في شبرة تسمّى شلتر في منطقة القوز الصناعية في دبي، وقف شاب إماراتي أمام جمهور تكوّن من 200 إماراتي وأجنبي مقيم ليتحدث عن رؤيته لمدينة دبي ما بعد تداعيات الأزمة المالية العالمية.
Some long-term residents should have residency
The idea being called for and debated is a long-term residency programme for expatriates so they would no longer have the status of transient interlopers, but instead be acknowledged as stakeholders. Read more »
مواطنات في انتظار الفرج
«جميع الإماراتيين متساوون، ولكن بعضهم متساوٍ أكثر من الآخر»، هذه العبارة المستوحاة من إحدى روايات جورج أرويل الشهيرة تلخص موضوع المقال. فهناك عالم خفي يسكنه إماراتيون لديهم تحديات يومية لا يعلم بها الكثير منا.
Book that proves some Emiratis are more equal than others
The vast majority of Emiratis have a family book except for a small number of children of Emirati mothers and foreign fathers. In the past few years the UAE government has taken positive steps to naturalise the children of Emirati mothers who married non-nationals so that they could be given the same rights of children whose fathers are Emirati but whose mothers are not. Previously these mothers had to resort to seeking exemptions for their children to enrol in public schools and to receive treatment in government hospitals. Read more »
SME Market Needs Nasdaq Dubai
Now that news of the consolidation of the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) and Nasdaq Dubai has been announced, it is time to reflect on the missed opportunity that the latter represented and lobby for the future entity to become more relevant to the emirate, country and region. How Nasdaq Dubai could become a successful exchange by serving the needs of the local small and medium enterprise (SME) market. Read more »
To safeguard our future, learn from mistakes of the past
While the Dubai government is working diligently to raise the capital needed to meet its creditors’ demands for 2010 and beyond, it must also look into the causes of this crisis. Read more »