Manufacturing remains an important component of the economy (at least 30%), and will continue to be so at the high end of the value chain, as companies continue to be drawn to the ease and efficiency of doing business in the city, a claim that few in the region or across the world can boast.

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The two of them balanced each other well: Zeitoun's English had its limits, so when bills had to be negotiated, hearing Kathy's Louisiana drawl put clients at ease.

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