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ENTREPRENEUR<br />

Dubai has<br />

grown a lot.<br />

It’s time for it<br />

to start<br />

maturing.<br />

Business is supposedly a dynamic environment<br />

where successful firms shine for a few years, until<br />

livelier competitors outmanoeuvre them in a<br />

constant tussle that spans from being feted to<br />

forgotten in less than a generation. Seeing your company<br />

evolve from a relative newbie to an established powerhouse,<br />

in a matter of years, can be very fulfilling. But, seeing it<br />

maintain that stature for generations is inexplicable.<br />

The UAE turns 46 this year. Rather young for a country,<br />

isn’t it? It’s hard to imagine it being nothing but acres of<br />

desert. Even the piece of land that you’re currently reading<br />

this story on used to be a stretch of sand – or a sea if you’re on<br />

the Palm Islands. Few will be able to give you detailed<br />

accounts of just how much the Emirati nation has changed<br />

over the years.<br />

22<br />

EQUITY

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