ABU DHABI, June 27- The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is among the world’s best places to live, work and study, reports Emirates News Agency (WAM) quoting a local newspaper as saying Tuesday.
The National, in its editorial comment said a flurry of news stories in the past few days reveals how the country’s prosperity, stability and opportunity have combined to make the UAE one of the world’s most attractive places.
At a time when economies all over the world are stagnating or shrinking, and when the region has its economic problems, the UAE’s overall output rose by 7.7 per cent between 2011 and 2012, the Statistics Centre Abu Dhabi announced recently.
Growth of almost 10 per cent a year in the non-oil economy attracts plenty of attention, the paper said.
In another question on the YouGov poll, 80 per cent of respondents across the Mena region said they see the UAE as a desirable place to start a business.
“Surging consumer confidence and high sales have made the UAE the fifth most attractive retail destination among emerging markets,” the paper said, adding that beyond wealth, the country is an oasis of stability amid the troubles of the Arab Spring and the region’s other conflicts.
“Emiratis and expatriates alike are entitled to take some well-earned satisfaction in what we have accomplished together,” the paper said.
– BERNAMA