Funds for expansion

Income from land and property – much of it built up by Dubai’s former ruler Sheikh Rashid Bin Said Al-Maktoum – and the sale of oil and gas provide much of the fuel for this government-led expansion – an estimated $5bn in annual revenues. The ruling Al-Maktoum family, led by Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid, are spending now with the aim of reaping the benefits of a much diversified economy in the future. Though oil production has slowed in the past 20 years, anecdotal evidence from the buoyant economy suggests that this diversification strategy is paying off.
Dubai’s can-do attitude to business is also notable, especially compared with the more genteel federal capital Abu Dhabi, two hours drive down the coast. In fact, one of Dubai’s most difficult challenges is to put pressure on Abu Dhabi to speed up its approval of new legislation in Dubai (the creation of the Dubai International Financial Centre being a classic case in point) without alienating the federal authorities.

ADRIANA ESPINOSA

friendships

in my opinion you have to know wath is the importance about the friendship in the work. for example, if you have good friends, maybe you have more posibilitys than other people, to found a good job. this is becouse you need other people to work.

Influence of friendship in the working world

As most of the Latin American countries, it depends on the position you are working on, for example, if you are the manager of an entreprise, you can not promote someone of your family, or you can not date or have a personal relationship with a secondary of yours, it is similar to the "law of incompatibilities" here in Colombia, but, if you work on a different department in the same company, it is not relevant, you can always have friends, but you should not mixed work and friendship.

SANTIAGO SAIZ