Abu Dhabi on the starting grid

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Published on 22/04/08 - Updated on 17/03/22

Capital and richest city of the seventh United Arabic Emirates as regard petrol production, Abu Dhabi, with astonishing figures for last year alone, is discretely cornering itself next to its “publicity grabbing” neighbour Dubai. Thanks to an efficient board of professionals, strongly motivated by the ruling family, the city is undergoing tremendous and innovative changes in order to sustain the increasing demands, from both leisure and business segments, noticed in the region.

Going from the flourishing pearl industry to crude oil production, the United Arabic Emirates (UAE) were founded in 1971 by sheikh Zayed after successive settlements of both Portuguese and British between the late XVIth and XXth centuries. The seven Emirates are all nestled on the waterfront with...

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