Sarah Townsend

1 week ago | agbi.com | Sarah Townsend

Analysis Trade UK-GCC trade talks in third yearBilateral deals likely after bloc pactGCC agreement would be ‘baseline’Trade experts, including a former UK government senior advisor, are questioning why talks between the UK and GCC to secure a free trade agreement are taking so long.

2 weeks ago | agbi.com | Sarah Townsend

Real Estate Alamy via Reuters Connect KIA to sue Axa Investment ‘Right to light’ dispute Plans for 50 Fenchurch Street Kuwait Investment Authority, the world’s fifth-biggest sovereign wealth fund, is suing global investment company Axa Investment Managers in connection with a planned tower in London’s financial district that risks blocking light to a KIA building. St Martins Property, the investment authority’s property development unit, is suing Hygie, a special purpose vehicle controlled by...

4 weeks ago | agbi.com | Sarah Townsend

Lifestyle Sign of maturing music industrySet up by Ministry of EconomyUAE aims to become creative centreThe UAE government has set up an organisation to collect and distribute royalties on behalf of music copyright holders in what it says is a “new era” for the country’s music industry.

1 month ago | agbi.com | Sarah Townsend

Real Estate Middle East buyers 14% of totalEuropean interest fallingLondon among most expensive citiesProspective buyers from the Arabian Gulf and the wider Middle East are taking up a larger share of total international interest in UK real estate, the property broker Hamptons has found.

1 month ago | agbi.com | Sarah Townsend

Aviation Slight fall from ‘extraordinary’ 2024Total global demand up 3%Air-cargo demand growth slowsMiddle Eastern carriers have reported a yearly increase in passenger demand in February, albeit slightly down on the previous month because of factors including trade tensions, according to the International Air Transport Association (Iata).