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Oil was discovered in Qatar in 1940, in Dukhan Field. [1] The discovery transformed the state's economy. Now, the country has a high standard of living for its legal citizens. With no income tax, Qatar (along with Bahrain and the UAE) is one of the countries with the lowest tax rates in the world. The unemployment rate in June 2013 was 0.1%. [2]
This is a list of government-owned companies of the United Arab Emirates. A Government-owned corporation is a legal entity that undertakes commercial activities on behalf of an owner government. Their legal status varies from being a part of government to stock companies with a state as a regular stockholder. There is no standard definition of ...
This is a list of the busiest airports in the Middle East (handling more than 5,000,000 passengers per year), ranked by total passengers per year, including both terminal and transit passengers. The tables also show the percentage change in total passengers for each airport over the last year.
Location of the United Arab Emirates. The United Arab Emirates is a country at the southeast end of the Arabian Peninsula on the Persian Gulf.. The economy is the second largest in the Arab world (after Saudi Arabia), with a gross domestic product (GDP) of US$570 billion (DH 2.1 trillion) in 2014.
14.2 2.0 58.0 88.8 Oil and gas 5 473 Etisalat: Abu Dhabi 15.0 2.8 40.2 38.1 Telecommunication: 6 577 Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank: Abu Dhabi 9.9 2.2 161.9 16.7 Banking 7 720 Emaar Properties: Dubai 7.8 3.1 38.9 18.2 Real estate: 8 900 Dubai Islamic Bank: Dubai 5.4 1.7 85.6 10.9 Banking 9 927 Mashreq: Dubai 5.2 2.3 65.3 10.3 Banking 10 1002 Abu ...
Hamad International Airport 25°15′40″N 051°36′48″E / 25.26111°N 51.61333°E / 25.26111; 51.61333 ( Hamad International Military airports
Al Maktoum International Airport [2] (Dubai World Central Airport) DWC Dubai: Dubai: OMDW Fujairah International Airport ...
The Emirates Group holds a 68.7% stake in Dubai-based Maritime and Mercantile International, 34.4% equity stake in Oman United Agencies and a 54.7% equity stake in Emirates Flight Catering. Emirates Flight Catering is the sole provider of airline and airport catering services at Dubai International Airport.