Momentum = Mass X Velocity

January 2018

As I write this, our Prime Minister is already in the UAE, making his second trip in less than three years, to accelerate the infrastructure thrust t...

Tags: UAE, Infrastructure, NRI-Emirati Investors Group, NIIF, ADIA, NMSE, JICA, Arun Jaitley, Smart Cities Mission, Namami Gange programme, GST

Ritchie Bros. launches IronPlanet in UAE

November 2017

Heavy equipment auction expert Ritchie Bros. is about to raise its stake in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with the introduction of its new online-on...

Tags: Ritchie Bros., IronPlanet, Equipment auction, UAE, Construction equipment

UAE’s NR-Emirati Investors raise $1 bn for Indian infra projects

October 2017

UAE-based NRI-Emirati Investors Group will soon be raising $1 billion for financing infrastructural projects in India, according to reports. This fun...

Tags: UAE-based NRI-Emirati Investors Group, BLF, NRI-Emirati Investors Group, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority

UAE investors plan to set up a $75 billion infrastructure fund for India

October 2017

UAE investors are reportedly trying to set up $75 billion infrastructure fund for India in order to invest in brownfield projects. The ambassadors ar...

Tags: UAE investors, Infrastructure fund, Investments, Oil trade

NIIF to bag deal with Abu Dhabi Investment Authority for investment of $5-10 billion

September 2017

The National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) will soon be closing its very first major deal with Abu Dhabi Investment Authority who will be...

Tags: National Investment and Infrastructure Fund, NIIF, MoU, UAE, Canada Ontario Teachers Pension Plan, PSP Investments, Arun Jaitley, Investment, Urban infrastructure, Power, Roads

India to modernise rail network in next five years

April 2017

India will invest $140 bn to modernise its rail network over the next five years in collaboration with UAE-based sovereign wealth funds. Much of this...

Tags: UAE-based sovereign wealth funds, Introduction, UAE, Safety measures, Indian Railways

NIIF | UAE set to finalise $75 bn deal

February 2017

UAE has signed an MoU with India to explore opportunities for mobilisation of long-term investment of $75 bn through National Investment and Infrastr...

Tags: UAE, MoU, National Investment and Infrastructure Fund, Railways, Ports, Roads, Airports, Industrial corridors

Ajman Free Zone boosts trade and economic co-operation between India and UAE

September 2016

Ajman Free Zone, UAE, comes to India, offers business opportunities in the Middle East to boost trade and economic cooperation between India and the ...

Tags: Ajman Free Zone, UAE, Economic cooperation, Rishi Somaiya, SME, Nader Desouky, Mahmood Al Hashemi