Research and Studies

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) presented new analysis showing that the airline industry cannot slash costs sufficiently to neutralize severe cash burn to avoid bankruptcies and preserve jobs in 2021. IATA reiterated its call for government relief measures to sustain airlines financially and avoid massive employment terminations. IATA also called for pre-flight COVID-19 testing to open borders and enable travel without quarantine.

Bayt.com, the Middle East’s #1 job site, has recently conducted the Virtual Communication in the MENA poll to highlight the importance of virtual communication and how it has transformed recruitment practices in the digital era.

HP Inc. (NYSE: HPQ) released the results of its HP Workforce Evolution Study (WES) that reveals how the acceleration of digitization and remote work caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has heightened the need for reskilling, with 6 in 10 office workers in the U.S. and Europe agreeing that lifelong learning is now more important than ever before.

The Health Promotion Department, HPD, at the Supreme Council for Family Affairs in Sharjah (SCFA) has revealed the outcomes of its study to assess the health-supporting services in Sharjah schools and nurseries ahead of implementing the updated standards of the Healthy Schools Programme.

The Health Promotion Department, HPD, at the Supreme Council for Family Affairs in Sharjah has announced the results of its study “Impact of remote working on employees’ health”, the first of its kind study across the region which was launched in June 2020.

The recent move by Saudi Arabia’s government to exempt property deals from 15% VAT, and instead impose a new 5% tax on transactions, is expected to maintain momentum in the residential mortgage market, outlined JLL’s Q3 KSA real estate market performance report.