Dubai’s economy has been kept open and free to attract investors and business. Government control and regulation of private sector activities have been kept to a minimum. There are no direct taxes on corporate profits or personal income (except for oil companies that pay a flat rate of 55% and branches of foreign banks that pay a flat rate of 20% on net profit generated within Dubai). Customs duties are low at 4% with many exemptions, 100% repatriation of capital and profits is permitted, there are no foreign exchange controls, trade quotas or barriers and a stable exchange rate exist between the US Dollar and the UAE Dirham (US$1.00=AED 3.678). Liberal I-visa policies permit easy importation of expatriate labour of various skill levels from almost all over the world. ema honey badgers tilwane letidla inyama, intfo lencane kunawo letsatfwa njengenyamatane, kusuka etilwanyaneni kuya etingwenyeni letincane. anako kutingela, kepha angaphindze adle emigconyeni noma ebele letinye tilwane kanye nasemigcomeni yemangcoliso.