Expat Focus Mental Healthcare Update May 2022

In this month’s roundup, we’re going to concentrate on how to maintain good mental health while travelling solo. Recent surveys by travel experts suggest that an increasing number of people are planning solo voyages in 2022, as part of a

Expat Focus Financial Update May 2022

New report on salaries in Vietnam Recruitment firm Navigos Search has published a Q1 report on expat salaries in Vietnam, suggesting that Vietnamese firms are offering ‘very high salaries’ to attract foreign talent. Monthly expat salaries ranged from US$8,500 to

Expat Focus International Healthcare Update April 2022

Indonesia drops Covid-19 test for foreign travellers Like many other countries, Indonesia has recently dropped mandatory Covid-19 testing for incoming travellers. Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan says that air travel is still significantly disrupted by the pandemic

Expat Focus Mental Health Update April 2022

Moving to Spain can improve your mental health, study claims In late March, the Daily Express reported that the Mental State of the World report, which looks at the state of mental health across 34 countries, suggested that moving to

Expat Focus Financial Update April 2022

Sri Lankan financial crisis The economic crisis in Sri Lanka has been going on for some time, as the country struggles with Asia’s highest rate of inflation. The government has now appealed to the IMF for assistance, and a support

Expat Focus Mental Health Update March 2022

The past few years have been extremely challenging for people across the globe. Since the pandemic began, we have reported on its devastating impact on expats’ physical, financial and mental wellbeing. We now face yet another crisis: war. In late

Expat Focus International News Update March 2022

Crisis in Ukraine The shocking events in Ukraine have dominated the international news over the past few weeks, with some inevitable consequences for expats both in Ukraine and abroad. Ukraine is a large, developed country with substantial trading and business

Expat Focus Financial Update March 2022

Has the Ukraine crisis caused a ‘black swan’ event? Some financial commentators have referred to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, with its corresponding geopolitical impact and spike in energy prices, as a ‘black swan’ event. However, others, including Market Watch,