Central bank’s ‘mild’ intervention seems to have stalled the decline temporarily, believe traders Indians expats living in the UAE and elsewhere across the Gulf, and indeed in other foreign lands, are cashing in on a weak rupee by remitting record money home, even if that means borrowing through their skin. The Indian ...

While Air has stopped bookings for India, the low-cost airlines operating from other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are almost full as of now. The few available tickets have been priced too high for the common man to afford. Muscat: It’s a rush time to head home and a large number ...

It is no surprise that Singapore and Hong Kong are top destinations for expatriates – but young professionals without kids in tow looking to relocate may want to try Thailand instead. According to the 2011 HSBC Expat Explorer Survey, Thailand ranks as the top destination in the world for expats if ...

2012 is turning out to be the year of optimism for the UAE’s huge South Asian expat community, with the Indian, Sri Lankan and Pakistani rupees, as well as the Bangladeshi taka all making their lifetime lows against the US dollar (and, therefore, the dollar-pegged UAE dirham) this year. That means ...

Abu Dhabi Indian expatriates are urged not to delay the registration of their newborn babies with the Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi or the Consulate General of India in Dubai. The Embassy said in a statement that the immediate registration of the birth is required to get an Indian passport issued. If ...

MUSCAT – It is mandatory for all Indian expatriates currently residing in Oman or planning residence in the sultanate to get documents issued in India attested by the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi or its designated authority in the states. The Indian embassy said this was in the wake ...