Monthly Archives: June 2016
Geneva Gets Ready to Welcome Families Ahead of the Summer Holidays
Awarded "Europe's Leading City Break Destination" in 2015, the lakeside jewel intends to both surprise and cocoon the region's discerning mothers and their children
Geneva...
Do more for less this summer with ‘My Emirates Pass’
Emirates passengers can experience more of Dubai this summer by enjoying deep discounts and exclusive offers across the city with My Emirates Pass, launched...
Ramadan’s Shorter Work Weeks Can Be Productive, HR Experts
Businesses often believe that Ramadan is associated with a slowing down of operations, fewer hours worked and general loss of effectiveness. Yet pragmatic business...
Health Benefits of Ramadan Fast
The ninth month of the Islamic calendar is upon us, and Muslims across the UAE will start the traditional Ramadan fast, which prohibits eating...
How to Manage Diabetes during Ramadan
A major change in the dietary pattern happens during Ramadan compared with other times of the year. Fasting Muslims are required to refrain from...
Ramadan Trends: Generosity, Shorter Working Days and Less Spending
One of the latest Ramadan trends according to consumer behaviour insights observed in the past few years, is that less people are spending more...
The UAE loves a bargain but 70% will always pay more...
New research from YouGov has revealed that UAE consumers will not forgo quality to find the right price when shopping around for the best...
Outlook for the UAE’s real estate sector remains positive
Despite subdued growth levels over the first half of 2016, our outlook for the UAE’s real estate sector remains positive.
Against a backdrop of global...
Recessionary Sentiment Rose to 60% Globally
Though global consumer confidence remained stable in the first quarter with a one-point increase from the previous quarter, significant variation existed on a country-by-country...
2016’s Most Expensive Cities to Build Ranked; Construction Cost in UAE...
Zurich and New York are the world’s most expensive cities in which to build, closely followed by London.
At nearly US$3,700 per m2, average construction...
Doctors cannot be blamed for supply-demand mismatch in Dubai’s healthcare sector
Healthcare efficiency needs to be measured and incentivised
Market imperfections such as financial incentives are only part of the reason for an oversupply of healthcare...
University of Dubai Invites More Schools to Benefit from its Scholarships
University of Dubai (UD) has been successfully granting outstanding students and newcomers up to 50% scholarship on their tuition fees upon their enrollment to...

























