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Drake & Scull unit wins key EPC India, Palestine contracts

Drake & Scull International (DSI) PJSC, a regional market leader in integrated design, engineering and commissioning, procurement, construction and construction management, announced that Passavant Energy & Environment (PE&E), its wholly-owned German subsidiary, has secured three contracts to build Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTP) in New Delhi and Bangalore in India as well as Gaza in Palestine...

Drake & Skull wins QR340M Doha metro work

Drake & Scull International PJSC (DSI), has announced that the Fujita Corporation has awarded Drake & Scull Rail (DSR) a QR 340 Million contract related to the delivery of the first phase of the Doha Metro Depots. The Fujita Corporation is undertaking the construction of the Red and Green Lines of Doha Metro’s Depots. Under...

Drake & Scull wins MEP Kuwait deal

Drake & Scull International, a leader in construction, has announced that its subsidiary Drake & Scull Engineering Kuwait, has secured an MEP contract worth Dh218 million ($59.3 million) for an educational institution. The contract also brings up Drake & Scull International’s total project awards in 2015 year to date to Dh1.57 billion in value. Under...

Drake wins UAE MEP contract

UAE contractor, Drake and Scull, reported that its engineering unit has won a Dh334 million ($90.94 million) deal for mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) works on a hotel being built on the Palm Jumeirah. As part of the agreement, Drake & Scull Engineering (DSE) will complete the supply, installation, testing, commissioning and handover of detailed...

Moving Abroad Checklist

Initial Considerations

Will your partner be travelling with you?

If so, what will they be giving up in your present home and will they be able to continue with their career in your new home? You will need to check whether a separate visa is required for your partner to work or if your visa gives that right. If they are unable to work you will need to decide on the effect on your finances and what alternatives are available to give a fulfilling life (home business, training, voluntary work).

Are you taking family with you?

Moving with family raises many exciting opportunities, but also can create challenges. The HSBC Expat Explorer survey indicates that expat kids can take six months to settle in to their new country (see article). Getting young or even older children to prepare to move and leave their friends and family behind can be a challenge and should be thought through.

The options for education is another area that needs to be thought through.

Moving your child to a new country with a different education system can be a great opportunity to broaden their experience, but if they are close to key exams the timing can make this inadvisable. If you do take your family with you, it is important to decide between joining the local school system or choosing an international school.

Where will you be living?

Whether you will be living in a house or apartment, furnished or unfurnished, these decisions will affect what you need to take with you. The time you are planning to live overseas will also affect whether you should leave your property at home empty, rent it out or sell it. See the article Sell, Store or Ship.