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On UAE's Glittering Coast, Efforts To Revive Pearl Trade Tradition
The pearl industry once underpinned the economy of the UAE but the trade collapsed in the 1930s with the advent of Japanese cultured pearls and as global conflicts made them an unaffordable luxury. Instead, the Gulf nations turned to the oil industry, which dominates their economies to this day.
'Pearl Trade' - 1 News Result(s)
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On UAE's Glittering Coast, Efforts To Revive Pearl Trade Tradition
The pearl industry once underpinned the economy of the UAE but the trade collapsed in the 1930s with the advent of Japanese cultured pearls and as global conflicts made them an unaffordable luxury. Instead, the Gulf nations turned to the oil industry, which dominates their economies to this day.
