Kuwait parliament okays fees on expat remittancesKuwaiti Parliament's financial and economic affairs committee has approved the bills stipulating fees on expatriates' financial overseas remittances, reported Kuwait News Agency (Kuna), citing a member. The commission appr More… |
Expat remittances in UAE surge to $44.5bn in 2017Expats remittances from the UAE amounted to Dh164.3 billion ($44.5 billion) during 2017, a growth of 2.2 per cent from Dh160.8 billion in 2016, a media report said. An amount of Dh121.66 billion was transferred through money excha More… |
Bahrain 'great place to work for expat women'Bahrain is regarded as one of the great locations for women who want to work abroad with the kingdom being listed among the top five nations globally in an annual survey. Luxembourg, Taiwan, and Germany top the chart, and they all More… |
Bahrain 'great place to work for expat women'Bahrain is regarded as one of the great locations for women who want to work abroad with the kingdom being listed among the top five nations globally in an annual survey. Luxembourg, Taiwan, and Germany top the chart, and they all More… |
86pc of expats proud to call the UAE their home - surveyThe UAE has been ranked high on the expat's preference list for safety and security, with 86 per cent of expats stating they are proud to call the UAE their home, a new survey has revealed. According to the Xpress Money survey More… |
Spain lures Middle East expatsMore number of Middle East's European expats are opting for multi stop summer holidays with Spain topping the list of preferred stop-offs in 2016, new data has revealed. According to Preferred Hotels & Resorts, there seems More… |
Bahrain Shura agrees 100pc expat ownership of firmsBahrain’s Shura Council has unanimously approved a Royal decree, which amends the Companies Law and allows foreign organisations to have 100 per cent ownership of businesses, reported the Gulf Daily News, our sister publication. More… |
Bahrain tops in ‘expats feel at home’ rankingExpatriates feel at home in Bahrain quicker than anywhere else in the world, a 2015 HSBC Expat Explorer Survey has found, said a report in the Gulf Daily News (GDN), our sister publication. To read fur More… |
Dubai Job Show targets expatsSeveral hundreds of job opportunities for UAE residents looking for a new job are to be showcased at an upcoming jobs and careers event aimed the UAE's expats community. The Dubai Job Show, which will run f More… |
GCC expatriates sent $98bn home in 2014Expatriates working in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries sent $98 billion in outward remittances in 2014, according to a World Bank report. GCC countries have seen a significant increase in migration inflows in the More… |