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Companies / United Arab Emirates

Island To Challenge City

November 2007 | Company News Alert
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In a move that is expected to create Gulf-based competition for the UAE's Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC), Bahrain's Ithmaar Bank reportedly poised to create a rival 'Health Island'. The US$1.6bn development off the north coast of Bahrain near Manama should become a focal point for the growing private healthcare industry in the country and provide a major draw for health tourists from overseas. There are plans for medical facilities, hotels and apartments on the