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Business News | Rural, Urban Housing and Infrastructure to Drive Cement Demand Growth at 7-8% CAGR
Latestly
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August 23, 2025
New Delhi [India], August 23 (ANI): Rural and urban housing, infrastructure, and commercial projects are driving cement demand, expected to grow at a 7-8 per cent CAGR, or 1.0-1.2 times real GDP growth, over the medium term. Capacity additions in...
World of Warcraft design lead says the upcoming housing feature is a "challenge" for performance and accessibility because it's not "anything like existing zones and the kinds of content that we've had before"
GamesRadar+
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August 23, 2025
You might've heard World of Warcraft is finally getting its own housing system with the upcoming Midnight expansion, and it's been a "challenge" for Blizzard to balance accessibility with depth as well as tackle performance concerns implementing...
BM Property: ‘Bengaluru among world’s top 5 cities for premium home price growth’
Bangalore Mirror
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Bengaluru has emerged as one of the hottest global markets for luxury real estate, securing the 4th spot worldwide in annual price appreciation of prime residential properties, according to international property consultancy Knight Frank. In its...
QNB Tunisia partners with Century 21 to offer exclusive real estate financing experience
African Manager
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August 22, 2025
QNB Tunisia has entered into a strategic partnership with Century 21, the world’s leading real estate network, aiming to provide exclusive financing solutions for clients wishing to purchase property. This collaboration combines personalized...
Bengaluru development body invites global tenders to prepare revised master plan-2041
ETRealty.com
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August 23, 2025
BENGALURU: Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) has taken a major step by floating a global tender for the preparation of Revised Master Plan (RMP-2041), which would chart a new and comprehensive vision for the city's future. The move comes after...
BINDA: Global Affairs Canada is incinerating taxpayer cash
Toronto Sun
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August 22, 2025
Breadcrumb Trail Links Columnists A stock file image of the Lester B. Pearson Building, headquarters of Global Affairs Canada in Ottawa. Photo by file photo /Postmedia Network Global Affairs Canada has a spending problem. Advertisement 2 This...
Nick Polidoros: From Expozay to exporting to the world
Neos Kosmos
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August 22, 2025
In another life, Nick Polidoros will be selling out Wembley Stadium tomorrow with his band Expozay. But now as he sees his products through the windows of hotels worldwide, he wouldn’t change a thing. Nick is the founder of IHS Global Alliance,...
Global scholars won’t consider Cleveland as possible convention host over Ohio LGBTQ, immigration laws
Cleveland.com - Ohio
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August 22, 2025
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A leading international academic association will not consider the city of Cleveland for future conventions, citing recently enacted and pending Ohio legislation affecting LGBTQ rights and immigration enforcement. In a letter to...
IAS Gave Me A Chance To Travel Across The World, Stimulated Intellectually, And Am Happy I Did Not Become The Lawyer I Wanted To!
News24
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August 23, 2025
By DV PRASAD IAS (Retd) As a retired IAS officer with over 36 years of service, I often felt that my career was consumed by daily firefighting, protocol duties, and handling existential issues, amidst routine administrative tasks. While these...
DOGE’s Lease Cancellations Are Already Hitting the Commercial Real Estate Market
Yale Insights
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August 22, 2025
This past spring, as Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) unleashed the largest wave of federal lease terminations in U.S. history, Yale SOM’s Cameron LaPoint was instructing his business school students in the world of...
ET WLF: India on road to $5 trillion goal through world-class infrastructure, says Nitin Gadkari
The Economic Times
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August 22, 2025
New Delhi: India is developing world-class infrastructure that will help achieve the country's dream of becoming a $5 trillion economy and the third largest in the world, road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari said. Addressing the...
Pittsburgh, Cleveland top global metro affordability list
Housing Wire
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August 22, 2025
St. Louis, Rochester, N.Y., and Oklahoma City rounded out the top five U.S. metros. Still, all metros worldwide fell above the 3.0 threshold of what’s considered truly “affordable.” Two local real estate leaders — Dale Swanton, a Realtor at...
Friedman Real Estate closes 382,019-square-foot office lease extension in Cleveland
REJournals
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August 22, 2025
Photo courtesy of Friedman Real Estate. Friedman Real Estate’s Jared Friedman and David Gimple completed a 10-year lease extension for 382,019 square feet of office space at North Point Office Tower in Cleveland, Ohio. The transaction includes...
Notice 2025-45: Treasury, IRS Propose Easing Tax on Redomiciling Foreign Companies with US Real Property Interests
National Law Review
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August 22, 2025
On Aug. 19, 2025, the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service issued Notice 2025-45, announcing their intent to propose regulations under sections 897(d) and 897(e) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC). These regulations would...
Dining Experience Returns to Disney World After Shocking 48-Hour Ban
Inside the Magic
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August 22, 2025
Disney World has reversed the removal of Disney Dining reservations, which has millions of people wondering what’s up with the House of Mouse in Orlando. Credit: Inside The Magic Disney World Brings Back a Dining Experience That Will Have You...
Mosquitoes Make a Comeback in Disney World Following Rivers of America Drainage
Inside the Magic
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August 22, 2025
Drainage of Rivers of America Impact Disney World recently completed the draining of the iconic Rivers of America, a process that took nearly two months and marked a significant change in the landscape of the Magic Kingdom. This drainage aims to...
From Rocklin to the World: Volunteers to Pack 400,000 Meals for Starving Children
Rocklin & Roseville Today - California
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August 22, 2025
Rocklin, Calif. – Thousands of volunteers are expected to pack 400,000 meals for malnourished children around the world this October as part of the 15th annual Placer Feed My Starving Children MobilePack. The MobilePack’s biggest supporter, the...
Kuwait's Economy Bounces Back in Q1 – Will Foreign Investment Be Key to Sustained Growth?
Arab Times
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August 22, 2025
Kuwait’s economy experienced some substantial growth in the first quarter of 2025, with a 1% year-on-year increase in real GDP. According to the National Bank of Kuwait, this marks a return to positive territory after seven consecutive quarters of...
‘Buy a whole building’: Why the world’s wealthy are trading London and New York for Dubai’s tax-free luxury
Malay Mail
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August 23, 2025
DUBAI, Aug 23 — Rich people are flocking to Dubai in record numbers, drawn to the desert city by its zero-income tax policy and easy luxury lifestyle that has become harder to maintain elsewhere. The United Arab Emirates and particularly Dubai...
China's economy lags in July under pressure from tariffs and a weak property market
Los Angeles Times
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August 23, 2025
BANGKOK — China’s economy showed signs of slowing in July as factory output and retail sales slowed and housing prices dropped further, according to data released Friday. Uncertainty over tariffs on exports to the United States is still looming...