Japanese contractors owed billions by Dubai firms
Japanese builders are owed billions of dollars on projects that include the Dubai Metro and Palm Island, according to a top diplomat and leading contractors from the country,
Japanese builders have played a pivotal role in Dubai’s construction boom, spearheading work on the Dh28 billion (US$7.6bn) Metro and helping to build Nakheel’s palm-shaped islands off the emirate’s coast.
Property prices on the upswing
In CB Richard Ellis' report last week, the firm said that those developments within a 300 metre radius of Dubai Metro stations will enjoy a positive impact on both prices and occupancy in the long-term.
Dubai metro
Dubai metro. Recorded on November 6, 2009 using a Flip Video camcorder.
Building the Al-Sufouh Tram in Dubai
Video shows construction of part of the Al-Sufouh tram that will form the station intersecting with the Dubai Metro station for Jumeirah Lakes Towers.
Dubai metro
Dubai metro video. 5. November 2009
Cheaper and feaster: Student opt for metro to get to class
The Metro and the bus are always on time, I don't have to worry about petrol or Parking, says a student
Al Tayer reviews investment in RTA projects with the French Minister for Foreign Trade
Her Excellency Mrs. Anne-Marie IDRAC, French Minister for Foreign Trade paid a visit to Dubai Metro where she was received upon arrival at Nakheel Harbour and Tower Station by H.E. Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of Roads & Transport Authority (RTA), and several RTA chief executives.
59% Dubai residents still to ride metro – poll
Fifty-nine percent of Dubai residents polled in a YouGov lifestyle survey said they had yet to travel on the city's metro system.
Dubai Metro Gold Class.
Dubai Metro Video. Gold Class - Metro is from Japan.
59 Per Cent Have Not Yet Ridden Metro: Survey
Six out of ten residents of Dubai have not yet ridden the metro and only a fraction ride it regularly every day, a new survey has found.
