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Jebel Ali Flashcards

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Jebel Ali, Dubai

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Worlds largest ‘free zone’
1225 companies - 14-18% growth per year
1$bn new development planned

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Infrastructure + subsidies

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Build infrastructure- Jebel Ali port, metro, airport, Jumeirah lake towers
Subsidise unprofitable businesses - Emirates

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Attracting FDI

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Cumulative causation - more companies means more jobs + developed supply chains
More globalisation leads to cultural dilution (westernisation)

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Govt/trade blocs

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Allow trade of materials, goods, people, money - accelerates in SEZs

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DEWA

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Dubai Electricity + Water Authority
$23m (132kV) substation
21km underground cables for Jumeirah Lake Towers

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Metro

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Dubai Metro open until 1am

Extended to Jebel Ali from city centre + airport

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Port

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Jebel Ali Port is 9th busiest in world

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GCC

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Gulf Corporation Council

UAE building railway to join 6 states of GCC - outward facing

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UAE Citizenship

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Difficult to get
85% population (2mil) are expats
Working residents in Jebel Ali have free access to JA hospital

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