Sweeping reforms in energy, telecoms and education, among other sectors, are being implemented in Mexico in an effort to boost the country’s economy and attract investment. Significant structural changes were achieved in the past year with the aim of increasing economic competition and efficiency, though the benefits have yet to fully...
The swirling line for the ticket office is full of parents taking their young kids for a night out. The boys, about 12 or 13 years old, wear t-shirts celebrating their favourite luchadores (wrestlers). Flying high or power-posing, the images of masked men with enigmatic names: Hombre-Bala Jr (Bullet Man Jr), Nosferatu, Shocker. There is...
LANGUAGE: Spanish is the official language and is spoken throughout the country. However, there are as many as 62 dialects, the most widely spoken being Nahuatl, Maya and Mixteco. Though English is spoken in many places, especially among government officials and high-ranking executives, it is...
FOUR SEASONS HOTEL MEXICO CITY Ave. Paseo de la Reforma 500 Col. Juárez, México D.F. 06600 T: +52 (55) 5230 1818 F: +52 (55) 5230 1808 reservations.mex@fourseasons.com www.fourseasons.com/mexico Rooms: 240 rooms including 40 suites, most of which face the central courtyard. All guest rooms feature LCD TVs, DVD players and i-Home docking...
Saudi Arabia is a socially conservative country and interaction between unrelated men and women is prohibited. Businessmen should wait for a woman to offer her hand to shake in a meeting. In all other situations, keep a respectful distance. Handshakes between men are common. Saudis pride themselves on their hospitality and it is impolite to...
Most expatriate residents of Saudi Arabia will find themselves living in one of the country’s three main cities: Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam. Those living in Riyadh and Jeddah work in a wide variety of sectors, whereas most expats in Dammam – part of a tri-city area that includes Dhahran and Al Khobar – work in the hydrocarbons industry, often...
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