Dubai offered an alternative future - interesting article
Feb 9th 2010, 9:38 am
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Dubai offered an alternative future - interesting article
In a place where discussion rarely breaks out beyond night-time chat shows and the closed walls of the majlis, Mishaal al-Gergawi, a young government official and media commentator, last month gave a talk on the city he loves, in a rare moment of civic debate.
In a potted history of Dubai from its emergence as a tax-free centre at the turn of the 20th century, he outlined the mistakes of recent years and explored a roadmap for revival in a city where the vision of the future is usually received, rather than debated. He lambasted the lieutenants who surrounded Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler. He said they had cut corners as they competed for the sheikh’s favour, driving up the emirate’s debt to unsustainable levels in the process.
Mr Gergawi went on to talk about a long-term residency programme, so that second- and third-generation expatriates become greater stakeholders in the emirate, and reforming recruitment practices to introduce better standards to the labour market.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/be4c185c-1...nclick_check=1
In a potted history of Dubai from its emergence as a tax-free centre at the turn of the 20th century, he outlined the mistakes of recent years and explored a roadmap for revival in a city where the vision of the future is usually received, rather than debated. He lambasted the lieutenants who surrounded Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler. He said they had cut corners as they competed for the sheikh’s favour, driving up the emirate’s debt to unsustainable levels in the process.
Mr Gergawi went on to talk about a long-term residency programme, so that second- and third-generation expatriates become greater stakeholders in the emirate, and reforming recruitment practices to introduce better standards to the labour market.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/be4c185c-1...nclick_check=1
Feb 9th 2010, 10:00 am
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Re: Dubai offered an alternative future - interesting article
[QUOTE=Autonomy;8325909]Mishaal al-Gergawi ... lambasted the lieutenants who surrounded Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler. He said they had cut corners as they competed for the sheikh’s favour, driving up the emirate’s debt to unsustainable levels in the process.
Any relation to Moh'd Al Gergawi, that most trusted of lieutenants who runs Dubai Holding and The Executive Office?
Any relation to Moh'd Al Gergawi, that most trusted of lieutenants who runs Dubai Holding and The Executive Office?
Feb 9th 2010, 10:04 am
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Re: Dubai offered an alternative future - interesting article
In a place where discussion rarely breaks out beyond night-time chat shows and the closed walls of the majlis, Mishaal al-Gergawi, a young government official and media commentator, last month gave a talk on the city he loves, in a rare moment of civic debate.
In a potted history of Dubai from its emergence as a tax-free centre at the turn of the 20th century, he outlined the mistakes of recent years and explored a roadmap for revival in a city where the vision of the future is usually received, rather than debated. He lambasted the lieutenants who surrounded Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler. He said they had cut corners as they competed for the sheikh’s favour, driving up the emirate’s debt to unsustainable levels in the process.
Mr Gergawi went on to talk about a long-term residency programme, so that second- and third-generation expatriates become greater stakeholders in the emirate, and reforming recruitment practices to introduce better standards to the labour market.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/be4c185c-1...nclick_check=1
In a potted history of Dubai from its emergence as a tax-free centre at the turn of the 20th century, he outlined the mistakes of recent years and explored a roadmap for revival in a city where the vision of the future is usually received, rather than debated. He lambasted the lieutenants who surrounded Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler. He said they had cut corners as they competed for the sheikh’s favour, driving up the emirate’s debt to unsustainable levels in the process.
Mr Gergawi went on to talk about a long-term residency programme, so that second- and third-generation expatriates become greater stakeholders in the emirate, and reforming recruitment practices to introduce better standards to the labour market.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/be4c185c-1...nclick_check=1
Feb 9th 2010, 1:27 pm
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Re: Dubai offered an alternative future - interesting article
In a place where discussion rarely breaks out beyond night-time chat shows and the closed walls of the majlis, Mishaal al-Gergawi, a young government official and media commentator, last month gave a talk on the city he loves, in a rare moment of civic debate.
In a potted history of Dubai from its emergence as a tax-free centre at the turn of the 20th century, he outlined the mistakes of recent years and explored a roadmap for revival in a city where the vision of the future is usually received, rather than debated. He lambasted the lieutenants who surrounded Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler. He said they had cut corners as they competed for the sheikh’s favour, driving up the emirate’s debt to unsustainable levels in the process.
Mr Gergawi went on to talk about a long-term residency programme, so that second- and third-generation expatriates become greater stakeholders in the emirate, and reforming recruitment practices to introduce better standards to the labour market.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/be4c185c-1...nclick_check=1
In a potted history of Dubai from its emergence as a tax-free centre at the turn of the 20th century, he outlined the mistakes of recent years and explored a roadmap for revival in a city where the vision of the future is usually received, rather than debated. He lambasted the lieutenants who surrounded Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler. He said they had cut corners as they competed for the sheikh’s favour, driving up the emirate’s debt to unsustainable levels in the process.
Mr Gergawi went on to talk about a long-term residency programme, so that second- and third-generation expatriates become greater stakeholders in the emirate, and reforming recruitment practices to introduce better standards to the labour market.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/be4c185c-1...nclick_check=1
Pedantry aside...sounds promising. Where were these people when the crazy people had the ear of Shk. Mo?
Feb 9th 2010, 2:19 pm
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Re: Dubai offered an alternative future - interesting article
I think it did, was part of the Trucial States.
Feb 9th 2010, 5:31 pm
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Re: Dubai offered an alternative future - interesting article
In a place where discussion rarely breaks out beyond night-time chat shows and the closed walls of the majlis, Mishaal al-Gergawi, a young government official and media commentator, last month gave a talk on the city he loves, in a rare moment of civic debate.
In a potted history of Dubai from its emergence as a tax-free centre at the turn of the 20th century, he outlined the mistakes of recent years and explored a roadmap for revival in a city where the vision of the future is usually received, rather than debated. He lambasted the lieutenants who surrounded Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler. He said they had cut corners as they competed for the sheikh’s favour, driving up the emirate’s debt to unsustainable levels in the process.
Mr Gergawi went on to talk about a long-term residency programme, so that second- and third-generation expatriates become greater stakeholders in the emirate, and reforming recruitment practices to introduce better standards to the labour market.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/be4c185c-1...nclick_check=1
In a potted history of Dubai from its emergence as a tax-free centre at the turn of the 20th century, he outlined the mistakes of recent years and explored a roadmap for revival in a city where the vision of the future is usually received, rather than debated. He lambasted the lieutenants who surrounded Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler. He said they had cut corners as they competed for the sheikh’s favour, driving up the emirate’s debt to unsustainable levels in the process.
Mr Gergawi went on to talk about a long-term residency programme, so that second- and third-generation expatriates become greater stakeholders in the emirate, and reforming recruitment practices to introduce better standards to the labour market.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/be4c185c-1...nclick_check=1
Feb 9th 2010, 5:55 pm
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Re: Dubai offered an alternative future - interesting article
Abaya Flirt poem:
http://www.waelalsayegh.com/poems/abayaflirt.html
