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One-Year Delay Sought to Expo 2020 Dubai Over Virus

One-Year Delay Sought to Expo 2020 Dubai Over Virus

Sylvia Westall

(Bloomberg) --

The awarding body for the World Expo will propose a delay of one year to Dubai’s 2020 showcase because of the global coronavirus pandemic.

Read more: Expo 2020 Dubai Organizers Back One-Year Delay Over Pandemic

The Paris-based Bureau International des Expositions said Tuesday in a statement that it will ask its member states to vote on the proposal. Dubai’s Expo organizers last month requested it study delaying the start by a year to October 2021.

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