Why are Indians in the UAE rushing to send their money home now?The Indian rupee's decline against the UAE dirham, reaching ₹23.5 per AED, has triggered a surge in remittances from Indian expatriates in ...
UAE gamers want in on multi-billion-dollar industryIndian expat Saad Khan said he realised there was "huge opportunity" in promoting eSports in the region four years ago, when he saw people ...
India, Arab countries can partner to develop oil, gas reserves: Ministry of External Affairs"We can explore the forging of partnerships and investments to develop the oil and gas reserves of India. Developing the significant fields...
India closely monitoring developments relating to expat quota bill in KuwaitSpokesperson in the Ministry of External Affairs Anurag Srivastava said the issue figured during recent telephonic conversation between for...
New expat bill may force 8 lakh Indians to leave KuwaitKuwait's Prime Minsiter proposed reduction in the number of expats from 70% to 30% of the total population.
The homecoming of Gulf returnees: From remittance riches to loans for poultry farmsIn Malappuram district, Gulf returnees line up daily in front of the office of Kerala State Pravasi Welfare Development Co-operative Societ...
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...
Why Indian workers from Saudi Arabia are coming back homeA number of schools in Hyderabad have reported a rise in the numbers of wards of NRI workers from the Gulf and particularly from Saudi Arab...
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...
Vistara to fly to Dubai & Abu Dhabi, to hire pilots for international expansionIndustry insiders say that the airline would be targeting Indians, who want to come back, and qualified expats who may be interested in wor...
Homing in: Over 20,000 non-resident Keralites to voteOver 20,000 non-resident Malayalis have registered to vote in the May 16 state polls in Kerala. This is likely the biggest-ever electoral p...
Expatriates in Gulf send home $ 100 bn in remittances: ReportAround 25 mn foreigners including Indians working in Gulf countries sent over $ 100 bn in the form of remittances to their home countries.
Expat professionals shift focus away from India: SurveyAlso, the hiring of expat professionals in India is expected to decline by 15-20 per cent this year, after a rise of 18 per cent in 2012.
Gulf remittances soar as rupee weakensRemitting a large part of their salary back to India, the expats are happy as this now converts into more rupees back home.
- Saudi is top destination for expatriate jobs in Gulf
Expatriates are more likely to secure a new job in Saudi Arabia than in any other country in the Gulf region. Ready to face the recruiter? ...
- Gulf spells grief for Kerala expats
A study by KC Zachariah and S Irudaya Rajan of the Centre for Development Studies here estimate that about 37,000 Kerala emigrants abroad h...
- Weak rupee keeps investors away from foreign SEs
According to brokers, an increased risk aversion towards equities as an asset class have resulted in expats realigning their portfolios. Wh...