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Regional Focus

quite candidly, to be a world leader in answers, get on the internet and admire ‘The UAE is the headquarters for the
enterprise and business development.the Dubai Museum of the Future, the Middle East, Africa and the Indian

The leadership of the UAE has big Mall of the World, the Palms and many sub-continent.’ Once you travel past
ambitions, literally – from the highest other reclaimed land developments Singapore heading west, the UAE is the

tower in the world to a 1.2km ski slope. and add to this the vast amount of only other genuine business hub. When

The UAE has targets and objectives that infrastructure that will be put together you go past the Suez Canal, you need to
include being the world leader and hub for EXPO2020.get to the UK and the north European

for inance and commerce, trade and continent for the business hubs that can
logistics, transport and distribution; perform and deliver.“

travel, tourism and entertainment; the Jebel Ali port bucks the global
cruise industry; the events industry – slowdown in cargo trend by innovation
The leadership of
conferences, exhibitions, trade fairs, and creativity and in practical terms,
sporting events; health and medical by sheer eficiency, recording a world- the UAE has big

services; technology, media, IT and leading 131 moves per ship per hour
e-innovation; maritime and aviation in 2014, up 10% from 119 in 2013. ambitions, literally

services; the biggest and most modern DP World has invested $1.6 billion
– from the highest
eficient airports and seaports.in terminal 4 Jebel Ali which, when
All of the above and more in an complete in 2018, will add 3.1mtower in the world to

attractive tax free, user-friendly, safe and TEU to increase the overall annual
peaceful, legal and lawful environment. capacity to 22.1m TEU. Mina Khalifa a 1.2km ski slope

While it is unrealistic to think this began operations in late 2012 and ”
nirvana-like state can exist in practice, through phased development the port

the existence and success of the UAE is designed to grow to a capacity of
compared to its neighbours is inite 15m TEU container trafic and 35m

proof that when we convert challenges tons of general cargo by 2030. It is no I recently read a great comment in
to opportunities, there are solutions.exaggeration to say all the ports in the a business journal that was extremely

Am I just shooting from the hip? ForUAE are expanding and undergoinglattering but I believe to be true.