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Is Kuwaitization the unintended result of the oil price crash?

Is Kuwaitization the unintended result of the oil price crash?
Due simply to their geographic location over massive reserves of oil and gas, the Gulf States have remained for years at the top of the popularity poll for ambitious expats. Over the past century, one of the fastest ways for determined expats to make their financial and lifestyle dreams come true has been to position themselves as experts...

Expats in Malaysia still banned from overseas travel

Expats in Malaysia still banned from overseas travel
Expats living and working in Malaysia are still disallowed from travel overseas. Whilst the pandemic still rules the world, governmental reactions to its threat are causing chaos across the planet’s expat community. Hundreds of thousands are locked in, trapped without flights, locked out of their home countries and generally being herded...

HSBC Asia to cut back on internal expat relocations

HSBC Asia to cut back on internal expat relocations
Expats working in the banking sector are unlikely to get Asian jobs via HSBC. As the mega-banking and investment corporation turns its gaze to Asian expansion, those expats already in the financial sector shouldn’t see this as a career enhancement strategy as relocations are expected to be rare. Upcoming HSBC job cuts of around 35,000...

Real estate prices ease up in Prague’s outskirts and surrounding villages

Real estate prices ease up in Prague’s outskirts and surrounding villages
For expat professionals who’ve had enough of life in the big city, moving to one of the Czech Republic’s charming smaller towns may be the answer. As the cost of renting or buying even a small apartment in Prague continues to soar, properties located on the outskirts of the city and in nearby smaller towns are far more affordable as...

Adventurous Brit pensioners should consider the Philippines

Adventurous Brit pensioners should consider the Philippines
Spain and France have always had their share of British expatriate retirees, but those with more adventurous natures are increasingly attracted to Asia’s cultures and unique experiences. For many, the coronavirus pandemic has changed their lifestyles in the home country to the extent that the UK no longer fulfils their retirement needs...

Hong Kong expats now serious about repatriation

Hong Kong expats now serious about repatriation
Hong Kong’s new world under the Chinese boot is driving expat repatriation due to fear. Expat insecurity since China’s new rules were forced into law is being ramped up by embassy recommendations that their citizens reconsider their need to stay in the former world financial hub. The hated law applies to not only Hong Kong citizens,...

Oz government urges its expats in Hong Kong to relocate

Oz government urges its expats in Hong Kong to relocate
Australian expats living and working in Hong Kong are now accelerating their plans to leave. Oz expats with jobs and homes in Hong Kong are now feeling insecure enough to accelerate their plans for leaving. Whether they’re looking for new jobs elsewhere in Asia or are heading back to the home country, the Australian government is urging...

Amsterdam voted top for expat entrepreneurial startups

Amsterdam voted top for expat entrepreneurial startups
For entrepreneurial expats, Amsterdam isn’t just about canals and antique gabled houses, it’s about doing what they love in a structured, positive and supporting environment. This charmingly historic Dutch city’s fame as a British tourist hub began in the 1960s, with boat-loads of hippies arriving to enjoy its freewheeling lifestyle...

How to deal with pandemic-related stress during lockdowns

How to deal with pandemic-related stress during lockdowns
Tips on dealing with expat stress during the pandemic. So you’re stuck in a seemingly never-ending circle of unfamiliar work regimes, a lack of interaction with colleagues and friends, trapped within your own four walls and afraid to go out even if you’re allowed to – and you’re wondering why you’re stressed? It’s an expat...

Expats in the Netherlands take advantage of lower rentals

Expats in the Netherlands take advantage of lower rentals
If you’re planning on relocating to the Netherlands in order to escape the UK’s coronavirus chaos, you can take advantage of the cheaper rentals now available. As in big cities worldwide and mostly due to the pandemic, rental prices in the Netherlands are falling due to an expat exodus. Brits leaving the UK for the same reasons and...