Big news from India as a dramtic announcement made on Trumps victory day sends clear message to terrorists, and corrupt orgnaistaions. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is removing the 500 and 1,000 rupee notes, worth about $8 and $15, to fight corruption and terrorism-related “black money”, making India not unlike in China, where the largest denomination bill is just 100 yuan ($15). This...

Structural Construction Component Turns into Astounding Interior PR Newswire ESPOO, Finland, October 27, 2016 ESPOO, Finland, October 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Office building penthouse got an unexpected outfit of Metsä Wood's Kerto® LVL   Designing and constructing the One Main wooden interior in Boston, USA is a showcase for an untypical use of Kerto® LVL (laminated veneer lumber). The entity of...

BGC Partners Reports Third Quarter 2016 Financial Results PR Newswire NEW YORK, Oct. 27, 2016 BGC Declares Quarterly Dividend Conference Call to Discuss Results Scheduled for 10:00 AM ET Today NEW YORK, Oct. 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: BGCP) ("BGC Partners," "BGC," or "the Company"), a leading global brokerage company servicing the financial and real estate...

PR Newswire LONDON, October 27, 2016 LONDON, October 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Introduces new products, service initiatives - including connected Gen2® life elevator  With the dramatic change to London's skyline currently underway, the city and the rest of the UK will be set with modern high-rise buildings. Otis, whose founder invented the modern elevator, is introducing new elevator...

PR Newswire TAIPEI, Taiwan, Oct. 27, 2016 Leading design thinkers share ideas about human-centered, socially inclusive, and sustainable design for future cities at World Design Capital Taipei 2016 TAIPEI, Taiwan, Oct. 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The World Design Capital (WDC) Taipei 2016 International Design Policy Conference brought together leaders in design thinking from around...

Owners of property in China that let via the direct owner rental service Airbnb have been served a warning that gives them an option to leave the service via a change in terms and conditions. The new terms states they can leave this service if they were not happy with some significant changes in the companies ownership  The new terms states issued by AirBnB stated “we’re making some...

While speculation grows about the future of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, French property business is booming for French real estate being sold to overseas buyers. The French real estate agency Leggett Immobilier report record sales, despite Brexit fears, with much of the demand being stimulated by the lowest mortgage rates ever seen in France. Fixed rate French mortgages are now available from as...

Previously, London was a favourite city for rich and powerful foreign investors to buy luxury property. And why wouldn't it be? London is one of the oldest and most influential cities in the world, and has close connections to the European continent, Asia and North America. In fact, for the past two years, London has triumphed over New York to be the top spot on the ‘Most Important Cities to...

Classified websites that list properties to rent are now hot danger areas for tenants seeking property in the UK. That's the conclusion being made in the UK media after TheHouseShop.com reveal the industries "Dirty Little Secret" which some of the most popular online sites have been hiding. The website also reveal an advanced fee scam that has been using the brand name Rightmove to help...

Sri Lanka property prices are consistently going up, while its government encourage inward foreign investment is this combination a mix for the next big global property hotspot? Reports from Economynext.com  show that Sri Lanka's central bank is keeping a watch on rising land prices in Colombo, Deputy Governor Nandalal Weerasinghe said, although there were no plans to place...