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Expat Focus Financial Update 06 June 2016

Demand for expat skills continues to grow Despite the rise in technology to make global communications easier there is still a rising demand from employers for expats to fulfil overseas assignments. Consultancy firm ECA International says that 10 years ago

Expat Focus Financial Update 30 May 2016

Where are expats moving to? A new survey has revealed which countries expats are moving to – and where they are moving from. The findings come from international relocation experts MoveHub, who analysed 180,000 client moves to find out who

Expat Focus Healthcare Update 30 May 2016

Coronavirus in Saudi Arabia A non-native Saudi caught Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in Riyadh last week, according to the Saudi Ministry of Health. The 31-year-old expatriate was living in Riyadh when diagnosed with the virus. A 24-year old

Expat Focus Healthcare Update 24 May 2016

Online healthcare shopping made easier for expats If you’re an expat living in China, paying for health and beauty goods such as medicine or makeup over online retail sites Tmall.com and Taobao Marketplace would have been challenging to say the

Expat Focus Financial Update 23 May 2016

Expats in Australia hit by lifetime allowance British expats are among those living in Australia who could see their plans for retirement being derailed following legislation that limits how much they can save into their pensions. That’s because the Australian

Expat Focus Financial Update 16 May 2016

British expats struggle to get BTL mortgages British expats looking to invest in property with buy to let mortgages have a mixed environment with lenders leaving the market. NatWest and RBS have announced they are no longer offering mortgages to

Expat Focus Financial Update 09 May 2016

Firms worried over global prospects A global survey of employers’ confidence reveals that more than half of companies around the world are looking at freezing or cutting employment and just 14% are taking on more staff, according to a survey.

Expat Focus Financial Update 13 Apr 2016

Expats face scrutiny after offshore data leak The world’s biggest ever data leak has spurred financial investigators into action to find out who has been hiding money in tax havens to avoid taxes and hide their wealth, with expats set