Economics
Dubai Freezes Hiring, New Projects as Pandemic Hurts Revenue
- Emirate orders cut of administrative spending by at least 20%
- Government departments to reduce capital spending by 50%
Construction workers stand on a scaffold as they work during a lockdown, in Dubai on April 7.
Photographer: Karim Sahib/AFP via Getty Images
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Dubai’s government is freezing all hiring and cutting administrative spending by at least 20% across departments as the coronavirus pandemic squeezes state revenue.