Dubai, Kuwait and Riyadh turned away from the past to make way for modern skyscrapers, but UAE’s Sharjah takes a different tack. Bloomberg economist Ziad Daoud interviews Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi for his take on how Sharjah aims to “acknowledge our distant as well as our recent past” through art and architecture. Read more »
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Prospects for More Dubai Bailouts
Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi talks with Bloomberg’s Margaret Brennan about Abu Dhabi’s agreement to provide $10 billion to help Dubai World avoid defaulting on a $4.1 billion bond payment, and the prospects for additional bailouts in Dubai. Read more »