Search results
1 – 6 of 6As GCC countries push for privatisation, while also nationalising the labour force, the prospect of citizens becoming increasingly willing to resort to strikes cannot be…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282174
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
Kuwait’s sixth government in two years took office in October pledging to accelerate the slow reform of an economy that is overwhelmingly dominated by the state’s spending of…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274363
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
Indian nationals are struggling to maintain jobs in the Middle East as GCC states contend with historically low oil prices as well as the economic fallout of the pandemic. Gulf…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB253134
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic hit the expatriate workforce in the Gulf Cooperative Council (GCC) disproportionally harder than nationals in the same countries. This resulted…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB267102
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
This followed Abu Dhabi's decision in June 2016 to boost mandatory insurance premiums for expatriates' basic healthcare entitlements. Nationals must also now make a co-payment…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB217390
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
Remittances are a major revenue source for poorer countries in the Middle East and Asia