Emirates NBD Dubai Economy Tracker Index was buoyed by faster expansion in business activity and new work
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Dubai has huge potential as a world class centre for medical tourism, according to a new report that pits it against other major global cities.
The demand for healthcare services has more than matched population growth for a decade, reveals the Hub Report from property consultants Knight Frank.
Even so, Dubai still ranks at the low end of a league table that compares eight leading medical tourism destinations in terms the number of hospital beds for every 1,000 people.
France, the leader, has six times the number of hospital beds for its population compared to Dubai, while Hong Kong has five and Australia nearly three.
Dubai now has two beds for every thousand of the population, an increase of nearly 14 per cent since 2012, thanks to the support of the Government in “creating an investor friendly environment”, Knight Frank concludes.
It adds: “Comparing Dubai in terms of number of beds…we see that there is significant potential for growth in the healthcare centre.”
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New Year’s Day will bring many things. Well-wishers and revellers will gather at tourist spots and significant sites around the UAE to mark the arrival of 2018 with a bang, as they come together to watch one of the official fireworks displays. Some residents and citizens will, undoubtedly, baton down the hatches on the evening of December 31 and wake up with a little trepidation in their hearts the following morning as the country says hello not just to a new year but to a new era as well, with the introduction of value added tax. Many others, one suspects, will make a more literal step into the unknown by heading down to Dubai’s newest attraction, the Dubai Frame, which opens on January 1. Billed as a new year’s gift to the public, it promises to be a little different.
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