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Iran-Israel conflict puts UAE, Saudi Arabia's foreign workers under strainA protracted conflict in the Gulf is jeopardizing billions in remittances, vital for families across Asia and Africa. Migrant workers, like...
UAE to unlock billions of dollars for Iran, sources sayUS-Iran war: The United Arab Emirates is set to release billions of dollars to Iran. This move follows weeks of Iranian attacks on the UAE....
Portugal eyes bigger role in India’s infrastructure, manufacturing push as trade ties deepenPortugal's Minister of State for Economy, João Rui Ferreira, expressed readiness to contribute to India's infrastructure goals, highlightin...
Global campuses take root in IndiaThe landscape of education in India is changing as foreign universities set up shop locally. This strategic expansion is designed to enhanc...
UPI debuts in Qatar, boosts remittances for expatsIndia's Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has officially launched in Qatar, expanding beyond select airport duty-free shops to all retail ou...
Oman launches flexible foreign resident cards, extends Omani ID validity to 10 yearsThe Royal Oman Police has introduced flexible validity options for expatriate residence cards, allowing residents to choose one, two, or th...
AI Express launches new flight connecting Thiruvananthapuram with RiyadhAir India Express has launched a new flight service from Thiruvananthapuram to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, starting September 9. The flight IX 52...
Expat pay packages jump in Singapore, drop in Hong KongThe top spot was retained by the UK, where the average package — comprising salary, tax and benefits such as accommodation, international s...
For expats, Mumbai more expensive than Melbourne & Frankfurt: SurveyOther Indian cities featuring in the survey include Delhi (103), Chennai (144), Bengaluru (170), with Kolkata (182) being the least expensi...
Social Security Agreement with Portugal to help many expatriates working in Indian companies: ReportForeign nationals on assignment to India can now be exempted from contributing to India PF, provided they continue the contributions to Por...
Expats from select countries can withdraw PF before they turn 58The ministry of labour and employment has issued a notification last month allowing PF refund for expatriates coming from countries that ha...
'Global nomads' forces employers to rethink benefits provisionEmployers are also facing challenges to provide expatriates with a broadly equitable system of healthcare whilst managing costs.
- International medical plan premium increases of 6% or more: Mercer benefit survey
Increase in 'global nomads' and heightened medical premiums create challenges for expatriate benefit provision, says Mercer benefit survey ...
- Separate EPF kitty for expats in the pipeline
Expats from US, Netherlands and Sweden, with which India has not signed a social service agreement, could opt out of EPF. Cashing in on you...
- Social security agreements help remove dead-cost phenonenon
India is proposing to enter into a series of social security agreements with foreign countries to have a level playing field for the Indian...
- Saudi pay hike for expat doctors, nurses
In a move likely to benefit many Indian doctors and nurses, Saudi Arabia will give a pay hike of 15 to 80 per cent to expatriate doctors, n...
- Young expatriate Indians keen to understand India
Expatriate students who are in New Delhi to participate in an annual conference of people of Indian origin have been actively exploring the...
- India not popular destination among expats
Expatriates working for multi national corporations still face lot of problems in operating from the Indian locales.
- Fringe benefit tax on stock options to hit MNC expats
Thus, expat employees of multinationals who have received stock options could end up paying tax twice: once as FBT and the second time as i...
- Expatriates in India still saddled with complex exchange laws
With the world coming increasingly closer and India becoming the most favoured place for doing business for many MNCs, assigning of expatri...