Posts Tagged ‘expatriates’
By Kipp • Mar 17th, 2010 • Category: Cover Story, Slideshow Article
The Wall Street Journal recently compiled a Who’s Who of the most prominent business figures in the Emirates. Here’s the lowdown on the expatriates that made the list.
By Kipp • Mar 16th, 2010 • Category: Kipp's Blog
Are all immigrants evil rapists, and is Obama really a terrorist? You could be forgiven for thinking this, following a quick consultation of the media in your home country. But is this such a bad thing?
By Kipp • Mar 3rd, 2010 • Category: Kipp's Blog
Why would you wish for an economic downturn in your own country? Because you want better forex rates, of course.
By Kipp • Mar 1st, 2010 • Category: Kipp's Blog
Kuwait plans to stop recruiting non-nationals in the public sector, and will replace existing expat staff.
By Aarti Nagraj • Feb 22nd, 2010 • Category: Cover Story, Dubai, The Work, employment
Dubai firms are recruiting again, but they face a shortage of skilled expat workers.
By Kipp • Feb 15th, 2010 • Category: Kipp's Blog
A debate is raging over whether expatriates in the Gulf should be granted long-term residency – or even citizenship.
By Aarti Nagraj • Jan 25th, 2010 • Category: Cover Story, Nation, The Life, social
Emirati culture is under threat – and news that UAE nationals will soon account for just 13.3 percent of the population could make this identity crisis more severe.
By Kipp • Jan 20th, 2010 • Category: Middle East Business News
Employment prospects are up, despite predicted drop in Dubai’s population this year.
By Aarti Nagraj • Jan 5th, 2010 • Category: Cover Story, Economy, Regional, The Work
Population estimates for the GCC states vary wildly, and according to a new study, that’s undermining calculations of economic performance.
By Kipp • Dec 26th, 2009 • Category: Middle East Business News
The Foreign Ministry will issue permanent resident visas for wives and children of expatriate workers in the Kingdom without…
By Kipp • Dec 16th, 2009 • Category: Kipp's Blog
The Ministry of Labor has asked jobless expatriates to get in touch with the authority as soon as they lose or leave their jobs.
By Tania Tabar • Dec 8th, 2009 • Category: Cover Story, Labor, Regional, Special report, feature
The Arab World continues to suffer from staggering unemployment rates. Are regional governments doing enough to curb the region’s brain drain?
By Aarti Nagraj • Dec 3rd, 2009 • Category: Cover Story, Dubai, Money, The Work
While remittances to places like India and Pakistan could be hit by the debt crisis in Dubai, the Philippines says it doesn’t expect any declines in money transfers.
By Kipp • Oct 7th, 2009 • Category: Cover Story, Kuwait, Labor, The Work
Expatriates running their own businesses in the country will not need a sponsor anymore.
By Aarti Nagraj • Aug 9th, 2009 • Category: Cover Story, Kipp's Poll, People, Regional, The Life
The results are in.
The emirate’s fashion scene may have been affected by the financial crisis, but some in the industry see a more positive trend in the future.
Though often described as a ‘Mexican oligarch’, the world’s richest man, who is worth a cool $53bn, has Lebanese ancestry. And he hasn’t forgotten it.
Around 35% of the medication sold in the Middle East is fake, compared to just 1% in the US. Kipp examines the threat posed by this $75 billion global trade, ...
The News Corp boss did not make a single reference to Dubai in his speech at Abu Dhabi’s glitzy media summit. But he still has links to the emirate’s high-profile ...
Democracy is the “most important priority” for the Arab youth, according to a recent survey. But some say this marks an urge for greater self-determination, rather than a change in ...
One was rocked by a ‘fake ads’ scandal, the other has seen a steadily declining number of entries. So which of the region’s competing advertising awards has the edge?
Dubai Kiss Court Case Highlights Culture Clash; Friends in Need; How Privacy Vanishes Online; Where Did All the Love Go?; Qatar on the Cusp
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