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Nigeria?s tech industry is fading fast due to brain drain

Nigeria?s tech industry is fading fast due to brain drain
Nigeria’s former storming tech hub ecosystem has attracted hundreds of millions in investment, but is now losing out to other tech heartlands due to salary shortfalls. The African state was one of the first to recognise the financial potential of the boom in tech, creating a decade of tech hub launches, triumphs and the arrivals of tech...

UAE healthcare company to offer expat retiree health and social care packages

UAE healthcare company to offer expat retiree health and social care packages
If you’ve loved living and working in the UAE and don’t ever want to leave, this might be the answer for your retirement strategy. One of the UAE’s healthcare providers has come up with a new scheme aimed at offering services to retired expats including grooming services, day-trips and even bingo for the retired. The health and...

Japan opens its doors to expat professionals with new visa scheme

Japan opens its doors to expat professionals with new visa scheme
Traditionally resistant to an influx of foreigners, Japan is now opening its doors to expats. As are many other world countries, Japan is now facing both an ageing population and de-population due to nationals leaving the country to further their careers or simply see the world before they settle down. As a result, Japan’s government is...

Emerging markets and growth fuel expat rush to Southeast Asia

Emerging markets and growth fuel expat rush to Southeast Asia
The Southeast Asian region’s major urban hubs have experienced massive improvements in amenities and infrastructure over the past few years, resulting in expats arriving in unprecedented numbers. Asia’s rapid development over the past few years has drawn expatriate professionals from across the world, attracted by higher living...

Singapore no longer welcoming experienced expat professionals

Singapore no longer welcoming experienced expat professionals
Singapore’s recent tightening of expat hiring requirements is causing companies difficulties as regards employing the right talents for the job. Local businesses needing expertise and experience in various positions from managerial upwards are now finding it far harder to get the right candidates for the jobs. Long-term expats have...

Oman extends its ban on expat work visas

Oman extends its ban on expat work visas
With Oman now extending its existing ban on expat workers in many employment sectors, what’s the future for job security in the GCC? The existing ban on expat professionals applied to the engineering, accounting and finance, IT, technical, human resources, media, insurance and several other sectors, and was initially introduced for a...

Philippines plans to cut expat worker numbers

Philippines plans to cut expat worker numbers
In a move likely to raise concerns within the Philippines expat community, the government is planning to cut the numbers of expatriates living in the archipelago. Restrictions on foreigners’ right to entry are to be based on the skills in demand across the country, with the issuance of the Alien Employment Permit closely scrutinised to...

Should expats literally buy into the Dubai dream?

Should expats literally buy into the Dubai dream?
Recent reports strongly suggest the Dubai property market is heading for a prolonged fall, but upmarket real estate agents are still publishing advertorials suggesting the opposite. Relocating expat professionals considering a stint in Dubai could well be forgiven for being confused by conflicting reports in local media about the state of...

Vietnam labour policies to blame for expat skills shortages

Vietnam labour policies to blame for expat skills shortages
Although Vietnam’s expat labour policies were relaxed slightly in 2016, the process necessary to get a visa and work permit is still a matter of persistence mixed with a large dose of luck. Small and medium sized businesses wanting to hire expat talent are flummoxed by the paperwork necessary and the time taken to get a reply from...

Where to live as an expat professional in Shenzhen

Where to live as an expat professional in Shenzhen
The Chinese mega-city of Shenzhen is now the Silicone Valley of Asia, drawing the best and brightest tech talent to its still-growing hub of innovation. Shenzhen is massive, home to some 15 million people and increasingly the place to be for top talent in the innovative tech sector. The city is split into a number of huge districts, all...