Local Partner or Local Agency: What are your options in the Middle East? Thinking of starting a business in Qatar, Dubai or Abu Dhabi? If you have spent any time at all researching what’s required, you will no doubt have found plenty of information on the...
We’ve noticed lately that we’ve been getting asked a lot about the true cost of setting up and managing a business in the Middle East, particularly when trying to balance concerns around security and business continuity. Here, we’ve answered these two big questions about cost and...
Gratuity Payment in Qatar: Read up on your entitlements For international workers coming to the end of their employment contract in Qatar, there is the end of service gratuity to look forward to. What is this exactly? Simply put, an end of service gratuity is like...
There are two major Muslim festivals celebrated throughout the year in Qatar. The first is Eid al-Fitr, which follows Ramadan, and the second is Eid al-Adha, which follows the Hajj. Eid al-Fitr means ‘festival of breaking the fast’, as it follows Ramadan, when Muslims fast from...
