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igniteBiz Inc., P.O. Box 3452, Kirkland, WA 98083-3452 www.ignitebiz.com Tel. US: (425) 766-0272 Dubai: +971 50 955-6435 © Copyright 2008 Dubai, UAE Fact Sheet Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision just passes the time. Vision with action can change the world. – Joel Barker Did you know that…? Dubai is on target for 11% annual growth in 2007 Dubai is strategically placed between key <inancial hubs in Asia with Hong Kong to the East and Europe to the West Dubai is roughly the same size as Rhode Island Two UAE women executives feature in the top ten most powerful Arab businesswomen, according to a Forbes survey Emirates Airlines is Boeing’s biggest customer. They will become the world’s largest long‐haul carrier by 2012. The UAE posts the lowest software piracy rate in the region for the past 10 years Emaar Properties is the largest real‐estate company in the world in terms of market capitalization Dubai contains an 80‐meter indoor ski slope in the middle of the desert Dubai opened the <irst gold exchange in the Middle East More than 40 television stations broadcast from UAE The UAE‐USA Defense Cooperation Agreement was enacted in 1994 UAE Ports host more U.S. Navy Ships than any port outside the USA Emaar’s Burj Dubai will be the world’s tallest building at 2,300 ft. when completed The spacious luxury of Jumeirah’s Burj al‐Arab’s 27 double‐height stories make it the world’s tallest hotel and the world’s only “seven‐star” hotel UAE boasts the highest travel and tourism economic activity per capita in the world At 78 years, life expectancy has reached levels comparable to Europe and North America Dubai contains extravagant malls including the Mall of the Emirates, the Dubai Mall, and soon‐to‐be largest mall in the world, the Mall of Arabia Dubai Maritime City will be one of the world’s most comprehensive maritime complexes, serving as the hub for maritime businesses, research, education, ship design and construction UAE donated $100 million to Hurricane Katrina relief Record growth in Middle East capital markets; capitalization of $900B & daily trading of $5B (2005) Gulf consumers are eager early adopters for technological products Other Information Dubai has developed the concept of on‐shore special economic zones with the creation of Free Zones for <inancial services, media, technology and commodities, amongst others. These special zones provide industry‐speci<ic world‐class infrastructure with 100% business ownership, no barrier on capital and pro<its repatriation, no foreign exchange control plus an extended tax holiday Located at the crossroads of the East and the West, Dubai is the gateway to a relatively untapped region of 1.8 billion people with an economy ‐ size of USD 1.5 trillion in terms of GDP for the Middle East Asia, Indian sub‐continent and Africa, with close proximity to the developed European markets, Dubai has become a regional base for most of the Fortune 500 companies (with all top 10 having a sizeable presence) Dubai has a pro‐business environment with an outstanding record of political stability, coupled with one of the fastest growing economies, investor incentives and protection make Dubai an extremely attractive proposition for global businesses and investors Already, more than three dozen U.S. and international <inancial <irms have set up of<ices in the new <inancial district including Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank Banks have <locked to Dubai because the energy‐rich Gulf is loaded with cash. Not only that, but the <inancial regulations are based on the familiar code of the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission. In addition, there are three stock markets including the dollar‐denominated Dubai International Financial Exchange.

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Page 1: Dubai, UAE Fact Sheetthenohl.com/IBG/Dubai_fact_reference.pdf · igniteBiz Inc., P.O. Box 3452, Kirkland, WA 98083-3452 Tel. US: (425) 766-0272 Dubai: +971 50 955-6435 © Copyright

igniteBiz Inc., P.O. Box 3452, Kirkland, WA 98083-3452 www.ignitebiz.com Tel. US: (425) 766-0272 Dubai: +971 50 955-6435 ©

Copyright 2008

Dubai, UAE Fact Sheet Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision just passes the time. 

Vision with action can change the world. – Joel Barker 

Did you know that…? ♦ Dubai is on target for 11% annual growth in 2007 ♦ Dubai is strategically placed between key <inancial hubs in Asia with Hong Kong to the East and Europe to the West ♦ Dubai is roughly the same size as Rhode Island ♦ Two UAE women executives feature in the top ten most powerful Arab businesswomen, according to a Forbes survey ♦ Emirates Airlines is Boeing’s biggest customer. They will become the world’s largest long‐haul carrier by 2012.  ♦ The UAE posts the lowest software piracy rate in the region for the past 10 years ♦ Emaar Properties is the largest real‐estate company in the world in terms of market capitalization ♦ Dubai contains an 80‐meter indoor ski slope in the middle of the desert ♦ Dubai opened the <irst gold exchange in the Middle East ♦ More than 40 television stations broadcast from UAE ♦ The UAE‐USA Defense Cooperation Agreement was enacted in 1994 ♦ UAE Ports host more U.S. Navy Ships than any port outside the USA ♦ Emaar’s Burj Dubai will be the world’s tallest building at 2,300 ft. when completed  ♦ The spacious luxury of Jumeirah’s Burj al‐Arab’s 27 double‐height stories make it the world’s tallest hotel and the world’s only “seven‐star” hotel 

