http://www.obeliskinternational.com/ Investment Property News and Overseas Investment News provided by investment research team at Obelisk. en-us Obelisk 2008 http://www.obeliskinternational.com/news/award-winning_property_investment_ticks_all_the_boxes-530.html?source=WEB Overseas property investment specialist, Obelisk, has a passion for excellence and the company’s determination to offer superior standards and high professionalism at all stages of property investment has reaped its rewards. http://www.obeliskinternational.com/news/uruguay_heads_for_the_limelight-529.html?source=WEB Uruguay could be forgiven for having something of an inferiority complex. A tiny country, squeezed in between two South American giants, Brazil and Argentina, it has a tendency to get overlooked. Not any more. http://www.obeliskinternational.com/news/emerging_markets_the_other_side_of_the_coin-528.html?source=WEB The one question on every investor’s lips is, “where next?” http://www.obeliskinternational.com/news/euro_boost_for_slovakia-527.html?source=WEB Slovakia is coming up trumps in terms of property investment and the country’s potential for a full set of aces grows more likely every day as its economy improves in leaps and bounds under the watchful eye of Prime Minister, Robert Fico. http://www.obeliskinternational.com/news/romania_impress_the_best-526.html?source=WEB Romania is making its mark with all the right people and institutions. Standard & Poor, the financial evaluation agency, have recently upgraded Romania’s banking industry risk assessment profile. http://www.obeliskinternational.com/news/albania_poised_for_property_boom-525.html?source=WEB Albania is a relatively young hopeful among Europe’s emerging property markets. The country, which only broke free from communist rule in 1992, has been working hard to make itself an attractive destination for overseas property investors. http://www.obeliskinternational.com/news/panamas_tax_breaks_and_booming_economy-524.html?source=WEB Those thinking of investing in the Republic of Panama had two pieces of encouraging news recently. http://www.obeliskinternational.com/news/spain_cleans_up_its_act-523.html?source=WEB The Spanish property sector has recently come under increasing pressure to make its real estate sector more transparent, and according to international property consultants, Jones Lang LaSalle, that is exactly what it has done. http://www.obeliskinternational.com/news/brazils_new_millionaires-522.html?source=WEB According to the latest wealth report by Merrill Lynch and Capgemini, the number of Brazilians worth more than US$1 million leapt up by more than 19% in 2007 to 143,000. http://www.obeliskinternational.com/news/invest_with_the_best_in_cluj-napoca_romania-521.html?source=WEB Obelisk is pleased to announce the launch of the Fontana Residence, located in one of the world’s most dynamic investment destinations. http://www.obeliskinternational.com/news/the_times_ripe_for_tunisia_property_investment-502.html?source=WEB The June 2008 International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission to Tunisia has revealed extremely promising figures. http://www.obeliskinternational.com/news/boost_for_foreign_investors_in_romania-501.html?source=WEB As the government set the stage to further open up foreign investment in Romania, so the prestigious Forbes magazine released their list of best countries for business. http://www.obeliskinternational.com/news/record_gdp_growth_for_bulgaria-498.html?source=WEB Bulgaria’s GDP growth reached record levels of 7% during the first 6 months of 2008, according to a report by Macro Watch, a group formed by the Open Society Institute (OSI) in Sofia. http://www.obeliskinternational.com/news/the_only_way_is_up_for_uruguay_property_investment-497.html?source=WEB Often overshadowed by its larger and louder neighbours, Brazil and Argentina, Uruguay has so far largely escaped the world’s attention when it comes to property investment. http://www.obeliskinternational.com/news/brazils_big_buy-496.html?source=WEB While European media dishes up daily doses of recession and global credit crunch, on the other side of the world things could hardly be more different. http://www.obeliskinternational.com/news/further_bonus_for_bulgaria_property_investment-493.html?source=WEB A buoyant mortgage sector is often a strong indication of a booming property market. http://www.obeliskinternational.com/news/hole_in_one_for_turkey_property_investment-492.html?source=WEB As proud winner of Europe’s ‘Best Golf Destination 2008’, Turkey has turned up trumps for golfers. Already renowned for its year-round sunshine and spectacular scenery, Turkey is fast becoming one of the world’s top destinations to tee-off. http://www.obeliskinternational.com/news/all_that_glitters_is_silver-491.html?source=WEB Portugal’s Silver Coast turns out to be a lot more than just one of Iberia’s most beautiful coastlines. In their Annual Wealth Report 08, Knight Frank tip Portugal’s Silver Coast as one of the world’s up and coming residential markets. http://www.obeliskinternational.com/news/a_happy_ending_for_overseas_property_investors-490.html?source=WEB Recent property statistics confirm that Brits just cannot get enough of overseas property. http://www.obeliskinternational.com/news/brazil_receives_thumbs_up_from_financial_giants-489.html?source=WEB Following a ratings upgrade from two financial agencies, institutional investors are now looking towards the Brazilian market to boost their profits.