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Georgia: Dubai of the Black Sea

Written byOnnik Krikorian
Posted 20 April 2008 17:36 GMT

Registan comments on news that the United Arab Emirates plans to invest $100 million in Poti. With Georgian president Mikhail Saakashvili promising to turn the port into a Eurasian Dubai, the blog wonders if this means foreign companies will move in to make a killing before finally leaving when new opportunities emerge.

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