UAE: PRIVATIZATION OF DUTY FREE IN DUBAI PORT.(Brief Article)

From: IPR Strategic Business Information Database | Date: August 2, 2004 | Copyright information

Al-Bayan newspaper reported on the agreement to manage the Duty Free Shops in the Port of Dubai which was signed in July 2004 between the MMI Maritime Mercantile International Company and the Emirates Ports, Customs, and Free Trade Zones Authority. The paper noted that ...

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