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Dubai’s real estate sector will strengthen further

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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

In contrast to many developed and emerging markets, real estate prices, particularly at the luxury end of the market, have risen strongly in 2023. Nevertheless, residential…

Russia's construction boom is likely to moderate

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RUSSIA

The completion of residential housing units reached a post-Soviet record of 110 million square metres. This strong expansion in construction activity was demand-led, stimulated by…

US cities need to boost the stock of entry-level homes

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UNITED STATES

Homelessness has become a major political issue in recent years, as has related concern about a shortage of small, affordable homes. State and municipal efforts to tackle…

Policy support will focus on China's property market

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CHINA

Exports and imports fell further into contraction, declining by 14.5% and 12.4% respectively in dollar terms. The consumer price index fell into negative territory, declining by…

Luxembourg looks set to shift to the centre-right

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LUXEMBOURG

Bettel’s centre-left coalition failed to win enough support for another term due to a collapse in backing for the Green party.

Policy tightening could deepen inequalities in Turkey

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TURKEY

Inequalities have increased in recent years and the post-election tightening of fiscal and monetary policy threatens to exacerbate the problem. Children, Kurds, earthquake…

Long commercial property downturn has lasting impacts

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INTERNATIONAL

Lower demand for office space, the unprecedentedly sharp increase in rates, and pressure for buildings to upgrade to meet environmental regulations and compete with home working…

Policy easing will aid China’s property sector

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CHINA

After the government issued regulations to curb property developer borrowing in 2020, developers suffered a liquidity crisis and struggled to deliver pre-sold homes. Consumers…

Taiwan’s president-elect faces a divided parliament

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TAIWAN

Voters elect representatives from their geographic constituencies (73 seats) and vote separately for a political party, which then fields 34 legislators-at-large not tied to a…

Canada needs more corporate green investment

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CANADA

Canada’s gross fixed capital formation (GFCF), meaning investment in tangible fixed assets, shows higher growth in investment by government and households since 2000 than by the…