♦ UAE boasts the highest travel and tourism economic activity per capita in the world  ♦ At 78 years, life expectancy has reached levels comparable to Europe and North America ♦ Dubai contains extravagant malls including the Mall of the Emirates, the Dubai Mall, and soon‐to‐be largest mall in the world, the Mall of Arabia 

♦ Dubai Maritime City will be one of the world’s most comprehensive maritime complexes, serving as the hub for maritime businesses, research, education, ship design and construction 

♦ UAE donated $100 million to Hurricane Katrina relief ♦ Record growth in Middle East capital markets; capitalization of $900B & daily trading of $5B (2005) ♦ Gulf consumers are eager early adopters for technological products  

Other Information ♦ Dubai has developed the concept of on‐shore special economic zones with the creation of Free Zones for <inancial services, media, technology and commodities, amongst others. These special zones provide industry‐speci<ic world‐class infrastructure with 100% business ownership, no barrier on capital and pro<its repatriation, no foreign exchange control plus an extended tax holiday 

♦ Located at the crossroads of the East and the West, Dubai is the gateway to a relatively untapped region of 1.8 billion people with an economy ‐ size of USD 1.5 trillion in terms of GDP for the Middle East Asia, Indian sub‐continent and Africa, with close proximity to the developed European markets, Dubai has become a regional base for most of the Fortune 500 companies (with all top 10 having a sizeable presence) 

♦ Dubai has a pro‐business environment with an outstanding record of political stability, coupled with one of the fastest growing economies, investor incentives and protection make Dubai an extremely attractive proposition for global businesses and investors 

♦ Already, more than three dozen U.S. and international <inancial <irms have set up of<ices in the new <inancial district including Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank 

♦ Banks have <locked to Dubai because the energy‐rich Gulf is loaded with cash. Not only that, but the <inancial regulations are based on the familiar code of the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission. In addition, there are three stock markets including the dollar‐denominated Dubai International Financial Exchange. 

    

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igniteBiz Inc., P.O. Box 3452, Kirkland, WA 98083-3452 www.ignitebiz.com Tel. US: (425) 766-0272 Dubai: +971 50 955-6435 ©

Copyright 2008

Dubai, United Arab Emirates References

One's mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions. — Oliver Wendell Holmes

Articles and Books for Further Reading  ♦ Abdullah, Abdul Khaleq. “East West Relations.” Gulf News, April 6, 2006. ♦ Abdullah, Abdul Khaleq. “Ports deal: A UAE Perspective.” Gulf News, March 17, 2006. ♦ “Building a Modern Economy: How the ‘Dubai CEO’s’ Big Bet Is Paying Off, for Now.”  Knowledge@Wharton, March 21, 2007. 

♦ Davis, Mike. “Dubai: Sinister Paradise.” Mother Jones, July 14, 2005. ♦ Gimbel, Barney. “The richest city in the world.” Fortune, March 12, 2007. ♦ Krane, Jim. “Big international banks <lock to Dubai.” Associated Press Financial Wire, August 3, 2006. ♦ Lagerquist, P., and Quilty, J. “Reel Cashbah.” Middle East Report Online, March, 2006. ♦ Molavi, Afshin. “Sudden City.” National Geographic, January 2007. ♦ Reed, Stanley, Emily Thornton, and Eamon Javers. “A Queue in the Sand.” Business Week, December 17, 2007: 24‐26. ♦ Sorkin, Andrew R. “The Mideast Money Flows.” The New York Times, September 27, 2007. ♦ Summers, Graham. “Halliburton Isn't the Only One.” Stansberry & Associates Investment Research, June 6, 2007. ♦ Tosches, Nick. “Dubai’s the Limit.” Vanity Fair, June, 2006. ♦ Wilhelm, Steve. “Oil rise spurs Mideast demand for local luxury jets.” Puget Sound Business Journal, November 19, 2007 ♦ Williams, Jeremy. “Don’t they know it’s Friday?.” Motivate Publishing, March, 1999.  

Web Resources ♦ AME Info — www.ameinfo.com ♦ www.dubaitourism.ae ♦ American Business Group of Abu Dhabi — www.abgabudhabi.org ♦ Arab Thought Foundation — www.arabthought.org/ATF/English ♦ Dow Jones Shariah Index — www.djindexes.com/mdsidx/index.cfm?event=showIslamicBene<it ♦ www.gulf‐news.com  & www.meed.com/Insight/index.html ♦ Hotel & Tourism: www.hotel‐online.com/News/PR2007_2nd/May07_AbuDhabi.html  ♦ Middle East Studies Internet Resources — www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/mideast/cuvlm ♦ Queen Rania calls on companies to bridge East‐West divide — www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093148001 

♦ Royals — www.royalty.nu/MiddleEast ♦ Synovate in:fact — www.synovate.com/knowledge/infact ♦ UAE Maps & on‐line tours — www.uaeinteract.com/nature/natu_ems ♦ Wasta & Connectors — news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6183375.stm ♦ www.pri‐center.com and www.fdi.net ♦ www.weforum.org/en/initiatives/gcp/Arab World Competitiveness Report