FILE PHOTO: A general view of Dubai Expo 2020, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, January 16, 2022. REUTERS/Christopher Pike

January 20, 2022

DUBAI (Reuters) – Dubai-based payments processor Network International said on Thursday spending in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was now above pre-pandemic levels, supported by the world fair Expo 2020 Dubai.

International and domestic spending volumes increased 104% and 17% respectively year on year in December, Network International said in a statement. It said the figures were 12% and 17% respectively above pre-pandemic levels.

International spending accounted for 42% of the total spend at Expo 2020 in December, up from 34% when the event began in October, it said.

Before the pandemic, consultancy EY forecast the Expo would over the course of its six months contribute 1.5% to the UAE’s gross domestic product.

(Reporting by Hadeel Al Sayegh; Editing by Mark Potter)


Source: One America News Network

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