Indian cities are Asian property bargain of 2017
A survey has ranked Bangalore and Mumbai (pictured) as the region’s top picks, vaulting both cities to lead a table of 22 Asian markets. Commercial property is key. The survey, compiled by the Urban Land Institute with input from PricewaterhouseCoopers, cited a boom in business process outsourcing and IT firms that are driving demand for new office space.
Win football tickets with Qatar Airways
If you want to watch FC Barcelona take on Al-Ahli SC, then upload your freestyle football moves on social media and tag #QatarAirwaysCup for a chance to win a pair of tickets to the Match of Champions in Doha on December 13. Your video must be 15 seconds long and be shared on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook or submitted via an online application on www.qatarairways.com/qrchallenge by November 29. The winners will be announced on December 1.
Car insurance Over two-thirds (69.7 per cent) of UAE drivers prefer to purchase the best car insurance coverage, rather than the cheapest, according to a survey released this week by the financial comparison website compareit4me.com. Just a quarter said that they actively searched for the cheapest coverage, while 6 per cent said they were indifferent to the type of coverage they received, so long as their car was covered.
Higher UK inflation forecast
Public expectations for inflation in Britain in one year’s time have risen at their sharpest rate in more than five years following the sharp fall in sterling since June’s Brexit vote, a quarterly survey published by Barclays showed on Monday. Barclays said expectations for inflation in one year’s time rose to 2.2 per cent in its latest survey conducted this month, up from 1.7 per cent in the previous survey three months earlier.
