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Indian expats in the UAE can get health insurance for families back home
Indian residents in the UAE can now provide health insurance for their families back home, reported The National newspaper. This is due to a collaboration between the UAE’s Aster DM Healthcare and RAK Insurance which offers policies costing between $61 (AED 225) and $1,034 (AED 3,800) a year for a primary member. The policies cover
Saudi and UAE ban citizens from travelling to Lebanon
Bahrain also joins travel ban after Saudi halted $4bn aid to Lebanon army in response to “hostile” Hezbollah positions. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain have urged their citizens to leave Lebanon or avoid travelling there. The move on Tuesday came after Riyadh halted $4bn in aid to Lebanese security forces in response
Bahrain’s growing strength in attracting entrepreneurs
A stable and strong middle class – a population that is neither poor nor rich by national standards – is a major factor in the development of any economy. It serves as a promoter of educational attainment, a driver of entrepreneurship and innovation, and a source of trust and stability for businesses. That is where
Kuwait to lay off “unnecessary” expats
Kuwait’s state departments have been asked to lay off “unnecessary” expats by the end of the year, the Kuwait Times has reported.The move is one of many attempts to decrease the number of expats in the country, who make up 70 percent of thepopulation.The newspaper quoted government sources as saying the Cabinet also instructed governmental
February 22, 2016
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Residents in selected villa communities can now receive mail at their doorstep with the launch of Emirates Post Group’s “MyHome” service. Villa owners and tenants can apply to have a mailbox installed for free on their compound wall or near their main door by Emirates Post Group. The mailbox comes with separate compartments for incoming
February 19, 2016
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Japan takes ‘world’s tallest’ fight to Dubai
Japan has announced plans for constructing the world’s tallest building. The Sky Mile Tower would stand twice as tall as Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the current tallest building in the world. Sky Mile Tower will be 1,700-metre tall and able to accommodate 55,000 people in Tokyo Bay , an inlet southeast of the Japanese capital..
February 19, 2016
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Local entrepreneurs launch crowd investing platform in Dubai
An exclusive crowd investing platform for early stage companies has been launched in Dubai by a duo of local serial entrepreneurs. Venturefin, a brainchild of Ibrahim Jaber and Ahmed Al Qassimi, aims to connect qualified investors to early stage companies worldwide. The Hult Prize, a start-up accelerator for social entrepreneurship, and the Sustainability Platform, a
Entrepreneurship is flourishing in the Middle East
Entrepreneurship is flourishing in the Middle East, a London Business School survey of regional executives has revealed. The survey of nearly 500 regional executives found that the Middle East is seen as a growing market for entrepreneurship, with more than two thirds (71.4 percent) of respondents describing the sector growth as ‘steady’, ‘fast’ or ‘very
February 11, 2016
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UAE Business Immigration Overview Webinar 16th February 2016
Back by popular demand, we are delighted to invite you to a session on UAE Business Immigration in a series of webinars with a global focus. Carla Thomas, who heads the DavidsonMorris Global Team, and Marie O’Neill, Head of Business Operations at Executive Expatriate Relocations, UAE will take you through: Register here
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