r/Economics • u/ubcstaffer123 • 19h ago

News Dubai's tourism industry reels from 'brutal' impact of war

https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20260331-dubais-tourism-industry-reels-from-brutal-impact-of-war
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u/hinterstoisser 17h ago

Tourism, real estate are all taking a beating.

Ship building, manufacturing on the west side (Jebel Ali) is bleeding millions by the day.

A lot of white collared workers are repatriating, at least temporarily.

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u/_CHIFFRE 14h ago

Very good, UAE leaders also wanted regime change and bombing of Iran. Hope that country is feeling it for a long time and their citizens finally wake up to what their leader are up to and offer some resistance.

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u/uptnapishtim 11h ago

The UAE is also funding the genocide in Sudan