Roots Dubai.
Roots Dubai.
That enterprising people when in their country come to an end do
Oil stocks.
Islamic pragmatism.
IF the president of the United Arab Emirates sheikh Zajd ben
Sultan Al Nahajjan has asked to create me the arms of this country,
That I, not running into torments of creativity and long thoughtfulness,
Would represent the magnificent tree which roots would consist from
Capillaries of oil streams, the trunk would represent itself oil
The tower, seven branches by quantity emiratov would be covered by two
Millions six hundred thousand glossy leaflets - citizens
This remarkable state. Thus I would let know
All expert in heraldry, that prosperity of the people of the Emirates
Directly depends on its oil roots. In this sense the arms
Russia are reflected rather weakly by a being our economic and
Political life.
As to prosperity of the people of the United Arab Emirates, this fact
It is well-known and does not demand special proofs. And here with
Oil roots of the people of the Emirates all not so is simple. Business in that,
That several years ago the reconnoitered stocks of oil in Dubai steels
To run low, today all here well know, that they practically
Have run low at all. Thus, the root system of the United Arab Emirates, is no time
Allowing Dubai not only to prosper economically, but also
To stride in a waterway of fundamentalist Islamic currents,
Began to dry and threaten all magnificent tree with withering. It was necessary
To choose: or quickly and steadily to come back in poverty of the beginning
50th years of the last century and henceforth to leave in the inheritance to descendants
Only ideas of Islam or to renounce influence of religious ideas in
Favour economic, and then descendants of today's citizens of this
The blest earth could count on the inheritance,
Notable it is much more clear, rather than manuals of the prophet
Mohammed. In Dubai the Islamic pragmatism has overcome the Islamic
Fundamentalism.
In practice it means, that Dubai has preferred to become the largest
In the world the cosmopolitan tourist centre with magnificent
The developed infrastructure: hotels, roads, shopping centres,
Beaches, golf clubs, landing stages for the yachts, popular
Sports tournaments with shocking prize-winning funds,
Motor shows and other pleasures for Europeans,
Americans, Asians and Australians. Here it is created and operates
The world's largest free economic zone - paradise for
The foreign capital. Sheikhs have constructed here even Media city -
The whole city in which the set of the largest world has located
Tele-and the newspaper companies. Both journalists, and advertisers, and
Internet servers feel there themselves quite comfortably: pay
The minimum money for rent of modern offices and the equipment, and
Taxes do not pay at all.
And all would be remarkable, yes here the trouble - happens 11
September, 2001, in an instant of an eye changed a picture of the magnetic
Fields on economic and political globes. Old and New
Light began to be displaced to one pole, the Arabian world - to another.
Small Dubai - voluntary selected way coherent,
The business bridge between civilisations, systems and outlooks,
Constructed the new prosperity on an openness, a pragmatism and
Confidence of that benefit reasons always will appear more important
Any political, religious or national idea, - it has appeared
On a line of tectonic split, under the threat of a real failure in
Precipice of opposition of the worlds. Again something was necessary to it
To undertake, to survive.
At sheikh Maktuma ben Rashed Al Maktuma - the vice-president and
The prime minister of the Emirates - in effect there was a simple choice: or
To drop to oil sources of the Arabian world, simultaneously
Having declared the Islamic ambitions and having put on a yashmak on got used
Already to a sunlight of women of the Emirates or to remain
The pragmatist and to believe that natural interests of mankind
Will appear more strongly, than obsession of searches of bin Laden under
Each date palm tree.
By the way, about bin Laden. In Dubai you will meet this name a little
Time on day. So the popular civil engineering firm is called,
Erecting here some large objects. Once, nachitavshis
Signboards and posters with a name of the known terrorist, I have asked
The high-ranking official from government Dubai, where
Guarantee, that money of the bearded fighter with America does not work, not
Are washed in building business of the Emirates. A guarantee only one,
Have responded me, a transparency of any business in Dubai. Whence have come
Money and where they leave, here it is possible to track easily. Especially
That one of the first steps of the United Arab Emirates after events on September, 11th was
Resolute severance of diplomatic relations with talibanskim
Afghanistan. The following step was made by airline "Emirates",
Bought from the USA and Europe of "Boeing" and "Ejrbasov" on 15 billion
(!) Dollars.
