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 Over the past several years, researchers exploring the various facets of intercultural communication have developed labels for the value that certain cultures place on direct versus indirect communication: high-context cultures and low-content cultures. Characteristics of High-Context Cultures Put very simply, a high-context culture is one that relies heavily on nonverbal communication and implicit verbal queues. High-context cultures include those found in many countries in Central Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. People from these regions typically display the following behaviors and traits: • Identity is based strongly upon the family and/or work group. • Relationships are based heavily on trust and develop very slowly . • Great emphasis is placed on subtle, nonverbal communication. • Verbal communication is often relatively indirect. • People typically have very small areas of "personal space." • Time is viewed differently and is seen as more of a

 The types of collection letters are: • Notification • Reminder • Inquiry • Urgency • Final Notice • Insufficient Funds • Thanks For Payment • Missing Payment/Apology For example:Notification is the letter is to notify the recipient that the bill is overdue. This reminder letter is to inform the reader that the invoice is overdue, and the payment still has not been obtained. Be careful to concentrate on observable behaviors and to avoid assumptions. Saying, "We have not received payment," is a observable behavior. "Haven't sent payment," is an assumption. Remain positive. The inquiry letter asks why the bill is not being paid off. It supposes The invoice is overdue. It is great to follow this correspondence using a a personal telephone call asking concerning the payment delay. An alternative strategy can be organized to match the receiver's present budget limitations. If a different arrangement is made, send a copy of this new payment plan to the receiver. C

 Demand for luxury rental properties in Dubai spiked in Q2 According to a new analysis from Luxhabitat, a high-end property brokerage, secondary residential market transactions in Dubai remains stable in the second quarter of 2018. The market saw a total volume of AED 12.1 billion in Q2 when compared to AED 14.4 billion in Q1. The data reveals that over 1,400 villas and 6,652 apartments were bought and sold in the quarter. x The report also claimed that off-plan market activity in Dubai continued to stabilise in Q2. There were several new launches during the quarter that helped stabilise it. Off-plan transaction volumes along with the overall number of transactions fell by almost 28% from the previous quarter according to Luxhabitat . There are a total of 80,000 units scheduled for completion in 2018. The data indicate that secondary villa sales volume is double that of off-plan sales in the quarter while the prime residential market in Q2 totalled AED 3.5 billion. Of the areas recog