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Fareed Rahman

Fareed Rahman

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Fareed is a senior business reporter at The National and worked in India, the UAE and the US. He has interviewed a number of top executives from energy, real estate and defence industry as well as visiting dignitaries and heads of states.

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AD Ports Group's fourth quarter revenue rose 28 per cent annually to Dh4.5 billion. Photo: AD Ports
AD Ports Q4 profit surges five-fold as acquisitions boost revenue

Group's full-year revenue climbed 48 per cent to record Dh17.2 billion

MarketsFebruary 14, 2025
Property prices will continue to rise this year, Deyaar chief executive Saeed Al Qatami says. Victor Besa / The National
ExclusiveDeyaar plans to launch $2bn worth of projects in 2025 amid strong demand

The Dubai developer expects continued increase in rents and property prices this year amid supply shortage

PropertyFebruary 14, 2025
Emaar's 2024 revenue jumped 33 per cent annually to reach Dh35.5 billion. Antonie Robertson/The National
Emaar Properties records highest sales ever in 2024 amid UAE boom

The company recorded property sales of Dh70 billion during the reporting period

PropertyFebruary 13, 2025
Aldar’s full-year sales reached Dh33.6 billion, up 20 per cent from the previous year. Victor Besa / The National
Aldar’s 2024 profit surges 43% amid thriving property market

Abu Dhabi’s biggest developer posts full-year profit of $1.49 billion amid a sharp rise in UAE property sales

PropertyFebruary 10, 2025
Dubai Investments Park Angola, a mixed use development near the capital Luanda. Photo: Dubai Investments
Africa's property boom is a lure for UAE developers

Emaar, Aldar, Dubai Investments and Modon are among companies investing in markets from Angola to Egypt, Morocco and Ethiopia

PropertyFebruary 09, 2025
The severance of USAID funding is expected to immediately affect critical support for vulnerable groups in Jordan, including people with disabilities and millions of refugees. AFP
USAID cuts hit Jordan’s economy with immeasurable ripple effect

The kingdom, which hosts millions of Syrian and Palestinian refugees, is the US agency's third-largest recipient of aid

EconomyFebruary 08, 2025
A four-bedroom villa is being sold for Dh98 million on Palm Jumeirah. Photo: Knight Frank
Dubai sets new record in $10m home sales in 2024

The emirate sold 435 homes worth total of $7 billion, says Knight Frank

BusinessFebruary 03, 2025
Ta'ziz chief executive Mashal Al Kindi with Hong Namkoong, president and chief executive of Samsung E&A. The new plant is expected to support the UAE's diversification strategy. Photo: Ta'ziz
Abu Dhabi’s Ta’ziz awards $1.7bn contract to build UAE’s first methanol plant

Unit will be powered by clean energy from the grid on completion in 2028

EnergyFebruary 03, 2025
Khalaf Al Habtoor, chairman of UAE-based conglomerate Al Habtoor Group, has investments in the hospitality and retail sectors in Lebanon. Photo: Antonie Robertson/The National
UAE businessman Khalaf Al Habtoor cancels all planned investments in Lebanon

Entrepreneur blamed instability for the sale of all his properties in the country

EconomyJanuary 28, 2025
Abu Dhabi recorded 28,249 property transactions last year, according to the latest data. Pawan Singh / The National
Abu Dhabi property deals reached $26bn in 2024 on strong demand

The number of transactions increased by about 24 per cent annually, data shows

PropertyJanuary 27, 2025
Dubai's property market continues to perform strongly amid government initiatives. Antonie Robertson/The National
New UAE policies are easing safe entry to the real estate market

Value of Dubai real estate deals increased by 20 per cent last year to $207 billion

PropertyJanuary 26, 2025
Khalaf Al Habtoor, chairman of Al Habtoor Group, says the project is expected to create thousands of jobs in Lebanon. Antonie Robertson / The National
UAE businessman Khalaf Al Habtoor plans mega-project investment in Lebanon

Initiative depends on ‘correct formation of a government’, says Al Habtoor Group chairman

PropertyJanuary 23, 2025
Dubai Investments' total assets by the end of the third quarter of last year stood at Dh22 billion. Antonie Robertson / The National
ExclusiveDubai Investments plans IPO for its subsidiaries, says CEO

There are at least four companies in the portfolio worth looking at for initial public offerings, says its chief executive Khalid bin Kalban

MarketsJanuary 23, 2025
A design for RAK Properties' new project Mirasol in the Mina master development in Ras Al Khaimah. RAK Properties
RAK Properties plans to launch 12 projects worth Dh5bn in 2025

Strong demand for homes continues in the emirate amid Wynn Resorts development, its chief executive says

PropertyJanuary 22, 2025
PNC Menon, founder of Sobha Realty, is bullish about the UAE's property market amid continued economic growth. Pawan Singh / The National
ExclusiveSobha Realty targets Dh30bn in sales this year

Developer expects sales in the Emirates to rise to Dh30 billion this year, founder says

PropertyJanuary 21, 2025
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