dow Jones Factiva and more. MENA Wire® includes: - Unlimited number of words. - Unlimited multimedia content- at no extra charge (photos, videos, documents, infographics and audio files). - Translation in all the written languages of the Middle East and North Africa. - Targeted emailing to the entire MENA database for a region-wide distribution. Your press release will be distributed to our database of journalists from each country covering general news: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen. - Targeted emailing to all MENA and international journalists reporting on the industry or topic covered by your release. - Web Reach. The release will be posted verbatim on our official news website partners, including the Middle East North Africa Financial Network (MENAFN). - Social Media Reach on Twitter, Google+, Facebook, LinkedIn, Scoop.it! and Rebelmouse. - International Reach via our partnership with the Bloomberg Professional® service (Bloomberg Terminal), Thomson Reuters professional platforms, Dow Jones Factiva, LexisNexis, SyndiGate (the Middle East’s leading content licensing and syndication agency), and others. APO’s technology platform enhances the value of your press releases by adding Metadata Taxonomies for News (NewsCodes used by the news industry). - Complete online media monitoring and social media analytics in 5 working days following distribution. “The unprecedented success of Africa Wire®, APO’s press release distribution service in Africa has catalysed an increase in client demand for a Middle East service with the same quality and return on investment. At APO we listen to our clients and mould our service according to their needs. If our clients are happy, we are happier. I’m confident that MENA Wire® will become the market leader within the next 24 months”, says Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard, APO Founder and CEO. For additional information on how the service could work for you, please contact Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard, APO Founder and CEO:ceo@APO-opa.org or +41 22 534 96 97.More information about MENA Wire®, the service for newswire press release distribution in the Middle East and North Africa, is available athttp://www.APO.af/mq4Gei More information about APO Media Reach in the MENA region: http://www.APO.af/Ih3Mwl More information about the competitive advantages of MENA Wire®, the service for newswire press release distribution in the Middle East and North Africa: http://www.APO.af/j3on9U More information about Africa Wire®, the service for newswire press release distribution in Africa, is available at http://www.APO.af/KZr797 More information about APO Media Reach in Africa: http://www.APO.af/yPIyR3 More information about the competitive advantages of Africa Wire®, the service for newswire press release distribution in Africa:http://www.APO.af/qzGB90 Distributed by APO on behalf of APO.

With cardiovascular diseases on the rise, new and innovative treatment solutions are the need of the hour, say experts in UAE

The international cardiovascular conference organized by Aster DM Healthcare and accredited by DHA, saw participation from 200 leading international cardiologists and cardiothoracic surgeons who introduced new guidelines on heart failure management, onco-cardiology, cardiac therapeutics and hybrid treatment.

• As per WHO, around 30% of deaths in UAE are attributed to cardiovascular diseases. One of the key priorities as per UAE Vision 2021 National Agenda, is to reduce deaths from cardiovascular diseases, from 297.6 per 100,000 population to 158.2 per 100,000 population.
• Over the last month, doctors at Aster Hospital- Dubai have received 120 cardiovascular patients and Aster Clinics have seen 2400 cardiovascular patients in total.  

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 5 September, 2016: With an aim to introduce doctors from the region, to the latest techniques in the field of cardiovascular treatment which will help them optimize patient solutions, Aster DM Healthcare brought together international experts from Aster Medcity, Aster MIMS, Aster CMI, Aster Jubilee Clinic- Dubai, Michigan University-USA and the UAE, at the international CME conference entitled ‘Newer Therapeutic options for Cardiovascular Diseases in 2016’. The experts highlighted that, new treatment or surgery mechanisms like onco-cardiology, minimal invasive surgery, hybrid treatment of aneurysm, novel techniques in lowering cholesterol or cardiac therapy, can go a long-way in saving lives and improving treatment options for patients.

“Sedentary life-style in UAE, smoking habits, unhealthy eating, obesity and diabetes, are considered as key risk factors for heart diseases. We often come across patients who have been suffering from high-blood pressure or hypertension for years without any visible symptoms, deterring diagnosis. Prolonged undetected high blood pressure, cholesterol and hypertension can lead to complications associated with cardiovascular diseases like heart attack or failure, heart valve blockage, arrhythmia (abnormal rhythm of the heart) or stroke which can be life-threatening,” said Dr. T.M. Jaison, Lead Senior Specialist Cardiologist, Aster Jubilee Clinic Dubai.

Dr. Azad Moopen, Chairman and Managing Director of Aster DM Healthcare said, “One of our constant efforts at Aster DM Healthcare is to deliver quality outcomes for patients, by enhancing the skills of our doctors and experts by introducing them to the latest scientific development in a particular therapeutic area. With this year’s conference on cardiovascular diseases, we assure our patients of well-informed doctors and healthcare practitioners who will deliver best practices for their care and well-being.”