We talked to the chief executive International
Shopping centre Dubai Hussamom Tantavi, having the most direct
The relation to this transaction. I have asked it: you are not afraid, that
Once one of these "Boeing" or "Ejrbasov" vrezhetsja in a tower
Only because you have not sided with your shopping centre
The radical Islamic countries in opposition with Connected
States? After all the plane grasped by terrorists, responds on
Electronic inquiry "the - the stranger" it is unequivocal - "".
- No, - has responded Hussam Tantavi, - we are not afraid of it,
As the Emirates are politically neutral: we not with terrorists,
But we and not with the United States. We are strangers for that and other,
But the for correct and reliable partners in business, whence they
Were - from the Arabian world or from the USA.
The - the stranger.
It is necessary to tell, mister Tantavi has involuntarily played a cunning trick, speaking to "we",
Identifying itself thus with citizens of the United Arab Emirates. Executive
The director of International shopping centre Dubai was born in Egypt and
The citizen of the Emirates is not, in spite of the fact that lives here
Not the first decade also holds a post of the high-ranking
The manager. Such are immutable rules of a local life.
To be citizens of the Emirates have the right only of 200 thousand from 900
Thousand living in Dubai. Also be you though the director trading
The centre, though the cleaner of footwear, but if you the visitor, instead of
Local - citizenship of the Emirates to you not to receive. To work here -
Please, on health. But as soon as to you 60 years will be executed
(A local pension age), you will necessarily ask to leave
The country. Since then you can visit the United Arab Emirates only on
To the tourist visa. Thus, to mister Tantavi remains
To live and work in Dubai it is less than 10 years. However, and this time
There is quite enough decently to earn here, at all
Being "lokalom" - so with a contempt and envy shade name
Local "gastarbajtery" the local population having citizenship
The Emirates. Taxes visitors, local businessmen here not
Pay. The business infrastructure is fine organised. It seemed
Here where the young Russian capital should begin to flow,
The arising Russian middle class oppressed at on
To the native land gangster "roofs" and not less gangster taxes. An
No. Our businessmen in Dubai for some reason are not torn. Perhaps, all
Business in a financial transparency of local business as
Obligatory condition of business management in the Emirates? I do not know. The same
Tantavi has told to me, that not so long ago Dubai has visited
Representative group of the Russian officials. They steadfastly
Were interested, what projects would interest the local
Businessmen? - That I could respond? - Has sighed Tantavi. - I have told
It, that Chineses, for example, about any projects did not ask us:
They came here and built in Dubai set "show-rumov",
Advertising show-windows with the goods, and then simply came
In these goods to trade. As a result China for three years became
The largest trading partner of the Emirates. And Russia further
Conversations does not go. Perhaps, you have simply nothing to offer?
Today Dubai it is known not only the free economic
Zone, the low prices and excellent service. This place, where
There is, apparently, a first-ever seven-stars hotel for especially
The important persons from all world. It costs on man-made island
In the middle of the sea. From the local airport on island of the lodger
Deliver on "Rolls-Royce" or helicopter, to everyone it is put
The personal porter freely speaking on the native language of the visitor,
The furniture of numbers reminds palace rooms of sheikhs, and the prices of these
Apartments reach 7 thousand dollars for a night. And so, at
Full absence of the Russian goods in market Dubai Russian speech
In hotel "Burdzh-al-Arab" sounds constantly, and here Chinese yet
Sounds. It is interesting, why?
Jury Lepsky.
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//* an information Source: the Russian newspaper, 22.03.02
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