NEWS & INSIGHTS

The number of UAE expats planning long-term residency in the UAE has increased mainly due to falling property prices, UAE-based finance comparison group compareit4me.com has revealed. According to a survey carried out by the firm, only 36 percent per cent […]

One of my favourite tweets of recent times was from a Qatari on holiday in the USA. “Why does every petrol station I’m passing seem to be closed?” he asked. You see, we don’t get out of the car to […]

The total number of students in the GCC education sector is projected to reach 15 million in 2020 but the region faces a shortage of teachers and an overdependence on expats, according to a new report. Alpen Capital said the […]

Real estate developers in Dubai have reportedly been asked to warn landlords against short-term lets or they would face fines of up to AED100,000 ($27,000). Dubai’s Department of Tourism & Commerce Marketing (DTCM) issued a notice to developers across the […]

Dubai to introduce star rating system for buildings Dubai’s buildings will receive a star-rating as part of a complete overhaul of the emirate’s building classification system, Dubai Land Department said in a statement. The new Building Classification System utilises state-of-the-art […]

Dubai-based shopping mall developer Majid Al Futtaim has announced that it will boost total investment in Oman to OR705 million ($1.83 billion) by 2020. The company, Oman’s largest non-energy GCC investor, said in a statement that it will increase its […]

Demand for residential and commercial property in Qatar has seen a significant slowdown in the first quarter of 2016 due to cuts in government spending, according to a new report. DTZ Qatar’s latest report said most commercial real estate lettings […]

Designs for a futuristic AED3 billion ($816 million) sports stadium to be built in Dubai have been approved by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai. The 60,000 capacity Mohammed bin Rashid […]

The Kuwaiti government is reportedly studying plans to immediately deport any worker who loses his job, as officials revealed that around 41,000 expats have been asked to leave the country since January 2015. A source told Arabic daily Alanba that […]

The UAE’s non-oil private sector lost some growth momentum in April, with business conditions improving at the weakest pace in three months, according to a new survey. Output, new orders and input stocks all rose more slowly, but the main […]

The glue holding many organizations together is a firm’s human resources department; this adhesive quality rings even more true for businesses expanding overseas, which is why international HR management is the key to success for your team’s global operations. We […]

Saudi Arabia’s government plans a new set of labour quotas and incentives to reduce unemployment as it tries to wean its economy off oil exports, Labour Minister Mufrej al-Haqbani said on Tuesday. The changes are part of a wider reform […]