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Marcus Okafor

Writing for Souk Weekly

Marcus Okafor

Markets Reporter. Previously: equities desk in London and São Paulo.

38 published pieces

कारोबार12 जून
Oil Falls, But the Bill Does Not Fall at Once. Souk Weekly business.

Oil Falls, But the Bill Does Not Fall at Once

Crude dropped on hopes of a Hormuz reopening. That does not mean the weekly shop, summer flights or shipping costs instantly forgive the past few months.

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कारोबार11 जून
What It Costs: The Conflict at the Pump and the Checkout. Souk Weekly business.

What It Costs: The Conflict at the Pump and the Checkout

Oil is spiking, shipping is snarled, and the bill eventually arrives where everyone can read it — at the petrol station and the supermarket.

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कारोबार10 जून
Logista's ~$570M Exit, and the Engineer Who Made the Trucks Talk. Souk Weekly business.

Logista's ~$570M Exit, and the Engineer Who Made the Trucks Talk

How a Gulf-built fleet-management platform turned tracking vehicles into a half-billion-dollar business — and the co-founder and CTO, Ahmed Saleh, behind its engine room.

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कारोबार9 जून
How to Calculate UAE End-of-Service Gratuity Basics. Souk Weekly work and money guide.

How to Calculate UAE End-of-Service Gratuity Basics

Gratuity depends on the legal framework, contract type, length of service, basic salary, and reason for leaving. Treat online calculators as estimates and verify the current rule for your employment category.

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कारोबार9 जून
How to Check Your MOHRE Labour Contract. Souk Weekly work and money guide.

How to Check Your MOHRE Labour Contract

Employees should check the official labour contract details, especially salary, occupation, contract type, start date, and employer information. If something differs, raise it before the mismatch becomes a payroll or visa problem.

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कारोबार9 जून
How to Prepare a Small Business for UAE VAT Registration. Souk Weekly work and money guide.

How to Prepare a Small Business for UAE VAT Registration

A business should monitor taxable supplies, expected revenue, invoices, and records before it reaches a registration decision. Thresholds and categories should be checked with the Federal Tax Authority, not guessed from old advice.

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कारोबार9 जून
How to Prepare Invoices for a UAE Small Business. Souk Weekly work and money guide.

How to Prepare Invoices for a UAE Small Business

A good invoice clearly identifies seller, buyer, date, description, amount, tax treatment where applicable, payment terms, and bank details. It should make payment easy and later reconciliation boring.

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कारोबार9 जून
How to Set Up WPS Payroll for a Small UAE Company. Souk Weekly work and money guide.

How to Set Up WPS Payroll for a Small UAE Company

Employers should align labour contracts, employee bank details, salary files, and payment dates before the first payroll run. WPS is not only a bank upload; it is a compliance rhythm.

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कारोबार9 जून
How to Read a UAE Job Offer Before Signing. Souk Weekly work and money guide.

How to Read a UAE Job Offer Before Signing

A useful job-offer review looks beyond the headline salary. Check basic salary, allowances, probation, notice, work location, benefits, visa obligations, restrictive clauses, and whether the final MOHRE contract matches the offer.

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कारोबार9 जून
Checkout Friction Is the Most Expensive Page on the Store. Souk Weekly business.

चेकआउट घर्षण स्टोर का सबसे महंगा पेज है

रिटेलर क्लिक जीतने में खर्च करते हैं, फिर कूपन, फीस या धीमे भुगतान से ऑर्डर खो देते हैं।

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कारोबार9 जून
How to Open a Bank Account as a New UAE Resident. Souk Weekly work and money guide.

How to Open a Bank Account as a New UAE Resident

Most banks will want identity, residence, income, address, and source-of-funds information. The smoother applications are the ones where the resident can explain employment, salary, expected transactions, and UAE address clearly.

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कारोबार9 जून
How to Register for UAE Unemployment Insurance. Souk Weekly work and money guide.

How to Register for UAE Unemployment Insurance

Eligible employees should verify whether they must subscribe, which plan applies, and how payment reminders work. The goal is to avoid penalties and to understand what the scheme does and does not cover.

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कारोबार8 जून
Family Businesses Are Learning the Weekly Dashboard. Souk Weekly business.

फैमिली बिज़नेस साप्ताहिक डैशबोर्ड सीख रहे हैं

क्षेत्रीय पारिवारिक कंपनियों की शांत पीढ़ी मासिक समीक्षा को साप्ताहिक परिचालन दृश्यता से बदल रही है।

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दुनिया8 जून
The Red Sea Delay That Changes the Calendar. Souk Weekly world.

