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Wealthier expats should compare tax perks in popular retirement destinations
For several decades, sunny Portugal has been a refuge for British expat pensioners looking to enjoy their leisurely lives in a warm climate offering welcome tax exemptions for wealthier incomers.
The capital, Lisbon, along with the Algarve region and Porto are still all-time favourites for those wishing to become tax residents....
Why free movement is essential for many Brit expat businesses in Europe
Whilst Britain waits with bated breath for the result of tomorrow’s Commons vote on May’s Brexit agreement, a good number of the 1.3 million Brits living in the EU are fearful they’ll lose their cross-border businesses.
The threat is twofold in that many British expatriate entrepreneurs work across several EU member state borders...
Golden Visas finally under investigation for links to money laundering and organised crime
Following the OECD’s blacklisting of 21 jurisdictions offering so-called ‘golden visas’, regulators are cracking down on links between the programmes, tax evasion and organised crime.
First brought in as an easy source of revenue for various governments and later consolidated into a straightforward if expensive way to get a second...
Downsides and upsides of Thailand an as expat destination
Is Thailand still the Land of Smiles for expats?
Nowadays, many expats living working or retiring in Thailand hold their breath as the New Year approaches, waiting to see what changes will worsen their already precarious positions within the country. Expats elsewhere in the world worry about the cost of living, the effect of a no-deal...
Ponzi schemes steal millions from expats in the Gulf States region
Muslim investors all across the Gulf States poured their cash into Ponzi schemes set up by Heera Group and lost the lot.
Many thousands of expat workers and citizens in the UAE and other Gulf States were enticed into investing in financial instruments promising ‘guaranteed’ 36 per cent returns. The so-called investment plans were...
Longterm expats in Thailand shocked by the threat of compulsory health insurance
Many long-stay expatriates living in Thailand had their Festive Season wrecked by an announcement made just before Christmas that the government is planning to make private health insurance compulsory.
On the second day of the New Year, an angry expat wrote to an English language newspaper on the subject, asking why those drafting the new...
Expat New Year resolutions should include a savings plan
If you’re celebrating a new job in a new country this New Year or you’re determined to save rather than spend, spend, spend, you’ll need to cultivate financial discipline!
Along with losing weight, getting fit and stopping smoking, getting to grips with your finances is one of the hardest New Year resolutions to keep, especially if...
New French long distance bus services should appeal to expats
Is this the answer to disrupted domestic flights post-Brexit?
For expats already living in France and hoping to stay there post-Brexit, the threat of domestic and pan-European flight disruption to British airlines may well be causing concern, especially if there’s a French business to run which requires frequent travel around he country....
Tips on making the best of a shrinking expat budget due to currency fluctuations
The expat lifestyle as it’s portrayed online gives plenty of causes for envy in many conventionally-oriented members of society.
It’s true that living outside your comfort zone as well as your country can be exciting as well as challenging, but realities exist everywhere expats hang their hats. Budgeting is one, and is a good reason...
UAE property prices fell to more affordable levels in 2018
Expat property purchasers in the UAE had a good 2018 as residential property values dropped to more affordable levels.
Real estate in the UAE over the past year was predominately priced in favour of careful buyers, due mostly to the exceptional numbers of new developments on the market. Almost 20,000 units were released, with new projects...
