Society‘That’s the way the city works’: how the UAE changed the face of Andy Burnham’s Manchester
The report traces the UAE’s growing influence in Manchester, from UK-UAE tensions after the 2011 Arab Spring to investment and property development. It says Emirati-linked firms’ land ownership in the city rose 39% over a decade. Manchester Life promised 6,000 homes but has delivered 2,039 so far.
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‘That’s the way the city works’: how the UAE changed the face of Andy Burnham’s Manchester
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