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• ‘As an accountant, one of the problems I face is how to translate Islamic banking mechanisms into accounting entries’
• ‘High-end consultancies are playing a growing role in sourcing top talent
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Content
Companies struggling to find top talent
Expatriates needed to bolster local labour force – but employers can now be choosy
Profile: Shahid Amin
Accountant tells of his transition from conventional to Islamic banking
Skilled senior executives in the sights of search firms
The trend is towards modernising what are often family-run businesses in the region
The mood turns positive
But Andrew England finds the region still needs to create jobs
Opportunities in the region
There are signs that hiring activity is reviving across the Gulf Co-operation Council area, writes Dina Medland
The expatriate life: Making money but feeling like a visitor
Dina Medland looks at the obvious and the unexpected aspects of living in the region
Interview: ‘Being an expat is getting easier’
Dina Medland hears how – and why – life is slowly changing
Working in Lebanon
Lebanon is perhaps the Arab country that least induces culture shock and is the easiest to settle in, writes Lucy Fielder
