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MENA, Gulf Cooperation Council, Governance, Employment, Population, Qatar, UAE, wORLD CUP 2022

12/20/2016 From Overblog …

Qatar’s policy of qatarisation

We have written on numerous occasions on Qatar’s policy of qatarisation (Ref. 15 years of Qatarisation ), here...

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Precariat and the Rentier Economy in the MENA

Democracy, Diversification of the economy, Employment, Governance, MENA, Population Migration

12/13/2016 From Overblog …

Precariat and the Rentier Economy in the MENA

We, in the MENA region, are quite familiar with the rentier type of economy of certain countries, notably of those...

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MENA, Democracy, Economic Development, Employment, Expatriate Worker Rights, Gulf Cooperation Council, Oil price, Sponsorship

12/03/2016 From Overblog …

Filipino Overseas Contract Workers

Here is an interesting article published on Quartz .com on November 27, 2016. It is written by Therese Reyes and...

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Net Migration to the UK is at an all-time High

MENA, Climate Change, Cross-border Transportation, Democracy, Developed Countries, Education & Culture, Employment, European Union, Expatriate Worker Rights, Governance, Politics, Population Migration

12/02/2016 From Overblog …

Net Migration to the UK is at an all-time High

The BBC today reported that net migration to the UK is at an all-time high, reaching 330,000 in the year to March,...

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IMF warns against Tax on Expats Remittances

MENA, Banking & Financial Institutions, Budget Deficit, Employment, Expatriate Workers, Governance, Gulf Cooperation Council, Monetary policies, V A T

12/01/2016 From Overblog …

IMF warns against Tax on Expats Remittances

At a time when the GCC countries are preparing to impose value added tax (VAT) whilst for some of the member countries...

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Citizens against their Governments over Climate Change

MENA, Environment, Climate Change, Economic Development, Democracy, Maghreb, Africa, Employment, Renewable energy

11/19/2016 From Overblog …

Citizens against their Governments over Climate Change

Did you know it’s possible to take legal action to fight global warming? In Oregon for instance, some young people...

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Nativists Created Our Immigration Problems-They Can’t Fix Them

MENA, Economic development, Developed Countries, Employment, Expatriate Workers, Population Migration

11/19/2016 From Overblog …

Nativists Created Our Immigration Problems-They Can’t Fix Them

We republish this beautiful article written by David Bier and published by Cato Institute on November 14 th , 2016...

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‘State of the Union’ after the Election of Donald Trump

Climate Change, Banking & Financial Institutions, Business, Carbon footprint, Construction Industry, MENA, Democracy, Developed Countries, Employment, Growth, Tax and Corporate Tax, U S A

11/17/2016 From Overblog …

‘State of the Union’ after the Election of Donald Trump

Gallup, the American public-opinion analyst, of November 15 th , 2016 run an article on the ‘State of the Union’...

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IMF’s Latest Recommendations for the MENA Region

MENA, Gulf Cooperation Council, Banking & Financial Institutions, Democracy, Diversification of the economy, Economic growth, Employment, Governance, International Trade, Monetary policies

10/25/2016 From Overblog …

IMF’s Latest Recommendations for the MENA Region

Since June 2014, low oil prices coupled with aggravation of the then ongoing conflicts in the region that were...

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Greater Cairo Region (GCR) many Challenges

MENA, Archeology, Budget, Corruption, Democracy, Egypt, Employment, Finance and Investment, Greening the desert, Housing development, Human Resources, Infrastructure, Start-ups

10/20/2016 From Overblog …

Greater Cairo Region (GCR) many Challenges

Of all the MENA countries capital cities, the Greater Cairo Region (GCR) with a present population well over the...

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