Comments on: The Richest City in the World http://austrolabe.com/2008/03/11/the-richest-city-in-the-world/ Sat, 07 Jan 2012 13:12:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Kashmiri Nomad http://austrolabe.com/2008/03/11/the-richest-city-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-76312 Kashmiri Nomad Sun, 16 Mar 2008 20:27:05 +0000 http://austrolabe.com/2008/03/11/the-richest-city-in-the-world/#comment-76312 Austrolabe on the richest city in the world where 420,000 citizens are worth $17 million each. <a href="http://kashmiri-nomad.blogspot.com/2008/03/islam-and-west-accelerated-links-for_16.html">Islam And The West Links</a> Austrolabe on the richest city in the world where 420,000 citizens are worth $17 million each.

Islam And The West Links

]]> By: Strang http://austrolabe.com/2008/03/11/the-richest-city-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-75740 Strang Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:47:00 +0000 http://austrolabe.com/2008/03/11/the-richest-city-in-the-world/#comment-75740 They are building an underground system (Metro) in Dubai and railway system to connect Dubai to Abu Duabi (I think). They are building an underground system (Metro) in Dubai and railway system to connect Dubai to Abu Duabi (I think).

]]> By: Shadower http://austrolabe.com/2008/03/11/the-richest-city-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-75636 Shadower Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:55:50 +0000 http://austrolabe.com/2008/03/11/the-richest-city-in-the-world/#comment-75636 Agreed, if they wish to move large amounts of goods they will need major investments in infrastructure, including rail. It is also not feasible to only be moving goods by road, you can have 70 trucks moving goods from Dubai to Riyadh, whilst one freight train will move the same amount of goods. Agreed, if they wish to move large amounts of goods they will need major investments in infrastructure, including rail.

It is also not feasible to only be moving goods by road, you can have 70 trucks moving goods from Dubai to Riyadh, whilst one freight train will move the same amount of goods.

]]> By: thabet http://austrolabe.com/2008/03/11/the-richest-city-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-75544 thabet Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:24:47 +0000 http://austrolabe.com/2008/03/11/the-richest-city-in-the-world/#comment-75544 Tourism? Hahaha. Sharjah is trying to become more of an industrial hub of sorts (they recently turned to manufacturing offshore platforms). If they want to become any sort of manufacturing centre, they need a rail system. The roads are horrible. Abu Dhabi has near enough all the oil in the UAE so I am not surprised it has all this money sloshing around. However, they don't seem to be as excitable as the rulers of Dubai in building projects (despite some very ambitious plans). Tourism? Hahaha.

Sharjah is trying to become more of an industrial hub of sorts (they recently turned to manufacturing offshore platforms).

If they want to become any sort of manufacturing centre, they need a rail system. The roads are horrible.

Abu Dhabi has near enough all the oil in the UAE so I am not surprised it has all this money sloshing around. However, they don’t seem to be as excitable as the rulers of Dubai in building projects (despite some very ambitious plans).

]]> By: Shadower http://austrolabe.com/2008/03/11/the-richest-city-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-75517 Shadower Tue, 11 Mar 2008 13:16:57 +0000 http://austrolabe.com/2008/03/11/the-richest-city-in-the-world/#comment-75517 I guess they are too small to turn the Emirates into a manufacturing hub (though they could utilize Saudi Arabia), but only investing in tourism will not be enough for a long term plan. Some of the Gulf States are also investing in the financial sector, Dubai's Logistics City is another promising venture. I guess they are too small to turn the Emirates into a manufacturing hub (though they could utilize Saudi Arabia), but only investing in tourism will not be enough for a long term plan.

Some of the Gulf States are also investing in the financial sector, Dubai’s Logistics City is another promising venture.

]]> By: Muhammad http://austrolabe.com/2008/03/11/the-richest-city-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-75504 Muhammad Tue, 11 Mar 2008 12:45:04 +0000 http://austrolabe.com/2008/03/11/the-richest-city-in-the-world/#comment-75504 My previous comment was a bit unfair. There's also cheap mobile phones and the gold souk. My previous comment was a bit unfair. There’s also cheap mobile phones and the gold souk.

]]> By: Muhammad http://austrolabe.com/2008/03/11/the-richest-city-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-75502 Muhammad Tue, 11 Mar 2008 12:40:51 +0000 http://austrolabe.com/2008/03/11/the-richest-city-in-the-world/#comment-75502 Dubai is basically just brothels and shopping centres but Abu Dhabi 'aint too bad. Dubai is basically just brothels and shopping centres but Abu Dhabi ‘aint too bad.

]]> By: GMan http://austrolabe.com/2008/03/11/the-richest-city-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-75500 GMan Tue, 11 Mar 2008 12:36:36 +0000 http://austrolabe.com/2008/03/11/the-richest-city-in-the-world/#comment-75500 Yes, and once you been there or it's equally hell-on-Earth sister city, Dubai, you wonder why we bother to give a moment's thought to Australia's tiny carbon print on the environment. Yes, and once you been there or it’s equally hell-on-Earth sister city, Dubai, you wonder why we bother to give a moment’s thought to Australia’s tiny carbon print on the environment.

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