With the publication of the latest Association of International Property Professionals (AIPP) statistics, it seems that the US is still an attractive destination for property investment.

The saying goes: "The dust of Africa never leaves the soles of your feet" which must explain the continued growth in tourism on the continent and especially the nation of Botswana.

The Office Agency Department at Colliers International was an exclusive adviser to Sanofi-Aventis in lease negotiations for new office space at North Gate in Warsaw.

Abraaj Capital, the largest private equity company in the Middle East and North Africa, appointed Farrukh Abbas to head up its operations in Pakistan where South Asia's second-largest economy is expected to grow at six percent or more for the next five years.

Where in the world can you find an adoringly restored natural stone built house, with Laura Ashley interiors, surrounded by fruit orchards and olive groves? France? Spain? Croatia? The answer is Turkey in the local ecological village of Kirazli.

The Dubai Mall, one of the world's largest shopping and entertainment destinations, has unveiled the retail world's most sophisticated multimedia systems ever installed in a shopping mall.

National Bonds, the Sharia-compliant national savings scheme of the UAE, concluded its summer family rewards campaign recently with a grand prize-giving ceremony held in Ski Dubai, where 30 winners were awarded AED 50,000 each, towards future financial needs such as education, marriage and home finance down payments.

The Nicaragua of the 21st century is all the things that most people probably thought it wasn't - safe, affordable, peaceful, culturally diverse, environmentally stunning and teetering on the edge of a property boom fuelled by foreign interest.

Jo Sinnott, the lively and personable presenter of Real Estate TV's hugely successful 'Next Big Thing' series as well as a regular presenter on Sky Travel, took some time out from her hectic schedule to speak to Rhiannon Davies about her new series, the places she believes people will be investing in property in the future and where she would ideally like to own a home abroad.

Emaar Misr for Development S.A.E, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Emaar Properties PJSC, continues to energise one of the best beach destinations on the North Coast with its Marassi resort project in Sidi Abdel Rahman Bay.