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By ramping up their lending to female entrepreneurs, banks in Tunisia could dramatically increase their profits while also driving economic growth across the country, says a new report from IFC, a member of the World Bank Group.Full Story »
Air Arabia PJSC fell in Dubai after the airline disclosed exposure of $336 million to funds managed by Abraaj Group, the private equity firm that’s being restructured.Full Story »
German Chancellor Angela Merkel Thursday promised a $100 million loan to troubled Jordan, where mass protests over austerity measures forced the prime minister to resign earlier this month.Full Story »
Prosecutors at the Jordan Integrity and Anti-Corruption Commission (JIACC) on Wednesday imposed a travel ban and seizure of movable and immovable assets of Bashar Saber, former director general of the Income and Sales Tax Department (ISTD), in addition to charging him with office misuse.Full Story »
The government announced on Wednesday the formation of a ministerial team to follow up on the job vacancies Qatar pledged to provide to Jordanians.Full Story »
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Many people have a fear of job interviews, especially if they don’t know how to control their body language and gestures! Your body language can say a lot about you and can give the interviewer either a favorable or an unfavorable impression.
Maintaining a steep career climb is often a challenge for newly appointed young managers and their managerial success boils down to their ability to not only manage, but lead team members as well as ensure everyone is working towards the same strategic common goals.
If you want that raise and that corner office, in fact if you want any modicum of long-term career progression and success, an essential nugget of advice to you from your trusted team at Bayt.com is to channel a great deal of energy into ensuring you stay “relevant”.
Emirates is looking at expanding its team in the UAE and is hiring across positions.
Don’t get distracted by the hot summer days, sitting at the pool side imagining where you will be in ten years.
Money matters
The United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia began the implementation of Value Added Tax (VAT) on January 1, 2018 at the rate of five per cent, while other GCC countries are expected to follow in the near future.
As nations across the globe continue to make remarkable progress in the race towards cashless economies, it's no secret that we are living in a rapidly changing society.
Residents across the UAE have become a lot more cautious about planning their household budgets in the wake of the value-added tax (VAT), with many looking out for special offers that will ease financial pressures.
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The UAE Central Bank on Monday downgraded the licence of some currency exchange houses and asked the residents not to send remittances through those exchange for violating regulations.
Tech trends
Instagram has just unveiled a new app called IGTV that allows users to post long-form videos up to 10 minutes in length for the average user, and up to an hour for the platform’s superstars.
Fresh on the heels of news that Facebook’s Messenger service is trialing autoplaying video ads, the social media giant is now testing the waters with paid subscriptions to user-created groups.
If you work in an office environment where you need to make and receive voice and video calls throughout the work day, then you're going to want to find the best headphones or earphones for your business needs.
WhatsApp is one of the most widely used chatting platforms in the UAE and scammers take advantage of its popularity to hack into sensitive information.
Google will invest $550 million in Chinese e-commerce powerhouse JD.com, part of the US internet giant's efforts to expand its presence in fast-growing Asian markets and battle rivals including Amazon.com.
Catch of the day
The number of millionaires in the Middle East increased by nearly 100,000 to approximately 0.7 million last year while their wealth increased by over 4 per cent to $2.5 trillion (Dh9.175 trillion) in 2017 as compared to $2.4 trillion (Dh8.8 trillion) in the previous year.
Emirates unveiled a new first-class suite on board it's latest aircraft that features virtual windows.
While you might not want to step out in the sun for outdoor activities during summer, you sure can head to the malls to shop.
Personal wealth around the globe reached $201.9 trillion last year, a 12 per cent gain from 2016 and the strongest annual pace in the past five years, Boston Consulting Group said in a report released last Thursday.
Their eyes will remain glued to their TV screens from the beginning till the end of the match, in what promises to be an exciting start to a World Cup that will see a host of stars perform with verve.
