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The regulatory and commercial landscape across the Middle East — including the UAE and Saudi Arabia — continues to evolve. Our Insights section provides commentary, analysis and updates designed for executives, HR leaders and investors navigating the region.
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Relocating to Abu Dhabi: Your 2026 Guide from the UAE Capital’s Experts
Most people who research relocation to the UAE start with Dubai. They spend weeks on Dubai guides, Dubai neighbourhoods, Dubai visa types. Then, somewhere in the process, they pause and ask: ‘But what about Abu Dhabi?’ It’s a good question. And increasingly, it’s the right one. Abu Dhabi is the UAE’s capital, its largest emirate,
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Dubai continues to remain a rental market
Dubai: Build, sell and then build some more – Dubai’s developers have stuck to this simple formula through every turn of the market cycle. Only rarely have they made a foray into creating rental properties, and mostly done by government-owned developers. For a private developer to do so was unheard of. It’s a fact that
April 20, 2016
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Expat Employment for International Businesses
Global expansion can be a tedious process, many times companies turn to “expat employment” in their target country to have a sense of familiarity and security. This is a very common practice for companies to send existing employees to oversee the new operations. As we have discussed before in this Post, hiring an expat is not
Saudi construction industry to reach $148bn in 2020
The outlook for Saudi Arabian construction remains bright as the industry’s output value is forecast to rise at a CAGR of 7.05 per cent by 2020, compared with 6.35 per cent during the review period (2011-2015). However, low oil prices present major downside risks to the forecast. According to a report from Timetric’s Construction Intelligence
April 20, 2016
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Settling in to a new school: A parent’s view
Andi Ondhia, a parent at ACS Hillingdon and a member of Parent Teacher Organisation’s Welcome Team, explores how an international school community is ideally placed to support new families through the relocation process. Relocating, whether it’s your first experience or your third, fourth or fifth, can be a daunting prospect with worries about how your
SPAR International said to target 24 new stores in Oman
Dutch supermarket chain SPAR International reportedly plans to open 24 outlets in Oman by 2017, as part of significant expansion plans in the Gulf. In an interview with Times of Oman, Tobias Wasmuht, managing director of SPAR International, said: “This year, we plan to open 14 stores. By the end of 2017 we will have
April 19, 2016
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Dubai’s Azizi enters hospitality sector with $125m project
Azizi Developments has announced its entry into Dubai’s hospitality sector with the launch of Candace, its first serviced residences project. The developer said in a statement that the AED460 million ($125.2 million) project will feature two towers called Candace Aster and Candace Acacia at Dubai’s upcoming Al Furjan community, where Azizi Developments is the biggest
April 19, 2016
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UAE leading the way for International Schools around the world
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Top entrepreneurship college to help open campus in Saudi Arabia
The world’s top-ranked college for entrepreneurship will help create a new institute in Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC), with classes beginning from next year. The College for Business and Entrepreneurship at KAEC is being developed by a subsidiary of Babson College, a Massachusetts-based private business school, with US defence giant Lockheed Martin providing
April 18, 2016
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Qatar reveals new Doha Metro train designs
Qatar Railways has given the public its first glimpse of the trains that will be servicing the Doha Metro when it opens in 2020, which it says will be the fastest in the region. The company showcased one vehicle, whose design was inspired by the Arabian mare, that will be servicing the Doha Metro and
April 18, 2016
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