Sunday, March 24, 2013

One-fifth of GCC expats saving nothing - poll


Nearly half of the GCC workforce has less than US$5,000 in savings, while more than one-in-five do not save at all, according to a survey revealing the “rather low” level of savings in the region.

Expatriates living in the GCC were more likely than nationals to save and to have a larger savings pool, the survey by Towers Watson, a global professional services company, found.

But despite perceptions that residents in the GCC were good savers, the survey found nearly half of the population puts away less than 10 percent of their salary.

“This contradicts the impression that residents of the GCC save a significant proportion of their income and is surprising given the prolonged global economic uncertainty,” the report says.


Read more: http://www.arabianbusiness.com/one-fifth-of-gcc-expats-saving-nothing-poll-495154.html

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