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New Murabba Highlights its Vision at Qatar Real Estate Forum and Cityscape Qatar 2025

New Murabba takes part in the third Qatar Real Estate Forum and the accompanying Cityscape Qatar 2025 exhibition. (SPA)
New Murabba takes part in the third Qatar Real Estate Forum and the accompanying Cityscape Qatar 2025 exhibition. (SPA)
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New Murabba Highlights its Vision at Qatar Real Estate Forum and Cityscape Qatar 2025

New Murabba takes part in the third Qatar Real Estate Forum and the accompanying Cityscape Qatar 2025 exhibition. (SPA)
New Murabba takes part in the third Qatar Real Estate Forum and the accompanying Cityscape Qatar 2025 exhibition. (SPA)

New Murabba, a Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) company, participated in the third Qatar Real Estate Forum and the accompanying Cityscape Qatar 2025 exhibition, the country’s premier real estate event, showcasing the plans for the future downtown of Riyadh in alignment with the ambitions of Saudi Vision 2030, reported the Saudi Press Agency on Wednesday.

This event brings together the most prominent contributors to the real estate industry in the region, and New Murabba’s participation included a stand to welcome visitors interested in learning more about the visionary destination.

Among the senior officials who visited the stand was Saudi Minister of Municipalities and Housing Majed Al-Hogail and Qatari Minister of Municipality Abdullah bin Hamad bin Abdullah Al Attiyah, along with several leaders, experts, and investors. All attendees were briefed on the latest updates, progress, and milestones for the development.

During the Cityscape event, Executive Director of Sales at New Murabba Robert Pearce participated in a panel discussion titled “Urban Transformation Across the Middle East: Regional Real Estate Trends Reshaping the Future.” He highlighted how the region’s large-scale projects and forward-thinking developments are setting new benchmarks for sustainable urban transformation and real estate growth across the Middle East.

Pearce also delivered a solo presentation at the forum entitled: “Unlocking Opportunity: Global Capital and the Rise of Saudi Arabia’s Residential Market.” He outlined New Murabba’s vision for building a human-centric urban destination based on innovation, sustainability, and heritage.

Pearce also covered insights related to New Murabba’s smart city development, sustainable growth, urban innovation, as well as investment opportunities.

The event recorded a high number of visitors, making it one of the most prominent real estate events in the region - providing a networking platform for developers and real estate investors to explore new opportunities, and discussing the future of real estate in the region and around the world.

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Qatar Airways Names Hamad Al-Khater Group CEO

A Qatar Airways Airbus A350-900 aircraft takes off in Colomiers near Toulouse, France, October 19, 2017. (Reuters)
A Qatar Airways Airbus A350-900 aircraft takes off in Colomiers near Toulouse, France, October 19, 2017. (Reuters)
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Qatar Airways Names Hamad Al-Khater Group CEO

A Qatar Airways Airbus A350-900 aircraft takes off in Colomiers near Toulouse, France, October 19, 2017. (Reuters)
A Qatar Airways Airbus A350-900 aircraft takes off in Colomiers near Toulouse, France, October 19, 2017. (Reuters)

State-owned Qatar Airways has named Hamad al-Khater as the group's chief executive officer, effective December 7, replacing Badr Mohammed Al-Meer, it said on Sunday.

Al-Meer was appointed as the carrier's CEO in October 2023. He replaced Akbar Al Baker, one of the airline industry's most outspoken leaders, who retired after almost three decades of running the airline.

Khater served as the chief operating officer at Hamad International Airport and held other positions at Qatar's state-oil company QatarEnergy.

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ECB's Rehn Sees Downside Risks to Inflation, Urges Action on Ukraine Funding

FILE PHOTO: Olli Rehn in Helsinki, Finland, January 28, 2024. Lehtikuva/Heikki Saukkomaa via REUTERS
FILE PHOTO: Olli Rehn in Helsinki, Finland, January 28, 2024. Lehtikuva/Heikki Saukkomaa via REUTERS
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ECB's Rehn Sees Downside Risks to Inflation, Urges Action on Ukraine Funding

FILE PHOTO: Olli Rehn in Helsinki, Finland, January 28, 2024. Lehtikuva/Heikki Saukkomaa via REUTERS
FILE PHOTO: Olli Rehn in Helsinki, Finland, January 28, 2024. Lehtikuva/Heikki Saukkomaa via REUTERS

Inflation in the euro zone faces downside risks in the medium term, even as price growth has returned to the ECB's 2% target, European Central Bank policymaker Olli Rehn said, according to a report in a magazine on Saturday.

The sharp drop from the October 2022 peak of 10.6% to around 2% currently was achieved without triggering mass unemployment or a severe slowdown, he told Italian financial magazine Milano Finanza.

"The good news is that inflation has stabilized around the ECB's symmetric 2% target, supporting real incomes in Europe," Reuters quoted him as saying. "Our latest forecast suggests inflation will remain slightly below 2% over the horizon."

Rehn also urged EU leaders to resolve a stalled plan for a Ukraine "repair loan" funded by Russia's frozen assets, calling it "essential, even existential."

He dismissed speculation about ECB involvement, saying such a move would breach the EU Treaty's ban on monetary financing.

Instead, he backed a European Commission proposal under Article 122, often called the 'EU's emergency clause,' that gives the EU Council the power to adopt measures proposed by the European Commission in exceptional circumstances, bypassing the ordinary legislative process and the European Parliament.

"Every European should support using frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine," he said.

The Finnish policymaker, who has served in senior EU roles for decades, confirmed he would be a strong candidate for ECB vice president when the post opens next year.

"I have received encouragement from various parts of Europe," Rehn added.

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World Bank to Partner with Global Vaccine Group Gavi on $2 Billion in Funding

The Vaccine Alliance (GAVI) logo and US flag are seen in this illustration taken April 23, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
The Vaccine Alliance (GAVI) logo and US flag are seen in this illustration taken April 23, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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World Bank to Partner with Global Vaccine Group Gavi on $2 Billion in Funding

The Vaccine Alliance (GAVI) logo and US flag are seen in this illustration taken April 23, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
The Vaccine Alliance (GAVI) logo and US flag are seen in this illustration taken April 23, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

The World Bank Group said on Saturday it is working with global vaccine alliance Gavi to strengthen financing for immunization and primary healthcare systems, planning to mobilize at least $2 billion over the next five years in joint financing.

The two organizations will also work together to advance vaccine manufacturing in Africa as part of a World Bank goal to help countries reach 1.5 billion people with quality, affordable health services by 2030, Reuters quoted the World Bank as saying.

Gavi is a public-private partnership that helps vaccinate more than half the world’s poorest children against diseases.

"Our expanded collaboration with the World Bank Group reflects a long-standing joint effort to support countries as they build robust and resilient health systems," said Sania Nishtar, Gavi's chief executive.

US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in June the United States would no longer contribute funding to Gavi, alleging that the group ignores safety and calling on it to "justify the $8 billion that America has provided in funding since 2001."

The Trump administration had also indicated in March it planned to cut annual funding of around $300 million for Gavi as part of a wider pullback from international aid.

In June, Gavi had more than $9 billion, less than a target of $11.9 billion, for its work over the next five years helping to immunize children.

Other donors, including Germany, Norway and the Gates Foundation, have pledged money this year for Gavi's future work.