Posts Tagged ‘Dubai’

World’s tallest building, Burj Dubai, opens on 4th Jan

January 4th, 2010

Burj_Dubai-DubaiFinally, after years of construction, Dubai is set to open doors for the world to see the tallest building made ever on 4th Jan 2009. This mammoth 160th plus story structure could pave the way for the revival of Dubai’s economy which has been in trouble since December in 2009. With many creditors abandoning Dubai and looking for other sources of investment, this could be one of the critical phases of Dubai.

Burj Dubai has many jewels to display, with the world’s first Armani Hotel, 3000 residential houses, 9 hotels, » Read more: World’s tallest building, Burj Dubai, opens on 4th Jan

Rags to Riches: the land of Genghis Khan

September 10th, 2009

The worlds 19th largest country has one International Airport, 32% of the population below poverty line and a per capita GDP of $2100. Mongolia is a country bordering China in the south and Russia in the North. More than 30% of its 3 million population, is enganed in subsistence herding! Half of its population are among the world’s poorest. The country has scarcicty of arable land but has large deposits of minerals. However this country is on the verge of becoming second Dubai of prosperous Asia! » Read more: Rags to Riches: the land of Genghis Khan