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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 health insurance law to cover all by June 30
In the last phase of Dubai’s health insurance law, all individuals, including foreign employees and their family members, must be covered by a health plan by June 30. What does the change mean? All employers are required to cover employees and are encouraged to cover family members of employees. Family members of employees who are
April 4, 2016
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UAE forecast to see new jobs boom despite oil price slump
More than 50 percent of recruiters in the UAE are predicting that new jobs will be created in the next six months despite lower oil prices and trading revenues, according to a new survey by Naukrigulf.Its latest hiring outlook was slightly down on its September survey when 53 percent of recruiters predicted the same about
April 4, 2016
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Indian remittances fall as Gulf reduces demand for foreign workers
Remittances to India – a large chunk of which comes from the millions of Indians working in the Gulf region – fell to $15.8 billion last quarter, the lowest since April-June 2011, it has been reported. Bloomberg reported that the figure represented a 9.4 percent drop from a year earlier, as the global slowdown and
April 4, 2016
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RAK tourism to develop region’s first five-star camp in Jabal Jais mountain
Ras Al Khaimah’s Jabal Jais mountain is about to be home to the first five-star camp in the region.Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority’s (RAK TDA) CEO Haitham Mattar told Hotelier Middle East on the sidelines of the launch of their new brand identity. “We have done a recce in the mountains (Jabal Jais) and
April 4, 2016
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International Property Show focuses on retail, middle-income housing
Dubai: Retail space and middle income housing are likely to draw crowds at this year’s International Property Show, organisers said on Sunday. Retail space across the UAE, the wider Arab Gulf region and in other parts of the world will be available for direct purchase at this year’s show to be held from April 11
April 4, 2016
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Oman Shura member proposes tax on expats
Muscat: A proposal being discussed in Oman by a Shura council members could put a tax on expats. The proposal, which would charge a 3 per cent monthly fee on expatriates — based on their salary, would result in companies replacing expats with Omanis, said Nabhan Al Battashi, the chairman of General Federation of Trade
April 4, 2016
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Property prices rise fastest in these countries
Dubai: For people with limited incomes, the real estate market in Dubai can be out of reach. After all, it is where a flat or a villa in a posh neighbourhood could cost more than a low-wage earner’s lifetime of savings However, for those who are flush with cash, the property market may not be
The most important etiquette rules to know when traveling for business to 10 countries around the world
Business customs vary tremendously around the world — what might be considered rude in one country can be completely acceptable in another. To help employees understand how office etiquette varies, UK office-supplier Viking reached out to 18 of their international employees who have worked in countries that range from Germany to the US. The results
Bahrain’s financial sector sees 2.8% jobs growth in 2015
Employment in Bahrain’s financial services industry grew by 2.8 percent during 2015, with a total of 13,877 people employed at end-2015 compared to 13,496 in the year-earlier period, according to central bank figures. Central bank data showed that employment in the financial sector continued to grow last year despite the recent economic conditions caused by
April 1, 2016
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