Through series of lectures, workshops, panel discussions and interactive sessions the experts debated the latest advances in treatment and surgery techniques. The meeting provided the opportunity to interact with leading experts in the field and saw immense enthusiasm to know more through engaged discussions, thought provoking questions and answers.

The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) accredited the conference with 5.25 CME (Continuing Medical Education) hours. Some of the topics covered were: Heart Failure Treatment Guidelines 2016 (Dr. Anil Kumar- Lead Senior Consultant & Interventional Cardiologist, Aster Medcity); Percutaneous closure of VSD (Dr. Anil S.R, Senior consultant, Paediatric Cardiologist, Aster Medcity); Hybrid Treatment of Aneurysm (Manoj Nair, Senior Consultant, Cardiovascular Thoracic Surgery, Aster Medcity); Comprehensive management of Cardiac Arrhythmias (Dr. Praveen, Consultant Cardiologist & Cardiac Electrophysiologist); Onco- cardiology: the other face of cancer (Dr. Rakesh Gopal, HOD, Department of Cardiology, Aster MIMS); Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery (Dr. Mahadev Dixit, Senior Consultant, Cardiac Surgery & Chief of Cardiac Sciences, Aster CMI); Novel Mechanisms to lower cholesterol (Dr. T.M. Jaison, Lead Senior Specialist Cardiologist, Aster Jubilee Clinic, Dubai); ECG Directed Cardiac Therapeutics in the Modern Era (Dr. Anil Kumar and Dr. Praveen Sreekumar).

About Aster DM Healthcare

Established in 1987, Aster DM Healthcare currently owns and operates a network of more than 290 plus units across the Middle East and India, covering an array of healthcare verticals including clinics, hospitals, pharmacies, and a modern medical city. These network units are consolidated under the brand names ASTER, MEDCARE, ACCESS, ASTER Medcity and ASTER MIMS. The multitude of health facilities that include 14 hospitals offer primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary care in order to meet the requirements of people from a cross section of the society.

The Slowdown In Islamic Finance Is Likely To Continue In 2017, Says Report

04-Sep-2016

DUBAI (S&P Global Ratings) Sept. 5, 2016--S&P Global Ratings believes that the 

drop in Islamic finance growth is likely to continue in 2017. Nevertheless, we 

estimate the industry's total assets will reach $2.1 trillion at year-end 

2016. 

"We think two factors will act as a brake in 2017," said S&P Global Ratings' 

Mohamed Damak, Global Head of Islamic Finance, "the impact of policy responses 

to the decline of oil prices in core markets and the lack of standardization 

in the industry."

Still, Islamic finance will have the impetus to continue progressing and 

maintain growth of around 5% in 2017, in our view. We expect the industry will 

be worth $3 trillion sometime in the next decade. 

For our full report, see "Islamic Finance In 2017: Modest Growth Amid 

Oil-Price Woes," published today.

In our opinion, modest growth will derive from subdued economic growth of 

Islamic finance's core markets in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) 

countries, partly compensated by continuous demand from an expanding customer 

base. A broader consensus around the need to standardize legal structures and 

Sharia interpretation could help the industry to progress, as could the 

industry's potential contribution to the United Nation's sustainable 

development financing goals. 

While we have seen a policy response to the new normal of oil prices 

materializing in some GCC countries, including the United Arab Emirates and 

Saudi Arabia, in the form of spending cuts, lifting of subsidies, and 

privatization of government assets, we think the oil price environment will 

weigh negatively on economic growth in the GCC for the next two years. 

"The consequence for Islamic banks will be a slowdown in growth, deterioration 

of asset quality, and reduction of profitability," said Mr. Damak. 

Malaysia, which also is a strong contributor to the Islamic finance sector, 

appears as an outlier in economic terms, since we expect its GDP growth to 

stabilize at around 4.7% on average for 2017-2018. Iran is also a potential 

outlier: The market is looking at this country as a potential new contributor 

to a renewed era of growth of the Islamic finance industry. 

The volume of sukuk issuance in the first half of 2016 was not that 

encouraging. The market is slowly accepting the evidence that the process of 

issuing sukuk can be painful and it has become more reticent in issuing such 

instruments. However, stakeholders, including some multilateral lending 

institutions (MLIs), are becoming more serious about standardization of 

structures and Sharia interpretation. MLIs are aiming to show the market how 

to achieve standardization through the implementation of standard structures, 

documentation, or steps that issuers should go through to make sukuk issuance 

easier and more efficient. For example, the Islamic Development Bank Group is 

working on a solution that could simplify the sukuk issuance process and 

respond to the lack or fragmentation of sovereign assets. 

We see this as an important opportunity for the development of the market and 

to put the industry back on a strong growth path.