Dubai chosen to host 2020 World Expo
PARIS: Dubai will host the 2020 World Expo, becoming the first Middle Eastern city to organize the event in its more than 150-year history.The Gulf emirate bested competing bids from Izmir, Turkey,...
November 27, 2013
The Gulf emirate bested competing bids from Izmir, Turkey, Sao Paulo, Brazil and Yekaterinburg, Russia after three rounds of voting by delegates of the 168-nation Bureau International des Expositions in Paris.
Dubai authorities expect the Expo 2020 will generate $23 billion between 2015 and 2021, and estimate it will cost$8.4 billion to organize.
