Tuesday, 23 November 2010

FT.com - Comment: the debate the UAE cannot ignore

It remains taboo to talk about granting citizenship to foreigners living in the United Arab Emirates.

Yet, given the small size of the national population – and its shrinking share compared with the total number of residents – the issue of giving foreigners a stake in the future of the country is bound to move up the agenda.

Ask officials today about the biggest dilemma they face as the government spends billions of dollars on a bold economic and social transformation of the country, and the likely answer is talent. The pool of talent is so shallow that virtually all top officials have to wear multiple hats, overseeing all sorts of unrelated companies and projects.

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