Sending money to India, Pakistan, Philippines or Bangladesh? Emirates NBD to start charging, check charges, effective dateEmirates NBD, a Dubai government-owned bank, will soon impose fees on international money transfers. A charge of Dh26.25 will be applicable...
Saudi Arabia simplifies Iqama renewal & visa extensions for expatsSaudi Arabia has introduced new rules allowing expats to renew residency permits (Iqama) and extend exit and re-entry visas online, even if...
Seven nations in the world that are easiest to relocate toAccording to a report by William Russell, Hungary, Malta, and Austria are the easiest European countries for expats to relocate to. Hungary...
Saudi Arabia could review expat fees as economy feels the stingThe tax forced hundreds of thousands of expats to leave the kingdom, hitting the economy hard.
Family tax hits Indian expats in Saudi ArabiaThe fee was proposed to shore up the Saudi’s sagging revenues in the wake of the decline in global oil prices.
Why expatriate workers are leaving Saudi Arabia in drovesAs companies struggle with slower business and authorities impose more fees on foreigners, the biggest Arab economy is losing some of its a...
Arabian Nights are over: Gulf no longer the dream land for IndiansAs cost of living rises in Gulf countries, Indians have started coming back. Schools in Hyderabad have reported a spurt in admissions of wa...
Hidden benefit of GST: Indian tax professionals in high demand in GulfBusinesses in the Gulf countries are seeking Indian chartered accountants as the governments there plan to levy a value-added tax (VAT) fro...
Indians brace for Saudi ‘family tax’The fee — 100 riyals (approx. Rs 1,700, as on Tuesday) per month for each dependent — is likely to prove a big financial burden for the Ind...
Donald Trump effect in Saudi Arabia? Indian immigrant’s dream can go sour with new levy planFirms pay a levy of 200 riyal (Rs 3,439) a month for an expat employee, but only for expat employees that exceed the number of Saudi employ...
Xpress Money lowers money transfer fees from Oman to IndiaXpress Money on Monday announced a flat fee of 1.70 Omani Rial (OMR) for remittances of any denominations to India during the Holy month of...
- Air India Express to hire 40 expat commanders
Air India Express, the low-cost international arm of Air India, plans to hire around 40 expat commanders including instructors and examiner...
- Air India Express to hire 40 expat commanders
Air India Express, the low-cost international arm of Air India, plans to hire around 40 expat commanders including instructors and examiner...
- AI to meet foreign pilots' hiring agencies to discuss wage cut
Air India has convened a meeting of foreign pilots' recruitment agencies on Wednesday to discuss its proposal to slash wages.
- Air India proposes cut in expat pilots' wages
Under pressure from its pilot unions, Air India is understood to have proposed a 10 per cent cut in the salaries of about 150 expat pilots ...
- Expats face pay cuts as companies trim costs
Multinational companies are wielding the axe on jobs with 'expat terms' as global recession forces them to cut costs. Over 200 PSUs flout a...
- Expats! Mind your culture quotient
With the number of expats heading to India increasing, it’s turning out to be a rollicking time for companies.