New research from AXA Global Healthcare across ten international markets highlights family wellbeing, cultural adaptation and social integration as three of the strongest predictors of successful global assignments. Building on eight years of research, AXA’s latest study draws on insights from 689 HR decision-makers and 641 non-native assignees, offering a detailed view of the factors shaping
Skyscanner, a global leader in travel, has launched the Skyscanner app in ChatGPT, enabling travellers in the Middle East to search and find the best possible options and price choices for flights in ChatGPT. Using the Skyscanner app in ChatGPT will feel like planning a trip in a natural conversation, with live results when you
Heidrick & Struggles, a premier provider of global executive search and leadership advisory solutions, today released its 2025 Asia Pacific and Middle East Private Capital Investment Professional Compensation Survey. Conducted in the second half of 2025, the survey provides insights into compensation trends, market sentiment, and senior hiring patterns across APAC and the Middle East
Most restaurants in the GCC are growing revenue while quietly losing money. Between 30% aggregator commissions and marketing that prioritizes visibility over orders, the standard F&B model is breaking. But campaign analysis across more than 100 restaurant brands operating on major delivery platforms in the GCC reveals the actual cost of the problem: Up to
FinHarbor, a modular fintech infrastructure company, has published an analytical brief examining the structural dynamics driving MENA’s emergence as the defining jurisdiction for next-generation payment infrastructure. The brief draws on data from Chainalysis, the World Bank, the Bank for International Settlements, and the Atlantic Council, and identifies four structural conditions – regulatory timing, institutional transaction
Leading UAE integrated facilities management provider, Emrill,is strengthening its employee welfare strategy, with a focus on wellbeing, mental health support and workforce engagement, as part of its response to the current regional situation. Emrill’s ‘A Better You’ programme is delivered in partnership with LifeWorks, which provides employees and their families with access to confidential counselling,
In response to the current regional environment and as part of its ongoing commitment to social responsibility, today we announced the immediate launch of a 3-month complimentary access initiative for its flagship employment platforms, MENAJOBS and Kafa’a, across the GCC and the wider Middle East. This initiative is designed to support governments, private sector employers,