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MaaaD wrote:could he/she be had waiting in traffic for a long time ? heheh
Liban wrote:MaaaD wrote:could he/she be had waiting in traffic for a long time ? heheh
Even if that was the case, when the car is not moving, the meter ain't moving either...
audreygaur wrote:Meter does run when the car has stalled too, lower rate though. I paid AED30 for probably what was 8kms...was stuck in horrible traffic for a full hour...I know I should have just walked it!
shafique wrote:Liban,
I had the same thought as you about the taxi. Perhaps it was from the airport where they have a 20dhs pick up fee?
That said, I agree it was a very good article. The closing comment is one I particularly agree with:
“There has to be more than just good weather and no taxes,” says Corley. “As well, there is no instance in the history of mankind where a bubble continued. Bubbles have a design flaw: they burst. The stock market has already imploded. Real estate has stalled. Likewise, you simply can’t keep increasing the price of everything and expect international business to pour in. I fail to see where the returns are.”
Cheers,
Shafique
shafique wrote:However, the signs are that it is getting expensive - I already know of people leaving because of the expense - primarily rental.
Liban wrote:There are other places in the Mid-East for business.
For example, if Lebanon follows some basic fiscal reforms by removing red tape (as an example), improving the security by resolving the current political stalemate, and lastly with American and EU help make sure Israel stays put, then Beirut could become a more important city than it is right now.
Let us not forget that for two decades, Beirut was the Arab financial and business city. The war changed that in the 80s, but the people who built Lebanon in the 50s and 60s are similar thinkers to the Lebanese of today. But the government there needs to do more before such a thing can happen....
Perhapes Lebanon will not be called the "Switzerland of the Middle East" or Beirut as the "Paris of the Middle East" in the forseable future, but it can surely become a business hub once again... It is on the right track as a tourist hub.
Liban wrote:For example, if Lebanon follows some basic fiscal reforms by removing red tape (as an example), improving the security by resolving the current political stalemate, and lastly with American and EU help make sure Israel stays put, then Beirut could become a more important city than it is right now.
sharewadi wrote:Liban wrote:For example, if Lebanon follows some basic fiscal reforms by removing red tape (as an example), improving the security by resolving the current political stalemate, and lastly with American and EU help make sure Israel stays put, then Beirut could become a more important city than it is right now.
And politicians don't get blown up by their neighbours ...
kanelli wrote:From my understanding Syria has been impilcated in the assination of Hariri.
Two UN reports have implicated senior Syrian officials and their Lebanese allies in Hariri’s murder in a massive bomb blast on the Beirut seafront on Feb. 14, 2005, that also killed another 22 people. They have also criticized the Syrian government for failing to cooperate more with the investigation and have long sought interviews with top regime officials
de-baathify the country
MaaaD wrote:I would move the discussion about hariris assasination to tue politics forum since that is a never ending discussion by itself.
Back to the point of this thread,