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GALLERY
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Economic
Development
Just
about some forty years ago, Dubai, though
already a leading
trading post in those days, was a small town at the creek, with no
drinking water, electricity or paved roads.
The old wind towers cast their majestic reflection in the still
waters of the creek, as they still do. They are being preserved by the government as
an important heritage relic of the past.
But today, the wind towers are not alone to
mark the sky–line; towering columns in glass and steel that put
to shame the most modern developed cities of the
world; and
in the gulf waters, the huge off-shore drilling
platforms.
The
location of the town at the mouth of the natural
creek was exploited well by the discerning rulers.
Fleets of merchant dhows have been lining
its banks and sailing off far and wide to
earn rich rewards from their dealings in silk,
spices, pearls and gold for centuries. Then the first Off-shore
Oil drilling platform was towed out to sea
heralding the economic boom that launched a
medieval Dubai into the modern world.
The business that would create a city within
a few years had begun to gather pace.
Increasing
the depth of the
creek permitted larger vessels to berth
and prevented silt formation in the shallow waters. Building
wharves along the creek and opening up the economy
allowed private participation in
economic investment.
Simplifying rules and procedures
and encouraging single window operations for economic
activities. These were some of the preliminary
steps initiated by the makers of modern Dubai, with a
truly remarkable vision for the future.
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