Abu Dabi to Invest Billions of Dollars to Create a More Creative Economy

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Abu davi plans to invest billions of dollars in a more creative economy. Gulf emorade already has its own louvre museum and partnership with the world famous gallery in paris. Key modivation for all this investment is diversifying its economy away from oil. Our golf correspondent, simeon curr joins us now to talk more about this.

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US says it has recovered majority of Colonial pipeline ransom

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Alzheimer’s drug from Biogen wins US approval

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Mexico’s president loses congressional supermajority in elections

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Abu Dhabi plans $6bn culture spend to diversify from oil

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Jeff Bezos to go to space after stepping down at Amazon

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