Boat building is a century-old tradition in the Northern Emirates and dhows - wooden merchant ships indigenous to the region - continue to be handcrafted in the traditional way.
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Economic Update | Taking To The Seas
22 Jul 2010
Economic Update | Growth Assured
22 Jul 2010
Market insiders are predicting Ukraine's insurance market is set for another year of growth, as the historically underdeveloped sector is buoyed by increased international investment, rising incomes...
Economic Update | Investment In Culture
22 Jul 2010
Abu Dhabi is looking to invest billions in culture as part of a $27bn development on Saadiyat (Happiness) Island, a 26 sq km outcrop lying just 500 metres off the coast.
Economic Update | Fuelling the Future
22 Jul 2010
In an effort to reduce its dependence on imported oil, South Africa's Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and the Central Energy Fund (CEF) announced earlier this month that they would be...
Economic Update | Attractive Real Estate Market
22 Jul 2010
EU membership has increased the confidence of foreign investors in the
country's real estate sector across the board and a wider range of nationalities
are expected to invest in the country in coming...
Economic Update | Getting Started
22 Jul 2010
This archipelago of more than 7000 islands has developed into one of Asia's most successful providers of business process outsourcing (BPO) and electronics exports.
