{"id":167129,"date":"2025-12-11T18:16:29","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T11:16:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/adrian-cheng-signs-retail-partnership-with-wafi-group-headed-by-dubai-royal\/"},"modified":"2025-12-11T18:20:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T11:20:38","slug":"adrian-cheng-signs-retail-partnership-with-wafi-group-headed-by-dubai-royal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/adrian-cheng-signs-retail-partnership-with-wafi-group-headed-by-dubai-royal\/","title":{"rendered":"Adrian Cheng signs retail partnership with Wafi Group, headed by Dubai royal"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nAdrian Cheng Chi-kong, former heir apparent to Hong Kong property giant New World Development (NWD), has partnered with a Dubai royal and businessman to spruce up the retail, leisure and cultural offerings of Wafi City, one of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) city\u2019s top shopping destinations.
\nCheng and Dubai Sheikh Mana bin Khalifa Al Maktoum, founder and chairman of the Wafi Group, signed an agreement to set up a new entity called Wafi Anime 11 in Dubai on Wednesday, according to a statement on…
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\nSource : South China Morning Post
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