Welcome to Dubai, city of merchants, cultural crossroads, second largest of the seven emirates in the UAE. A country where the dust of the desert is clearing to reveal the potential for one of the most significant international cities of the 21st century.

Dubai. The tallest, the biggest, the fastest, the most of everything. Like Mick Jagger once said "Too much is never enough". And more. Dubai today is the the undisputed capital of fast forward.
Everything about Dubai is in the news. Global brands like Emirates, DP World, Isthitmar and Emaar are emerging out of this city. And what a city it is. Dubai is one of the seven emirates that constitute the United Arab Emirates, and the city of Dubai is the flagship brand of the region.

The modern emirate of Dubai was created with the formation of the United Arab Emirates in 1971. However, written accounts documenting the existence of the city have existed at least 150 years prior to the formation of the UAE. Dubai shares legal, political, military and economic functions with the other emirates within a federal framework, although each emirate has jurisdiction over some functions such as civic law enforcement and provision and upkeep of local facilities. Dubai has the largest population and is the second largest emirate by area, after Abu Dhabi.




Soon, in the 1960's, with the discovery of oil, money started to pour in and Dubai's prominence and prosperity increased. But aware of the risks of oil-dependency, Sheikh Rashid actively promoted new industrial ventures. The Aluminium and Cement factory are the result of this endeavour.

The Jebel Ali Free Trade Zone - the fifth largest in the world within a short span of ten years, has attracted over 1000 international companies that include global giants - a few of these are General Motors, AEG, Aiwa, BP, Ciba, Geigy, Daewoo and Heinz.
Dubai has changed dramatically over the last three decades, becoming a major business centre with a more dynamic and diversified economy. Dubai enjoys a strategic location and serves as the biggest re-exporting centre in the Middle East.

Its low logistical and operational costs and excellent infrastructure, international outlook and liberal government policies are attracting investors in a big way.


Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum is the Ruler of Dubai. He is also the Vice President and Prime Minster of the UAE. It is his vision, his leadership and his unbridled energy that drives Dubai on all fronts.

His father, Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum was one of the founding fathers of the UAE together with H.H. Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahayan and was the Vice-President and Prime Minister until his death in 1990.

The Maktoum family is also a part of the Baniyas tribe who first settled in Abu Dhabi but then later took control of Dubai in 1833. Dubai's growth can be traced back to the early years of the century when the grandfather of H.H. Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum persuaded the British shipping line plying between Britain and India, to make Dubai their main port of call in the 1940s.

To further consolidate its position as a major port, H.H. Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum took an active interest in the development of Dubai, he established a Police Force, a customs service and developed trade connections with India.

What the new downtown Dubai will look like...


Activities such as trade, transport, tourism, industry and finance have shown steady growth and helped the economy to achieve a high degree of expansion and diversification.

Dubai's attractiveness not only lies in its trade. Like the rest of the U.A.E., it has also been actively promoted as a tourist destination. Today there are several landmarks that have become global icons. The Burj Al Arab Hotel - the only one in the 7-Star category globally, the world's tallest tower - The Burj Dubai being built in a new downtown area, the world's biggest shopping centre - The Dubai Mall which is coming up fast and nearing completion, the World - a set of man made islands that are shaped like countries, the three Palm developments, the list goes on.

Construction is booming every where in Dubai. There's a joke that goes around that says that Dubai's national bird is the crane! But on a more serious note, there are more cranes in Dubai at the moment than there are in the entire nation of Canada.


Dubai is one huge cosmopolitan melting pot, and every nation in the world is represented in the population in Dubai - which is currently at just under 1.5 million.

Wedged between Europe and Asia, buttressed by Africa, Dubai's encouraging tax regimes, state-of-the-art telecommunications and sympathetic business environment have produced a country that is building energetically on the advantages which location, centuries-old trading savvy and oil wealth have given it.

Today, Dubai is easily the fastest growing city in the world. With less than 20% of the population of Dubai being national Arabs, it is unquestionably the Expat Capital of the World! And, yes, the influx continues. At the pace that this city is growing, there's a constant wave of expats arriving every day.

Welcome to Dubai. Fasten your seat belts, because we're on fast forward…
 
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