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Old 16th March 2008, 06:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Osh View Post
Elphaba, do you know much about the banking (mainly lending) industry in Dubai? I have checked a few of the job sites and they seem to mostly want UAE males. I'm an Australian female, would I be wasting my time looking in this field?
An initiative was introduced last year with the aim of finding more work for Emiratis (making them work basically) This is probably why the banks want UAE nationals. That and the fact that fluent Arabic is required.

There are roles in UAE banks for non-Emiratis, but usually only at senior levels.
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