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- The UAE and Egypt have signed an agreement to build a new $45 billion administrative capital in the outskirts of Cairo, state news agency WAM reported.Full Story »
- Patients visiting general practitioners will be told if they are borderline diabetic and if they require to be screened for the disease.Full Story »
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, set out to refute the claims that his government had failed in running the economy. Full Story »
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- Any person wishing to enter Egypt will need to obtain a visa before departure and will not be offered it at the airport upon arrival/Full Story »
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Job market success
- Bayt.com has just been awarded one of the top 10 companies to work for in Asia by the Great Place to Work® institute.
- If a company is certified as being a great place to work, there is no higher validation than that.
- Who said that you don’t have ANY relevant experience?
- One of Egypt’s top businessmen said on Saturday the country needs to fire inefficient civil servants to attract investment and strengthen the economy.
- Corporate Social Responsibility (or CSR) is a way for companies to benefit themselves while benefiting society.
Money matters
- Studies have shown that a significant number of employees in the UAE and other countries in the Middle East, are dissatisfied with the level of their compensation.
- Debt does build up quickly, but still you should see the problem coming.
- Analysts said that if you’re planning to buy an apartment or villa, Dubai’s relatively low property prices make 2015 one of the best times in years to invest in real estate.
- Whoever wins Israel's election next week must answer demands for relief from soaring housing prices and a high cost of living, but the days of big state spending on social programmes are unlikely to return.
- The continued decline in oil prices, coupled with a strong US dollar, has taken a bite out of the cost of some consumer goods and services in the UAE.
Tech trends
- 75% of mobile phone prices to drop under $100 by 2020, says El-Motaheda CEO
- The aptly named Classic is the latest device out of the struggling phone maker’s stables, but one that really harks back to the good times.
- How can a business improve the chances to get found?
- After multiple flip-flops, WhatsApp has finally released the voice-calling feature for all Android users.
- Apple has made every effort to convince the fashion world that the Apple Watch is the next chic accessory.
Catch of the day
- On March 9, 2015, a plane took off from Abu Dhabi early in the morning and landed in Muscat, Oman, early in the evening.
- The number of vehicles in Dubai has doubled over the past eight years giving the Gulf emirate more cars per person than New York or London, official figures showed Monday.
- China is supplying huge quantities of unsafe steel products to projects in Saudi Arabia due to lack of effective controls by the government, a report said.
- The prestigious Uludağ Economy Summit will kicked off on March 13 in Bursa, where several international and domestic business delegates as well as key political figures attended.
- Following the ousting of former president Hosni Mubarak, the government started targeting companies who were believed to have purchased lands with a much lower value than its market value.