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SEPARATING MYTH FROM reality is not easy in any developing economy and never more so than in Dubai. This is a city fuelled by rumour, exaggeration and excess.
But thanks to the global economic shocks some of the hyperbole that accompanied Dubai’s transformation over the past decade from desert to high-octane urban metropolis has dissipated. Even the emirate’s biggest cheerleaders, such as Mohamed Alabbar, chairman of Emaar Properties, are adopting a more cautious tone. "We’ve learned the art of managing business, which has changed forever in my opinion," Alabbar said in a recent interview with CNN. "I thought I was a conservative. I think I could have been more conservative." He added: "I am much harsher in the operation now." It’s as close...
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