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Expat Focus Wellbeing Update March 2023

This month, we’re going to take a look at the pursuit of wellness in the Middle East, from Dubai to Kuwait and elsewhere. The region is a popular choice among expats, when it comes to both employment and lifestyle: a

Expat Focus International Healthcare Update March 2023

Abu Dhabi: New Flexible Health Insurance The Department of Health and the Department of Economic Development (ADDED) in Abu Dhabi are now offering low-cost insurance options to a range of residents, including expats with an income of more than Dh5,000.

Expat Focus Wellbeing Update February 2023

This month, we’re going to take a look at advances in wellness and the future of the industry in 2023, and how this might apply to you as an expat. The wellness industry is, like any good business, in a

Expat Focus International News Update February 2023

Saudi Arabia attracts expats to the country The Middle Eastern state is seeing an increasing number of expats flocking into the country after relaxing its visa requirements, international agency Deloitte told Al Arabiya News in late January. Relocation consultant Rached

Expat Focus International Healthcare Update February 2023

Resistance to Kuwait’s healthcare regulations There have been calls this month for the Kuwaiti healthcare ministry to reconsider the charges currently levelled at expats. Medical costs for expats have risen by 100% in hospitals and by a massive 250% in

Expat Focus Financial Update February 2023

Australian expats could benefit from new wealth management programme Atlas Wealth Management, a Gold Coast-based firm, has now set up Atlas Tax, aimed at providing tax compliance advice as well as investment counselling to Australian expats. The new section is

Expat Focus Wellbeing Update January 2023

The New Year is traditionally – in the West, at least – a time to make a fresh start with some new resolutions. But is this realistic if you’re an expat, particularly a new one? You might well be the

Expat Focus International News Update January 2023

New legislation for non-Islamic expats in the UAE The UAE has recently brought in new laws relating to the personal status of non-Islamic expats, primarily with regard to marriage and divorce. The Federal Personal Status Law also clarifies questions surrounding

Expat Focus International Healthcare Update January 2023

Health insurance profits are notable in Kuwait Reports in December from Al-Anba daily news show that profits made from expats’ health insurance in Kuwait have risen significantly in 2022, increasing from KD87.116 million in 2020-2021 to KD100.2 million in the

Expat Focus Financial Update January 2023

Blevins Franks reports an increase in financial advisors moving to Europe Following difficulties with financial passporting between the UK and Europe in the wake of Brexit, expat experts Blevins Franks reported in December that an increasing number of UK-based independent