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Dubai Business Activity Lost Steam in the Runup to World Expo

Dubai Resets After Covid-Ravaged Year With $7 Billion Expo — Photographer: Christopher Pike/Bloomberg

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By Abeer Abu Omar

October 11, 2021 at 5:01 AM UTC

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Dubai’s business activity grew at a slower pace last month, with new orders dropping for the first time since February even as the city prepared to launch its World Expo 2020 event.