Investment funds eye opportunities in Asia-Pacific, with China and Australia particularly popular
MIPIM 2011
Each March, the MIPIM property forum in Cannes kicks off the spring season of international investment events and serves as a barometer of not just the global real estate sector but the general economic climate as well.
Video: Editor’s View
Keynote panel on economics: real estate as an asset class – setting out the road map of future prospects
MIPIM brings together a leading European economist and a top-ranked property investor to set out the road map of the asset class’s future prospects. With the recovery now well underway, how is property placed to meet investors’ needs and expectations?
Facilitator
Courtney Fingar, Editor, fDiMagazine, fDiIntelligence
Speakers
Holger Schmieding, Chief Economist, Berenberg Bank (UK)
Pierre Vaquier, Chief Executive Officer, AXA Real Estate (France)
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For those in the inward investment business, MIPIM is a crucial event on the yearly calendar. fDiIntelligence will be at the event in force, speaking with corporate end-users, investment intermediaries and economic developers, checking out the latest development projects, and reporting on the market discussions taking place. Courtney Fingar chats with Damien Bourles about what attendees can look forward to finding out at the briefing.
MIPIM coverage
Russia pushes tourism plan for northern Caucasus
Russia hopes to reinvent the troubled Caucasus region after 2014 Winter Olympics in nearby Sochi
European mayors tout their cities' real estate offerings
The mayors of six major European cities tell Spencer Andersonand Courtney Fingarabout the signature development plans and projects they hoped to promote at the Mipim 2011 global real estate gathering.
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Global real estate investment comes back onstream
Domestic and crossborder transaction growth looks to continue in 2011, while price sensitivity will also push more investors up the risk curve, deeper into both emerging markets and into secondary locations in more mature markets. Paul Guest offers his analysis
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Has the commercial property sector turned a corner?
A host of forecasts and analyses by real estate firms indicates that the commercial property market is recovering. It is still early days, but the figures are stacking up
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/ Hotels & Tourism
Vietnam and Istanbul top hotel project ranking
fDi's ranking of the most attractive locations for hotel projects has thrown up two surprise winners: Vietnam is the leading country and Istanbul tops the city list
Mipim interview: Vladimir Lybanev, head of Tuapse district, Russia
The head of administration for Russia's Tuapse district tells Courtney Fingarabout how the Black Sea coastal region can draw in tourists to boost its economy, particularly during the 2014 Winter Olympics in nearby Sochi