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UAE economy grows by over 26%

Published June 13th, 2006 - 03:26 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

The UAE's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 26.4 per cent last year, according to an official economic report. The report, issued by the UAE's Ministry of Economy, noted that a series of local and international developments had helped the economy of the UAE in 2005.

 

The report - Economic Performance for 2005 - indicated the high efficiency of modern industrial cities and free zones and launch of new mega projects in various sectors had played an instrumental role in giving a big boost to the domestic economy, WAM reported.