Bankers are once again in the news for their generous bonuses, if not the performance of the institutions they run

Bankers are once again in the news for their generous bonuses, if not the performance of the institutions they run, so should governments step in and put an end to the practice of super-remuneration? Or is the issue of bankers' pay best left to the market?

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Currency moves cause UAE expat workers to feel the pinch

Customers queue at GCC Exchange in Deira, Dubai. Currency appreciation is squeezing the finances of thousands of expatriate workers across the Emirates. Sarah Dea / The National

Kumudu Malani sends the Dh2,000 monthly salary she earns cleaning flats in Abu Dhabi straight home to Sri Lanka. But currency appreciation at home means the money she sends back is worth less than it was six months ago. Currency moves cause UAE expat workers to feel the pinch