Gateway to the Arabian market

The Big 5 Show – the 25th Middle East International Building & Construction Exhibition – took place from 20 to 24 November 2004 in the Dubai World Trade Center. This is the most important building fair in the Arab world, which has been notching up double-digit increases on an annual basis. This year’s event, with around 1 650 exhibitors from 58 countries, recorded growth of 24 per cent for a total of more than 33 500 trade visitors.