Felicity Glover

Personal Finance Editor

Abu Dhabi

The Debt Panel: 'I thought I paid off my loan and then the bank said I still owed Dh44,455'

The Ras Al Khaimah resident was told by her bank that a system error miscalculated the remaining loan balance and is now demanding payment

April 21, 2021

The Debt Panel: 'How many credit card instalments can I miss before my bank files a police case?'

The Sharjah resident's salary was reduced due to Covid-19 and she is having problems meeting debt repayments

April 14, 2021

Salaries in the UAE are expected to remain stable this year. Getty Images

Why salaries in the UAE will remain stable in 2021 – Pocketful of Dirhams

Chris Greaves, the managing director of global recruitment agency Hays, on why hiring activity has picked up and how it is positive news for salaries

April 13, 2021

The Debt Panel: 'Can I ask my bank for a discounted rate to pay off my personal loan?'

The Dubai resident has paid off the principal but still has another 15 months left on the tenure of the loan

April 7, 2021

The Debt Panel: 'My loan repayments are now 80% of my salary'

The Dubai resident is struggling to manage financially as the bank is refusing to reschedule his repayments despite providing documentation proving his lower salary

March 31, 2021

The Debt Panel: ‘My savings are running out – should I ask my bank for help?’

The Dubai resident lost her job and the financial strain is beginning to take its toll on her tight budget and debt repayments

March 24, 2021

A detailed shot from Beeple's collage 'Everydays: The First 5,000 Days', which recently sold at a Christie's auction for $69.3 million. Reuters

Everything you need to know about investing in NFTs – Pocketful of Dirhams

Devesh Mamtani of Century Financial outlines the best ways to invest in digital art, videos and tweets

March 23, 2021

Feras Jalbout, is the founder and chief executive of baraka, an online trading app that will launch across the GCC in the second quarter of this year. Pawan Singh / The National

Generation Start-up: baraka plans to tap into the GCC's retail investor revolution with a focus on community

The online trading app aims to launch in the second quarter of 2021 following a $1m pre-seed capital raise

March 21, 2021

The Debt Panel: 'Can I leave the UAE and pay my debts from another country?'

The Dubai resident is planning to move home to be with family, but is worried that her bank will freeze her end-of-service gratuity to pay off her debts

March 17, 2021

Mark Chahwan, co-founder and chief executive of Sarwa, says the robo-advisory platform will roll out a zero-commission stock trading service within the next six months. Antonie Robertson / The National

Robo-advisory Sarwa to roll out zero-commission trading service

UAE retail investors will be able to buy and sell global stocks through the FinTech platform as interest surges in online trading

March 10, 2021

The Debt Panel: 'My wife avoided a credit card scam but the bank froze our Dh350,000 savings account'

The Dubai resident says he was pressured into signing an unreasonable indemnity form to release their funds and wants it cancelled

March 10, 2021

Jessica Robinson, a strategic adviser for green finance and sustainable investing, has written a step-by-step guide on sustainable investing for women. Courtesy Jessica Robinson

What is financial feminism and why does it matter? – Pocketful of Dirhams

Jessica Robinson, author of Financial Feminism: A Woman’s Guide to Investing for a Sustainable Future, offers practical advice on empowering women to build a value-based portfolio

March 9, 2021

A man displays his details on his mobile phone using an app launched by Saudi authorities to track people infected with the coronavirus disease. A new survey by global recruitment consultancy Hays found 53% of employers and 56% of employees in the kingdom expect salaries to increase in 2021. Reuters

Salaries in Saudi Arabia set to rise in 2021, survey says

Majority of employers in the Arab world's largest economy are optimistic about market conditions despite Covid-19 and expect to increase salaries this year

March 8, 2021

A woman sends money home via UAE Exchange in Al Barsha in Dubai. Female expatriates are more likely to remit a higher proportion of their salaries compared with men, according to new data by the Foreign Exchange and Remittance Group. Pawan Singh / The National

Female expats in the UAE more likely to remit a higher portion of their salaries than men

Women remit up to Dh2,000 a month to support family and pay for education and healthcare

March 8, 2021

Amber Waheed is the author of The Great Fraud Fightback, which documents her legal journey after being duped out of $80,000 by her financial adviser. Courtesy Amber Waheed

The Great Fraud Fightback: How one woman took on her rogue financial adviser and won

Amber Waheed has written a book about her fight for justice after being duped into investing in expensive, high-risk financial products

March 7, 2021

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