Kuwait can become another Dubai

As reported in Kuwait Times today...

‘Be serious, Kuwait can become another Dubai; Region stable:
Bonino

KUWAIT (KUNA): Kuwait can become another Dubai in
the area if Kuwaiti officials work seriously towards this objective, a senior
Italian official said here Wednesday. Visiting Italian Minister for
International Trade and European Affairs Emma Bonino told KUNA, in an interview,
it was not impossible for Kuwait to have similar advantages to Dubai if there is
a serious commitment, and that this “decision is up to the Kuwaitis.”

But does Kuwait want to be another Dubai? What's the attraction or advantages that are seen by Ms Bonino?

• A place that is free to dream dreams, never mind about the practicalities
• A haven for smugglers, crooks and vice
• Masses of poorly paid expat labourers working on a huge number of construction projects
• Having an even taller tower / larger shopping mall / bigger indoor ski dome...
• Traffic jams
• Glitzy shopping malls and conspicous consumption
• Vast disparities between rich and the poor
• The monopolistic behaviour and guardian of morals of its telecoms provider
• Spiralling house rents

All that glitters is not gold.

Or, maybe, because it's a country that even with all its warts, still works... or at least provides a good place to visit for a break!