SUMMARY After a strong 2013, in which the economy registered one of the strongest growth rates in the EU, Romania’s economy is expected to continue to grow despite the economic challenges caused by external factors, allowing us to be optimistic regarding the following years.
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SUMMARY The Nordic economies, and especially Sweden and Norway, have shown strong development in recent years. The region has stood out from the rest of the developed world with its strong macroeconomic fundamentals. Nordic property will be able to continue to generate attractive returns for well-informed investors. The market is now broad based with high activity in relatively ...

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1. Shopping centers by provinces in Turkey, their catchment areas, sizes and major tenant; 2. Individual shopping centers losing their functions, their sizes and locations; 3. Shopping centers recovering that had lost their function in previous year; 4. Year-on-year changes and year 2016 expectations of organized shopping center turnovers; 5. Trends in ...

SUMMARY The Q2 2014 RICS Global Commercial Property Monitor results, when taken as a whole, highlight an improvement in overall commercial real estate sentiment. Nevertheless, conditions vary quite markedly across the globe. Consistent with the findings reported in each of the last four global monitors, the UAE and Japan remain at the forefront with respect to the upward momentum ...

SUMMARY: Wrocław is one of the most dynamically developing cities in Poland. Over the last decade it has become one of the largest and most important centers for BPO and R&D services. The good infrastructure, availability of skilled workers, proactive policy of local authorities and positive experiences of investors have propelled the dynamics of many sectors of the local market, ...

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The second quarter of 2014 saw a more positive climate build in the Slovak office market. Occupational activity levels reached a record high, albeit some large transactions arguably skewed the results. Nevertheless, as there are clear signs of more activity due to improving business confidence, this should translate into somewhat healthier– although still subdued– ...

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The Kiev hotel market has been somewhat of a roller-coaster since the first branded hotels opened earlier in the 2000’s – the Radisson and the Hyatt. Extremely high rates were aligned to disappointing occupancies. Ongoing political and economic struggles over the past few years alongside a boost in hotel supply has put strong pressure on rates, with occupancies still ...

OVERVIEW Although the retail sector is slowly improving, it is still a market which favors retailers. In the top performing schemes, vacancy rates are fairly low and as a consequence rental levels have held up well. On the other hand, schemes under construction are offering incentives in order to attract international retailers.
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