UAE jobs: 1.5% of private businesses increase hiring

Dubai: Some companies in the UAE are still hiring additional staff, although a number of them continue to operate with skeletal workforces, according to the latest Emirates NBD Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) readings. The employment subindex dropped to 47.5 in February, as about nine per cent of businesses surveyed reported lower headcounts relative to January […]

The 2018 MacBook Air: What’s really changed

The first thing that becomes apparent when you pick up Apple’s 2018 MacBook Air, the first major update to the model since 2015, is that it’s no longer the lightest laptop in the Apple family. It is noticeably heavier than the 12 inch MacBook. It is also thicker. But there is a good reason for […]

Trump to end India’s preferential trade treatment worth $5.6b

Washington: US President Donald Trump said on Monday he intends to end India’s preferential trade treatment under a program that allows $5.6 billion (Dh20.6 billion) worth of Indian exports to enter the United States duty free. “I am providing notice of my intent to terminate the designation of India as a beneficiary developing country under the […]