Posts Tagged ‘private sector’
By Aarti Nagraj • Feb 12th, 2010 • Category: Cover Story, Special report
The UAE government is struggling to encourage more Emiratis to work in the private sector. But they will first have to change the educational and labor conditions in the country, say analysts.
By Kipp • Jan 16th, 2010 • Category: Middle East Business News
Private sector growth will accelerate this year, says Riyadh-based economist
By Aarti Nagraj • Jan 14th, 2010 • Category: Bahrain, Cover Story, Labor, The Work
Bahrain has just approved a proposal to increase the annual leave for private sector employees by a week. Predictably, businessmen and employers are annoyed.
By Dana El Baltaji • Nov 19th, 2009 • Category: Middle East Business News
The private sector in the Emirates will have three days off to celebrate Eid al-Adha...
By Dana El Baltaji • Jul 14th, 2009 • Category: Middle East Business News, Nation
The UAE private sector will be on holiday on Sunday, July 19, to mark...
By Dana El Baltaji • Jul 5th, 2009 • Category: Middle East Business News, Nation
Approximately four million people were employed by the private sector in 2008...
By Aarti Nagraj • Apr 7th, 2009 • Category: Cover Story, Dubai, Labor, Nation, The Work
The UAE Labor Minister has said that while the country has already taken measures to stabilize the labor market, more needs to be done.
By Aarti Nagraj • Mar 25th, 2009 • Category: Cover Story, Nation, People, The People
A report now says that emiratization has not succeeded in encouraging UAE nationals to join the workforce, even in the public sector.
By Dana El Baltaji • Dec 17th, 2008 • Category: Cover Story, Dubai, Labor, Nation, Newsletter, The Life, The Work, news
The ministry of labor has submitted a proposal to employ more Emiratis. But why do Emiratis need encouragement to work?
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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