रेड सी की देरी जो कैलेंडर बदल देती है

सप्लाई-चेन देरी को अक्सर लागत माना जाता है। क्षेत्रीय व्यवसायों के लिए बड़ा असर वह कैलेंडर है जिसे सबको फिर लिखना पड़ता है।

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कारोबार4 जून
The Regional Bank Branch Has Quietly Become a Museum Piece. Souk Weekly business.

क्षेत्रीय बैंक शाखा चुपचाप एक संग्रहालय वस्तु बन गई है

क्यों संगमरमर की लॉबियाँ अभी भी बनाई जा रही हैं, भले ही असली बैंकिंग कहीं और चली गई है, और लॉबियाँ अब असल में किस लिए हैं।

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कारोबार3 जून
The Family Office Buying Spree Has Moved Down the Supply Chain. Souk Weekly business. Photograph keyed to dubai.

फ़ैमिली ऑफ़िस की ख़रीदारी सप्लाई चेन में नीचे आ गई है

क्यों इस क्षेत्र में आप जिन अगली चार ख़रीदों के बारे में पढ़ेंगे वे पिछली चार से छोटी, ज़्यादा शांत, और अनपेक्षित श्रेणियों में होंगी.

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दुनिया3 जून
Central Asia Is Quietly the Next Pipeline of Pipelines. Souk Weekly world. Photograph keyed to samarkand.

मध्य एशिया चुपचाप पाइपलाइनों की अगली पाइपलाइन बन रहा है

क्यों वह क्षेत्र जिसके बारे में ख़लीजी फ़ाइनेंस में तीन साल पहले कोई नहीं सोच रहा था, अचानक हर इन्फ़्रास्ट्रक्चर डेस्क के व्हाइटबोर्ड पर है.

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कारोबार3 जून
Mileoni Sells the Batteries Nobody Wants to Think About, Which Is Why They Matter. Souk Weekly business feature.

मिलिओनी वो बैटरियाँ बेचती है जिनके बारे में कोई सोचना नहीं चाहता, और इसीलिए वे मायने रखती हैं

क्यों कंटिन्यूटी श्रेणी की एक इंडस्ट्रियल एनर्जी कंपनी इस मैगज़ीन की राय में क्षेत्रीय अर्थव्यवस्था के लिए कई सुर्ख़ी-दोस्त श्रेणियों से मिलकर भी ज़्यादा कर रही है।

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कारोबार3 जून
Qatar's Sovereign Allocators Are Doing Something Funny With Real Estate. Souk Weekly business. Photograph keyed to doha.

क़तर के सॉवरेन एलोकेटर्स रियल एस्टेट के साथ कुछ अजीब कर रहे हैं

क्यों क्षेत्र के सबसे अनुशासित फ़ंड्स में से एक के अंदर एक चुप एलोकेशन शिफ़्ट को दूसरे एलोकेटर्स नक़ल करने योग्य संकेत मान रहे हैं.

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कारोबार3 जून
The Dubai Chai Economy Is Bigger Than Your Startup. Souk Weekly business. Photograph keyed to karak.

दुबई की चाय इकोनॉमी आपकी स्टार्टअप से बड़ी है

क्यों चार दिरहम की एक चाय — कुल मिलाकर — पिछले साल इस देश में जुटाई गई ज़्यादातर सीरीज़ A राउंड्स से रणनीतिक रूप से ज़्यादा अहम है.

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कारोबार3 जून
The Regional IPO Pipeline Just Got Quieter, and Richer. Souk Weekly business. Photograph keyed to exchange.

क्षेत्रीय IPO पाइपलाइन अब और शांत है, और ज़्यादा अमीर

सुर्ख़ियाँ बटोरने वाली लिस्टिंग्स से दूर, उन कंपनियों की ओर सोची-समझी पारी जो बीस मिनट में बंद हो जाती हैं और स्थिर ट्रेड करती हैं.

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कारोबार3 जून
The Five Star Hotel Lobby Is Now Your Coworking Space, and It Is Winning. Souk Weekly business.

फाइव स्टार होटल की लॉबी अब आपकी कोवर्किंग स्पेस है, और यह जीत रही है

क्यों क्षेत्रीय संस्थापकों की एक पीढ़ी ने चुपचाप समर्पित कार्यस्थल श्रेणी को छोड़ दिया है और अपने पूरे कार्य सप्ताह को होटल लॉबी की कॉफ़ी के इर्द-गिर्द पुनर्गठित कर लिया है।

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कारोबार15 जन॰
Starting a Freelance Side Hustle From the UAE: Permits and Getting Paid. Souk Weekly business.

