Dubai's expat Indians: The world's most productive foreign workers - CNN.com

Dubai's expat Indians: The world's most productive foreign workers - CNN.com:



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Dubai, UAE (CNN) -- Dubai Creek was once the heart the Gulf emirate's business activity, where boats and barges sailed along transporting goods and people to foreign ports.



From electronics to sporting goods, the Creek is still a vibrant trading base, but far from the integral shipping hub it once was.



For centuries this is where all Dubai's international business happened. Much of the goods bought and sold here went to India, which over time became the United Arab Emirates' largest trading partner.



In the 1970s, trade between the two countries amounted to $180 million a year. Today, this figure is closer to $75 billion.



With growing business ties, many Indians have moved to Dubai in search of work and opportunity -- but home is never far from their mind."



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