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June 6, 2013 in
Middle East Expat
There is a huge difference between Dubai’s culinary establishments and that of other Middle Eastern countries. While the latter’s local cuisine can be found in every corner, Emirati food in Dubai is actually quite hard to come by. In fact, until the opening of Al Fanar in Dubai Festival City, Emirati food was something of
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March 5, 2013 in
Expatriate Lifestyle
There are some cities that most expats would love to live and work in, and then there are others than need serious consideration. Hardship postings are overseas assignments that are considered difficult due to political unrest, poor infrastructure, crime, harsh climates, pollution, limited health care and other factors. Underdeveloped cities and places considered dangerous because
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September 21, 2012 in
Middle East Expat
With the expat community making up over 80% of Dubai’s population (Source: World Fact Book), it’s no wonder that expats go for days without listening to any Arabic being spoken. With such a large expat population, everyone’s preferred language of communication is English. Even the expats who’ve lived here for years or decades still don’t
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January 10, 2012 in
InterGlobal Expat Article
A study by people management experts Jaime Bonache and Chris Brewster for the Thunderbird International Business Review on globalisation, expatriates and international management, titled Knowledge Transfer and the Management of Expatriation, has revealed some key insights into the workings of expatriate assignments at large multinational companies. The study found that despite huge advances in communications 