Morning round-up: New minimum standards for labour camps

The federal government

after reports earlier this year of low quality conditions in some accommodations, The National reports . The regulations require each camp have a full medical clinic, grant religious and national holidays and have no more than 10 people in a room. Jessica Hume

to get their thoughts. Xpress gives some

, known UAE Cabinet Decision No. 13 of 2009.

with

Mohammed Binghalib

, director of

Sokook Investment Group

, who is having trouble convincing buyers to pay the next instalment of their payment plans for the

Ivory Tower

. "People just don't want to pay," he says. "There are some people who are genuine buyers and pay without any problems, but there are others without any proper finances. Maybe they were earning Dh10,000 (US$2,723) a month and bought six apartments. They're now fighting us."

Amlak Finance

has negotiated with developers to pay them on new payment plans that are linked to construction milestones, Parag Deulgaonkar reports in Emirates Business 24/7. The move reduces the company's liability by letting it pay for what it gets, so to speak.

The planned 1.4km

Nakheel

tower is

, Jamie Stewart at Arabian Business reports. The company said the delay is part of its changing business plans.

in Abu Dhabi by Emirates Business 24/7, which shows strong demand for small apartments and homes and predicts stable rents throughout the rest of the year because of the psychological impact of the global financial crisis.