The Report - Emerging Dubai

ISSN 1755-277X
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After joining surrounding emirates in 1971 to form the UAE, Dubai has undergone immense change over the past 30-odd years. Renowned as a centre for trade, as well as for its open-door policies, Dubai is now a rich mix of cultures and traditions as diverse as the people who brought them to the emirate. Expatriate workers make up an estimated 90% of its population of 2m. This figure is expected to reach 5m, lowering the amount of UAE nationals to 1%, by 2020, enforcing the notion that, unlike neighbouring countries in the gulf, Dubai is less concerned with social politics and more concerned with its economy, which is continuing to diversify away from the hydrocarbons sectors.

Publisher: Oxford Business Group

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