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Why the Gig Economy is Coming for Architects, Engineers

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States like the United Arab Emirates and Qatar also adopted a mix of American and British codes for various engineering disciplines, from structural engineering to mechanical and electrical design. In Lebanon, meanwhile, French engineering standards were used as the basis for the building codes as a remnant of colonization.

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Millennials In Asia Are Ambitious And Entrepreneurial: VISA Study

YoungUpstarts

We’ve looked at what can go in the minds of a Millennial employee , what their greatest strengths are, talked about what they can learn from baby boomers , how entrepreneurial they are and even how companies can best appreciate them. Technology rules their lives.

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It’s Not All Progress in the World of Business—Although We’re Making Strides

Up and Running

In an article for Politico, Seattle venture capitalist Nick Hanauer writes that the United States is doing its middle class workers and the overall economy a disservice by allowing lax overtime laws, which exclude the majority of American employees from receiving the time-and-a-half compensation they used to in the 1970s.

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Reducing Risk And Optimising Business Opportunity In The Middle East

YoungUpstarts

Business meetings are almost always accompanied by traditional Arab coffee and pastries. Arab culture and business etiquette. But getting to grips with Arab culture and business etiquette, especially for many Western workers from Europe and the United States, can be a particularly trying experience.

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Neurodiversity: Marie O’Riordan on the sense of belonging

Transformify

In December 2011, I was presented with an International Honorary Award for her philanthropic educational work through technology in Africa at a gala ball in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates hosted by the Middle East Internet Awards. It’s the willingness to learn, develop and be part of the team that does.

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How Israel and the Arab World Connect Through Technology

David Teten

However, Israel and the United Arab Emirates recently announced that they will normalise diplomatic ties and forge a broad new relationship. Other Arab countries are rumored to be working on similar initiatives. However, Israeli companies historically did not focus on marketing to their immediate neighbors.

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The 4 Keys to Building Brand Loyalty with Millennials

Up and Running

In Cohn & Wolfe’s study (12,000 people participated from Brazil, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Italy, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States), 69 percent of the participants claim customer relations is more important than the brand’s beliefs and environmental footprint.