Up a creek

摘要

DUBAI IS unlike most of the Gulf's sheikhdoms. Its economy thrives not on oil, but on tourism, trade and finance. Its patch of desert hosts one of the world's busiest airports, its tallest skyscraper and the region's biggest port at Jebel Ali. The pace of construction is dizzying. The emirate's gdp is projected to grow by 3.3% in 2018, up from 2.8% last year.