Business
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UAE workers expect a pay rise this year
Nearly two-thirds of UAE employees are confident of a pay rise this year – despite nearly half of those questioned in a new poll admitting they didn’t see any kind of raise last year.
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Taking the plunge with personal reefs
Got a beachfront UAE pad and can’t decide how to spend your next million? An Australian company visiting Dubai this week thinks it’s got the answer – a personalised coral reef, designed in the shape of your company logo or favourite celeb.
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Talk from the top – how to pass your business audition
Steve Williams can make or break a business. As chief executive of Gulf Finance, he’s judged hundreds of applications for funding from firms across the region. He’s sent many a small business on the road to success, and politely had to turn down dozens of other hopefuls.
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Etihad Airways continue rapid expansion
Etihad Airways says its sales have jumped 28 percent to $989 million so far this year as it pushed ahead with its rapid expansion.
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‘Splash your cash but not your water’
The UAE and its neighbours must spend big on foreign sources of food imports and decrease waste at home if they are to avoid being victims of a looming global food crisis, experts have warned.
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Property wins gold medal, says Dubai metals guru
All that glitters is gold, and diamonds may still be a girl’s best friend – but if investors really want a platinum purchase, they should put their money in property.
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Your Money – don’t look back in anger
Once bitten, twice shy. This maxim describes the attitude of many expats towards investing their money in the UAE, and Dubai in particular.
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Dubai’s DryDocks World pushes for debt restructuring
Dubai’s shipyard operator DryDocks World has filed a claim with a special tribunal in the city-state as part of an effort to push forward its $2.2 billion debt restructuring.
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Europeans reaching their breaking point
Fears are growing that the tough budget cuts needed to repair the crisis-hit economies of the eurozone could spark continent-wide unrest as citizens buckle under the strain of forced sacrifices.
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Capital port getting ready for some heavy lifting
The operator of Abu Dhabi’s huge new Khalifa Port has said the arrival of a final batch of large cargo cranes from China marks a major milestone for the project as it gears up to open before the end of this year.