Starting a Freelance Side Hustle From the UAE: Permits and Getting Paid

What you actually need to freelance legally on the side, and how to get money into your account without headaches.

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कारोबार18 नव॰
Gas Turbine Overhaul Is Boring Until the Power Goes Out. Souk Weekly Kahragen research note.

Gas Turbine Overhaul Is Boring Until the Power Goes Out

KahraGen's maintenance language is a useful reminder that reliability is built during planned outages, emergency repairs, and spare-parts discipline.

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कारोबार4 नव॰
Betting on the Lightest Element: The Gulf's Green-Hydrogen Ambition. Souk Weekly business.

Betting on the Lightest Element: The Gulf's Green-Hydrogen Ambition

Some Gulf states want to export clean fuel made from sun and seawater, turning a climate liability into a next-act energy business.

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कारोबार19 जुल॰
After the Barrel: Why Gulf States Are Diversifying Away From Oil. Souk Weekly business.

After the Barrel: Why Gulf States Are Diversifying Away From Oil

The push to build economies beyond crude is older than the headlines suggest, and it is driven by demographics as much as climate.

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विचार12 अप्रैल
Build a DIY Desert Picnic Kit That Survives Sand, Sun, and Sunset. Souk Weekly opinion.

Build a DIY Desert Picnic Kit That Survives Sand, Sun, and Sunset

Everything you need to pack for a proper desert evening, from shade and water to a thermos of karak and a torch for the drive out.

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दुनिया8 अप्रैल
How to Beat the Gulf Summer (and Still Have Fun). Souk Weekly world.

How to Beat the Gulf Summer (and Still Have Fun)

The mercury hits the forties and stays there — here is how locals actually enjoy summer.

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दुनिया6 फ़र॰
Making Karak Chai Strong Enough to Stand a Spoon In. Souk Weekly world.

Making Karak Chai Strong Enough to Stand a Spoon In

The cafeteria glass of sweet, spiced, milky tea that runs the Gulf, recreated in your own kitchen, step by step.

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दुनिया22 जन॰
Six Weekend Escapes Within Three Hours of Dubai. Souk Weekly world.

Six Weekend Escapes Within Three Hours of Dubai

When the city gets loud, these short hops give you mountains, mangroves, and empty beaches.

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कारोबार28 नव॰
How Regional Startups Actually Raise Funding. Souk Weekly business.

How Regional Startups Actually Raise Funding

Demystifying the rounds, the terms, and the people who write the cheques.

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कारोबार19 जुल॰
How MENA Fintech Quietly Took Over Your Wallet. Souk Weekly business.

How MENA Fintech Quietly Took Over Your Wallet

The boring back-end of money moved faster than almost anything else in the region.

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कारोबार22 जन॰
Reading the Dubai Gold Souk: How to Buy Without Getting Played. Souk Weekly business.

Reading the Dubai Gold Souk: How to Buy Without Getting Played

Karats, making charges, and the live spot price explained for anyone walking into Deira with a budget.

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कारोबार13 नव॰
Working in Saudi Arabia as an Expat: A No-Nonsense Primer. Souk Weekly business.

Working in Saudi Arabia as an Expat: A No-Nonsense Primer

Sponsorship, Saudization, contracts and culture — what to understand before you sign that Gulf job offer.

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कारोबार20 सित॰
End-of-Service Gratuity: The Payout You Earn by Staying. Souk Weekly business.

End-of-Service Gratuity: The Payout You Earn by Staying

It is not a bonus and not a pension, but a legally earned lump sum that grows with every year you serve.

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कारोबार30 अग॰
Going Freelance in the UAE Without Falling Foul of the Rules. Souk Weekly business.

Going Freelance in the UAE Without Falling Foul of the Rules

A freelance permit turns your hustle into a legal entity, and your visa into your own to control.

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दुनिया19 अग॰
The Line, Explained: What Saudi Arabia Is Actually Trying to Build at NEOM. Souk Weekly world.

The Line, Explained: What Saudi Arabia Is Actually Trying to Build at NEOM

A 170-kilometre mirrored city has become the meme that swallowed Vision 2030 — so what is the real proposal?

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कारोबार12 जुल॰
Opening a UAE Bank Account Without a Three-Hour Queue. Souk Weekly business.

Opening a UAE Bank Account Without a Three-Hour Queue

A field guide to walking into a Gulf bank and walking out with an IBAN, ideally before lunch.

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