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Increasing number of Brits buying Spanish property
The number of British citizens buying holiday homes in Spain is on the rise once more. With the pound outperforming the euro in recent months, the interest in purchasing property overseas has soared, with a 48 per cent rise in the number of Brits looking to buy homes in Spain compared to this time 12 months ago. Spanish property broker...
More than 500,000 new migrants in England since 2011
England’s immigration laws have led to more than half a million people moving to the country since 2011, according to analysts. The University of Oxford’s Migration Observatory forecast that 565,000 foreign-born people arrived in England between the years of 2011 and 2014, representing a rise of eight per cent. Sixty-two per cent were...
Singapore world?s most expensive city
The world’s most expensive city to live in is Singapore, according to The Economist research sector the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). It is the second successive year that the Southeast Asian city has been named the most expensive city, with public transport said to be three times as costly as it is in New York. It was also the...
British retirees keen to emigrate, financial vehicles encouraging move
An increasing number of British retirees are considering moving abroad, with overseas pension schemes proving popular. Some 59 per cent of Brits in the 50-plus age group are now thinking about relocating abroad when they retire compared to 49 per cent in 2013, according to a survey carried out by multi-national company DeVere, which said...
British expats better paid and healthier, work longer hours
One in 10 highly-skilled UK citizens now live overseas as the brain drain from the country continues to rise, revealed research from University College London (UCL). The research showed that around 4.7 million Brits now resided abroad, with the US, Canada and Australia the three most popular destinations, followed by New Zealand, Ireland...
Nez Zealand annual migration rises to record high
New Zealand’s yearly net migration hit a record high in January as fewer Kiwis headed for Australia, while the number of Indian students arriving continued to rise. The net migration of new arrivals increased from 4,100 in December to 5,500 in January on the back of two months of falling numbers. Meanwhile, the annual net inflow to the...
Mexican authorities arrest 54 illegal migrants
Authorities in Mexico detained 54 people from Central America, Cuba and Sri Lanka who were travelling in cramped conditions in the back of a cargo truck, announced the Mexican National Migration Institute (INM). The illegal migrants were discovered during a routine control inspection in the city of Piedras Negras in the state of Coahuila....
More Hong Kongers seeking to emigrate to Taiwan
An increasing number of Hong Kong people are looking to move to Taiwan, according to data from the respective territories’ authorities. Although the actual number of people emigrating from Hong Kong to other countries around the world is falling, the number of applicants hoping to move to Taiwan is on the up. The latest statistics...
EU wants Bangladesh to do more to curb illegal migration
The European Union has told Dhaka that it must increase its efforts to stop illegal migration of Bangladeshis to EU nations. The Bangladesh minister of expatriates’ welfare and overseas employment Khandker Mosharraf Hossain said after speaking with the EU Ambassador and head of delegation Pierre Mayaudon that illegal migration was the...
Italian coastguard rescues more than 200 migrants fleeing Libya
The Italian coastguard has revealed that it carried out a huge operation on Sunday to rescue over 2,000 migrants who were in trouble in the waters between Libya and the island of Lampedusa. The rescue operation came just hours after Italy announced that it was evacuating all its embassy employees in Libya and suspending operations in the...
