With $689 billion of building projects in the planning and design stage within the GCC alone, the upcoming Cityscape Global to be held in Dubai on Sept. 27-29, will offer investors and end users an opportunity to connect with developers on a global scale. Celebrating its 10th year in Dubai, the event provides a platform for the international real estate industry to meet, discuss and do business. Organized by Informa Exhibitions, this year's event will encompass the real estate exhibition, showcasing the latest developments and investments from across the world, as well as the Global Real Estate Seminars, Retail City Conference, World Architecture Congress and Future Cities, all taking place at Dubai World Trade Centre. Hosting a number of international exhibitors, as well as those based locally and regionally, the region's premier event for the international real estate industry, will once again feature the region's leading real estate developers, such as Emaar Properties, Nakheel, Dubai Properties Group, Union Properties, DAMAC Properties and Meraas Development. Overseas participation will be represented by real estate companies including the Agricultural Property Agency (Poland), Crown Acquisitions (UK), Novacasa Valencia (Spain), IP Global (Hong Kong) and Fragrant Property (Thailand); architects including RTKL (UK), Tabanlioglu Architects (Turkey) and yoo (UK); along with government representation from the Ivanovo Region of the Russian Federation. Commenting on the significance of Cityscape's global standing, Nicholas Maclean, managing director of CB Richard Ellis Middle East, said “CBRE research indicates that there is an increasing level of international business interest in the MENA region.”
