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ECA International releases the most expensive cities for expatriates in 2013
Last week ECA International released their 2013 report highlighting the most expensive cities for expatriates around the world. Due to a weakened Yen Tokyo…. Read More
As rents fall in Hong Kong and Singapore a housing shortage causes rents to rise in Bangkok
Expats in Hong Kong and Singapore are able to breathe a small sigh of relief as rents at the top end of the market finally seem to be dropping, if only a small…. Read More
UAE based expats like to live it up
Recent research produced by the insurance group Standard Life has found that the majority western expats based in the UAE tend to spend part of their income…. Read More
Singapore to impose further rules on expatriate hirings
As of August 2014 companies in Singapore will have to prove they have tried to recruit a local citizen before hiring an expatriate. Whilst companies with 25 or…. Read More
World’s Most Expensive Cities for Expats 2013 Revealed
Luanda has overtaken Tokyo in Mercer’s 2013 list of the most expensive cities in the world in which to live. Mercer’s annual cost of living survey was published…. Read More
Expats Splash the Cash While Living Overseas
The majority of expatriates prefer to spend their cash living their dream lifestyle while living overseas as opposed to saving for their return home according…. Read More
Singapore Expats Choke as Pollution Reaches Record Levels
Expatriates living and working in Singapore have started to make exit plans as the city’s Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) reached a record high of 401 today…. Read More
Expatriate Population to Increase in Singapore
Expatriates could make up to fifty percent of Singapore’s population by the year 2030 if plans announced by the government last Tuesday go ahead. The Singapore…. Read More
New Singapore Property Tax Targets Expat Market
Expats who are looking to buy property in Singapore will now be required to pay even higher buyer’s stamp duty as a result of the Singapore government’s latest…. Read More
Property Prices in Asia Expected to Increase
Expatriates living in Asia can expect property prices to become even higher according to international property experts Knight Frank. Recent research into…. Read More
Where Can Expatriates Find the Most Emotional People
Recent research by global poll organization Gallup has indicated that it is Singaporeans that are the least emotional people in the world. The survey, which…. Read More
Bankers Who Want to Work in Asia Need to Learn Mandarin
Bankers who wish to relocate to Asia will need to start learning Mandarin if they want to land a job, according to a prominent financial services headhunter…. Read More
New Research Reveals That Asia has the Wealthiest Expats
The latest expat research from HSBC indicates that the wealthiest expats in the world are located in Singapore. According to the fifth Expat Explorer…. Read More
Singapore Taxes May be on the Rise
Singapore’s appeal as a low tax environment for expatriates may shortly something of the past, if the prime minister’s plans to raise taxes are implemented…. Read More
Is Anti-Expat Sentiment Rife in Singapore
The prime minister of Singapore, Lee Hsien Song, this week urged Singaporeans to be more tolerant of expatriates and mindful of the important role…. Read More
Singapore is Named the Most Livable City in Asia
A new research study suggests that Singapore is the best city in the world for Asian expatriates. ECA International revealed their annual rankings of…. Read More
Are Expat Jobs in Asia Becoming Extinct
Are expats in Asia a thing of the past? If recruitment experts in Asia are to be believed, many Western companies in Asia are now looking to fill key roles…. Read More
Japan’s Cost of Living Remains the Highest in Asia
Expatriates who are based in Japan continue to face a high cost of living as a result of sharp rises in the value of the yen a global survey revealed last week…. Read More
Singapore is the Best City in the World for Expatriates
Singapore remains the top overall destination in the world for quality of life and career progression, according to an online survey that was implemented…. Read More
Mercer Names the Safest Places in the World in Which to Live
Yesterday we reported that an international survey conducted by human resource consulting firm Mercer, had revealed that Vienna in Austria offered…. Read More
China’s Millionaires Want to Leave China
Approximately half of China’s wealthiest citizens are planning to leave the country, according to a survey that was conducted by the Bank of China recently…. Read More
New Employment Pass Rules in Singapore Impact Expat Workers
In January 2012 the Singapore immigration department will implement a new law that requires expat workers to earn a minimum of $3000 USD per month…. Read More
Expatriates Warned of the Need to Respect Ramadan Customs
This week Muslims throughout the world began Ramadan, the Islamic month of fasting that requires Muslims to refrain from eating, drinking, smoking and…. Read More
Tokyo Remains The Most Expensive Expat Location Despite Falling Prices
British manpower resource distribution solution supplier, ECA International, have revealed that Tokyo is the most expensive city in the world for expatriates for…. Read More
The Best Places in the World to Bring up Children Named by HSBC
New research from HSBC Bank International has revealed that Belgium is the best place to raise children and the United Kingdom is the Worst. Over 4,100…. Read More
Top Ten Most Corrupt Countries in the World Revealed
Transparency International have released the results of their latest corruption survey and Somalia has been named as the most corrupt country in the world…. Read More
HSBC Expat Explorer: Russian Expats are the Wealthiest in the World
HSBC Expat Explorer results have been released and if you’re considering moving overseas with the objective of accumulating wealth then Russia…. Read More
Singapore expatriate to be caned and jailed
A Swiss expatriate, who has pleaded guilty to the crime of vandalism, has been sentenced to three strokes of the cane and five months in Jail. Oliver Fricker…. Read More
Kidnap rumors shock expats in Singapore
Over the past week expatriates in Singapore have been shocked by widespread rumors of the attempted abduction of children, with several stories…. Read More
Expats in Asia suffer from increased living expenses
Human resources firm, ECA International, have issued research findings that reveal Tokyo is the most expensive city in the world in which to live…. Read More
Monthly Expat Events: Asia
Monthly Expat Events: Asia A round up of some of the monthly events that take place throughout Asia. China: Ningbolife: COIC Foreign Expert Committee…. Read More
Hong Kong and Singapore become more attractive expat tax havens
Expatriate savers welcome announcements from the tax havens of Singapore and Hong Kong with recent compliance agreements making the Asian cities…. Read More
For finance pros, Asia expat life losing perks
Asia used to be the paradise of finance pro expatriates with skyrocketing housing allowance, paid-for chauffeurs, free memberships to exclusive golfs…. Read More
Singapore – a magnet for global professionals
This article is from The Sunday Times and discusses Singapore as being one of the business capitals of the world. The article discusses the country’s appeal to…. Read More
