Emerging real estate market in Lebanon set to increase by up to 15% by 2013, it is claimed

It may not be the most obvious place to buy property, more associated with unrest and war, but the real estate market in Beirut is buoyant and set to grow by 15% in the next three years, according to industry professionals. 'Lebanon has gone against the current of the international financial crisis in the real estate sector,' Fuad Fleifel, director general of the economy ministry told the Beirut International Property Fair.

Tags: Real estate, Lebanon

Posted by on 09:41 49 Comments

Soaring property prices in Paris create real estate bubble fears

Property prices in Paris are soaring and a new law requiring all sellers in France to produce an energy report could result in a temporary lack of stock as the sector gets used to the change. 

Tags: property, Paris, real estate, bubble

Posted by on 09:38 23 Comments

China bank to launch fund of funds

China Development Bank, the state-owned lender that owns part of the UK's Barclays Bank, is set to launch the country's first private equity fund of funds in a sign of how rapidly the Chinese private equity industry is maturing.

Posted by Jamil Anderlini in Beijing on 15:17 3 Comments