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Marbella has just been chosen to host the quarter-finals of the Davis Cup in July this year, a positive sign that Marbella is firmly back on track as one of Europe’s top tourist destinations and favourite for property investment.

Australia’s central bank, the Reserve Bank, Australia (RBA) has expressed its confidence in the country’s property investment market.

International sporting events are proven drivers behind investment – property and infrastructure – in a city or country with the benefits of the event experienced for years afterwards.

2008 was a good year for tourism on the tiny Mediterranean island of Malta. Recently released figures show that the island had its best year yet thanks to improved marketing and increased arrivals with the low-cost airlines.

The recently published Knight Frank/Citi Private Bank Wealth Report 2009 reveals some surprising facts about the attitudes of the world’s wealthy to property investment in the face of the global economic crisis.

Oman’s profile in recent years can only be described as low, particularly as far as investment property is concerned.

International sporting events are widely recognised as a driving force behind all kinds of investment, particularly infrastructure and property.

Whichever way you look at it, Lithuania is a success story.

A leader among the world’s financial capitals, Hong Kong is also one of the most densely populated countries in the world.

How property markets will perform in 2009 is difficult to predict but help is at hand in the form of the latest addition to Obelisk’s Absolute Guide Series.