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DUBAI ECONOMIC OVERVIEW
Unlike the other emirates in the UAE(United Arab Emirates), Dubai does not only rely on oil for it’s income. Oil revenues make up just 6% of Dubai’s gross national product. Dubai has relied on, as well as built up its importance as a port and trade centre.
Today, Dubai has a reputation of being one of the world’s most luxurious tourist destinations. Dubai’s most famous landmark is the “The Burj Al Arab Hotel�, the worlds tallest building used exclusively as a hotel. There is still development of more impressive and luxurious resorts and accommodation. Dubai is considered to be an important tourist destination and its port, Jebel Ali, is the largest man-made harbor in the world. High tech and media companies have been attracted by industry-specific free zones (no-tax areas) in the city, which now play host to international companies such as IBM, Reuters, Oracle Corporation, CNN and Microsoft.
Tourism in Dubai is expected to pass oil exports......

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