A New York Times article (4 October 2008) indicates that people in Dubai are worried that the global crisis will affect the Emirates. The essay previews some of the possible influences with observers saying that even if there is a slowdown or a halt to the big projects they are positive about these changes.To read the article, follow this link:
Robert F Worth, Boomtown of Dubai Feel Effects of Global Crisis, N Y Times, 4 October 2008.
More information on the Atlantis Hotel at this link.
Dr Geoff Pound
Image: The global crisis might cause a slowdown of big projects like this one—the Atlantis which opened this week with some guests paying $25,000 a night to sleep and watch fish swimming in the hotel aquarium. (Photo courtesy of NY Times at the above link)
