The Middle East's #1 job site, Bayt.com, just reported that more than 14,000 new jobs were made available on the site between July and September 2020, showcasing signs of recovery from initial COVID-19 impact and an upward trend in online job availability across the MENA region.
In 2019, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) noted that 52 million people in the MENA region were chronically undernourished. The COVID-19 pandemic, along with climate change and economic slowdown, could bring twice as many under the purview of 'acute food insecurity', this year. Water scarcity, arid climate and limited arable land undermine conventional agriculture in the region, with even economically able nations, such as the UAE, importing 80 to 90% of its food.
“While the COVID-19 pandemic has changed life as we know it, we resumed ‘normalcy’ again, traffic has picked up and roads are becoming more congested. Road safety will remain an important concern.
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about widespread change to everyday life in various aspects, and how consumers and businesses transact is no exception.
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about widespread change to everyday life in various aspects, and how consumers and businesses transact is no exception. Boston Consulting Group’s (BCG) 18th annual report titled ‘Global Payments 2020: Fast Forward into the Future,’ looks at the global payments industry’s performance in the near-term and emerging industry trends in the years ahead.
Sectors across the UAE’s property market continue to be tenant-friendly in the third quarter of 2020, according to JLL’s latest UAE Real Estate Market Performance report.
