Waheed Abbas waheedabbas@khaleejtimes.com Waheed Abbas is Assistant Editor, covering real estate, aviation and other business stories that directly affect the lives of UAE consumers. He frequently reports human interest stories, too.
UAE: Half of employees feel pressure to work extra hours, finds surveyThe survey covered over 2,700 professionals in various industries including technology, finance, marketing, healthcare and construction
UAE: Visa in 48 hours, licence in 15 minutes for companies in this free zoneIn terms of activities, the new free zone offers licences for all the services that are allowed under UAE law
Dubai: Tenants beat traffic, high rent by relocating to suburbs, working from homeWith flexible work policies, residents are increasingly drawn to areas outside the main business hubs and are also able to beat traffic jams
Dubai developer offers free shuttle bus to metro station for owners, tenants in new buildingThe relocation of the airport to Dubai South over the next 10 years has diverted the focus of investors and developers towards areas like Furjan
Dubai: Nearly 90% of students land jobs during first year of internship in 2023Dubai College of Tourism is looking at expansion as it has been receiving a lot of applications from foreign students
UAE jobs: 7 people are hired per minute, says top employment platform70 per cent of jobs will change by 2030, recruitment and HR industry executives say
UAE expats increasingly remitting money to digital wallets, bank accounts The arrival of fintech players is also giving new channels for people to remit and receive money
UAE: Middle East banks perform better than global counterparts in profitability, efficiencyThe global banking industry generated $1.15 trillion of profit in 2023 which is the largest, and nearly triple the next industry, which is energy
Dubai: Traditional banking 'no longer valid' as customers now want seamless transactions, says expertIt is expected that by the first quarter of 2025, banks will have to implement all application programming interfaces to encourage open banking
Dubai gold prices drop further; lose Dh8 per gram so far this weekThe yellow metal's decline comes amid concerns about the higher-for-longer interest rates with Donald Trump’s return to the White House, says expert