But unlike Dubai, as a financial centre the city is inward-looking, with banks largely servicing the domestic economy.
The city became an industrial centre in the 19th century, and its economy is now largely service-oriented (including health care, government, telecommunications, and financial services).
While in the 1950s agriculture and industry were the dominant sectors, tertiary (largely service and administrative) activities have since become the principal employer and generator of national wealth.
Panama's economy has become largely service-based, with the operation of the Panama Canal, banking, insurance, container ports, flagship registry, and tourism all playing important roles.
This growth rate — and the hours required to meet the demand created by these 250+ largely service-driven companies — cannot be sustained by humans alone.
The jobs that replaced the lost manufacturing work were largely service jobs, shit jobs, non-union jobs.
Likewise, manufacturing automation and globalization has resulted in the transition to a largely service-based economy in the United States and other developed countries.
This also has the potential to impact findings by place of residence (urban or rural) because rural areas are largely serviced by salaried physicians.
Beyond civics courses, civic education largely emphasizes service and service-learning in both K-12 and higher education.
New service revenue streams will come largely from services such as construction, communications, retail, media and advertising.
Harnessing that appetite will help underpin the recovery of our largely services-based economy".
