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Hot topics in the news International property investors are increasingly finding bargains in quiet backwaters. Yet these bargains are in accessible countries like Italy, Mexico and Uruguay, rather than in emerging markets with poor infrastructure.
Read full article: [Rural bargains attracting canny investors who seek the quieter life]Two former Portuguese colonies are becoming sought after by international property investors. Both Cape Verde and Uruguay are seeing major investment.
Read full article: [Former Portuguese colonies poised for property boom]Villas and spa clubs are not just attracting celebrities and the rich to Uruguay, but property investors seeking out low risk investment in increasingly popular parts of the world.
Read full article: [Latin beach chic in Uruguay tempts those seeking upmarket investments]
London is emerging as the key centre for Islamic finance outside of the Middle East as financial institutions clamber to become part of a growing market. Currently it is estimated that Islamic banking manages funds of $200 billion. It is predicted to increase by up to 15% a year and be worth a trillion dollars by 2010.
North Africa's smallest nation, Tunisia, may be mightily overshadowed by near neighbours Morocco and Egypt in the current property press.
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