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Economic growth in the sheikhdom averaged 14 percent annually from 2004 through 2008.
From the bloomberg.com
Home prices in the sheikhdom have dropped about 50 percent from their peak two years ago.
From the bloomberg.com
There is also vast British investment at stake in the sheikhdom.
From the independent.co.uk
The sheikhdom has spent billions of dollars to transform itself into an international tourist destination.
From the bloomberg.com
Dubai is the second largest of seven U.A.E. sheikhdoms and Abu Dhabi the capital and largest sheikhdom.
From the bloomberg.com
Restaurants and bars provide major pastimes in the sheikhdom, which depends on imports for most of its food.
From the bloomberg.com
The Persian-Gulf sheikhdom plans to raise its LNG production capacity to 77 million metric tons by early next year.
From the bloomberg.com
Dubai borrowed $80 billion in a four-year construction boom that transformed the sheikhdom into a regional tourism and financial hub.
From the bloomberg.com
The sheikhdom may be the most vulnerable place in the Gulf as crude oil and real-estate prices decline, Citigroup Inc. said Nov. 18.
From the bloomberg.com
- Sheikdom: the domain ruled by a sheik
- A sheikhdom (alt. sheikdom) (Arabic: u0645u0634u064Au062Eu0629u200Eu200E ) is a geographical area or a society ruled by a sheikh (Arabic: u0634u064Au062Eu200E). Sheikhdoms exist almost exclusively within Arab countries, particularly in the Arabian Peninsula.
