Combating coronavirus: Beat the pandemic with your new normal budget – ZAWYA

Combating coronavirus: Beat the pandemic with your new normal budget – ZAWYA

Combating coronavirus: Beat the pandemic with your new normal budget | ZAWYA MENA Edition HomeEconomyGlobalArticleCombating coronavirus: Beat the pandemic with your new normal budget The change in income called for a change in spending habits    Image used for illustrative purpose. A Dubai-based photographer, who offers free family photo sessions for expats laid off from their jobs and leaving the country due to coronavirus, says she has received hundreds of requests. REUTERS VIDEO.For families around the world, the new normal that emerged from the Covid-19 pandemic was not only about wearing masks, frequent hand-washing and social distancing: Tighter budgets have also been part of almost every household.In the UAE, job cuts and the decline in company earnings have made the news. Some residents have had to make do with salaries that were reduced from 30 to 50 per cent, while others have to find either a new job or a new source of income. Among the hardest hit were those in the aviation and banking sector, along with other segments of the economy.The time of Covid-19 was tough - but it certainly wasn't all gloom and doom. In fact, hope came shining through as the country gradually reopened and restarted