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Today, Dubai International airport is the world's busiest airport for international passengers and a significant number of passengers transit through this airport every day.
But there might be a few examples like Jacky Panjabi, who made his mind to establish a business in Dubai during a two-day stop-over in Dubai more than 30 years ago. And now Jacky's Electronics is a household name in the UAE. Jacky Panjabi is managing director of Jacky's Group of Companies.
Speaking to Khaleej Times, Panjabi recalled: "I had lived in Hong Kong since 1969 and for almost 15 years, I have been running our family business there and spearheaded our company's first office incorporation on 21st July 1970.
"In February 1985, I was en route to London for a business travel and on my way back to Hong Kong, I decided to stop-over for two days in Dubai."
Challenging initial days Having lived for many years in Hong Kong, Jacky Panjabi was taken aback when he arrived in Dubai for the first time in 1985, as the city back then has no proper street or road names. He told Khaleej Times that the earlier days were challenging for several reasons. Firstly, the weather was really hot. Secondly, there were no taxi metres yet and he was always bargaining on fares from Dh3 to Dh5, for the same distance. Most of the drivers back then weren't able to read or understand English clearly. Thirdly, starting a new business here required having a local sponsor, which was something totally new for him. |
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