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Buying property in Dubai

by moveforward on October 4, 2009

movingtodubaiIMAGEAs one of the states which makes up the United Arab Emirates, Dubai is often assumed to be an oil rich state like neighboring Saudi Arabia and the like.  It may surprise many to find that less than 3% of the state’s income is derived for oil revenues (indeed it is forecast that the countries oil reserves will run out within 20 years).  The state has however reinvented itself as a tourist attraction and service based economy. [click to continue…]

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