A Under current laws, Dubai allows 100% foreign-ownership if registering:

·         branches or a representative office in Dubai

·         professional or artisan companies

 B UAE economy WILL grow in 2009:

·         Recent study by the International Monetary Fund forecasted that the UAE’s GDP will grow by 3.3% in 2009

C Dubai was ranked as the Best Middle East City of the Future by the Financial Times’ FDI Magazine

D Dubai was ranked as the Most Competitive Economy in the Middle East and 16^th in the World by the National Competitiveness Report 2009, published by the Institute for Industrial Policy Studies of the National University of Seoul, in South Korea

E Dubai is the financial centre with the most potential among world cities

·         City of London's Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI) revealed that Dubai beat Geneva, New York, Mumbai and London as places firms surveyed said they would establish a regional office in the next few years.

 F Dubai hotels offer third best average room rates in the world

·         According to an annual Deloitte report

 G Dubai’s Burj Dubai is the world's tallest tower

 H Dubai hosts world’s first 7* hotel – Burj Al Arab

 I Dubai is the first city in the world to offer air-conditioned bus shelters

 J With 75 km in length, the Arabian Canal will be the world's longest man-made canal

 K Dubai’s Palm Islands were named as “Eighth Wonder of the World”

 L Dubai has the world’s longest unmanned monorail with the world’s biggest underground metro station

 M With over 80% of expat labour, Dubai has one of the most open and diversified labour markets in the world

 N Opening of Dubai-based Atlantis hotel was the World's Most Extravagant Party and was visible from the space

 O Dubai Mall is one of the world’s biggest shopping malls and it hosts world's largest indoor aquarium

 P Dubai prepares for opening of Mall of Arabia, which will be the world’s biggest shopping mall and will host the world’s largest Starbucks café

 Q Dubai scientists were the first in the world to clone a camel

R Dubai is the city where "We don't wait for things to happen, we make them happen."
     Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai

Finally, we are publishing the results of an extensive review of MBA programs offered by the Universities in Dubai.

Disclaimer:

Initially, given the fact that we are the first to produce any ranking of any of Dubai-based academic programs, we decided to focus on MBA programs and limit our review to the publicly available information. Our primary source was the information published through the respective University's website. For our next review, we will consider other important sources of information, including opinion of academic and industry representatives as well as feedback from current students and alumni. We would love to hear your thoughts about our ranking as well as the ideas on how to improve it in the future. E-mail us at epoint at ecommercenter dot com.

Dubai's Best Source of Offers and Discounts