Emirates Millionaire Show: For 59,000 UAE Millionaires Owning 1,500 Billion Dirhams

Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi

H.H. Sheikh Suroor Bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, the Chamberlain of the Presidential Court opened yesterday the first Emirates Millionaire Show (EMS 2006) during an exceptionally alluring ceremony held at Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi, also the venue for the three-day show (December 14th - December 16th). By the way, Emirates Palace was chosen by Robb Report to be among the best 100 hotels in the world.

H.H. Sheikh Suroor Bin Mohammed Al Nahyan said that that there are 59,000 UAE millionaires who own 1,500 billion dirhams (US $408 billion) and the number of UAE millionaires is growing %5 each year because of the rapid growth of UAE economy according to Emirates Today Arabic newspaper. He also added that %60 of those millionaires (35,400) are women.

Emirates Millionaire Show 2006 is a three-day glamor and glitter extravaganza that offers visitors a rare opportunity to witness the premiere of Lamborghini Gallardo and the Murchielago LP640. Lamborghini cooperated with ASUS to launch the ASUS-Lamborghini VX1 which enables multitasking computing and provide fast processing performance that exceeds desktop level.

Paolo Bongia launches a new luxury collection during the show. The world's largest widescreen TV will be unveiled by electronics giant Panasonic and Interstuhl will present the world's most expensive office chair which according to the manufacturer is a response to the special needs of discerning clients.

GoldVish the ultimate luxury mobile phone makes a spectacular entry to the Middle East this weekend. The 18k gold cell phone is made with the precision and craftsmanship of the traditional watchmakers in Switzerland; each of one of the limited edition items is finished by hand and set with VVS1 diamonds.

"We hope that this unique show that offers the first sight of bespoke luxury goods will set the trend for the capital Abu Dhabi. With H.H.Sheikh Surour's patronage, the support of DCCI, and the overwhelming response from the world's most renowned brands, we trust that the EMS will become the annual premier showcase for luxury items in the region", said Mohamed Najjar the Managing Partner of Divine events.

Do you have enough money to "qualify" to attend this show? I know I don't.

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