WHAT'S SO DISTINCTIVE ABOUT DUBAI?
JLL consulting put Dubai in the top three most globalised
cities in the world last week.
JLL's 'Modern World of Cities: Global City Index' study is of
particular interest to large global commercial real estate investors. The
degree of globalization of the city today is the benchmark that determines its
future growth. And this benchmark is set to be very high for Dubai.
Dubai has occupied such a unique niche in the worldwide Real Estate
Companies in Dubai, the JLL report said, that it has managed to combine
both characteristics of the existing and evolving urban formation. According
to JLL, investments in urban infrastructure should account for no less than
4-6% of the city's GDP, and the UAE government is currently investing
approximately USD 60 billion in the construction of roads and bridges alone,
including both current and planned projects, most of which are carried out in
Dubai, such as the ambitious Dubai Channel. At least USD 8 billion is about to
be raised and spent on the construction of infrastructure for Expo 2020 in
Dubai, including 15 kilometers of light rail and road network modernization.
In the near future, according to analysts, Dubai will be able
to compete effectively with the so-called "super-cities of the big
six" in the amount of annual investment in real estate and industry. These
six cities now include London, New York, Paris, Tokyo and others, collectively
drawing 22% of the total global flow of investment in real estate.
Global investors have already begun to pay special attention
to the property market in Dubai. Last week, a new Indian developer, came to the
Dubai Investment Real Estate, choosing Dubai's mega-development
MBR City for its new 134 luxury unit’s project.
A new impetus was also given last week to another
mega-development in Dubai, the Dubai World Trade Centre: 84 million square meters
of commercial property for rental and 6,400 square meters of retail property
will be built here during the second phase of the project.
Together with Dubai South, these mega projects will have a
special status for the city that is so appealing to foreign investors, visitors
and property buyers.
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