Talk to anyone in Dubai these days and they’ll tell you about the traffic: the sticky thorn in the side of a city that has ridden its post-pandemic bounce to a step change in population, economy and reputation. According to its official count, the United Arab Emirates’ most populous city has added 180,000 new residents since 2022, with a reported 6% being high-net-worth individuals (those whose assets exceed £1m). It has developed a successful fintech industry and softened its immigration policy, which, combined with its no-income-tax earning environment and promises of a life of efficiency and sun, are luring white-collar workers from cost-of-living-crisis Europe.
Dubai market shifts towards emerging homegrown artists
As the latest Art Dubai fair opens, the city's art scene is maturing, with international collectors and curators snapping up young Emirati artists
Melissa Gronlund, The Art News Paper, 27 February 2024
