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Expat midlife crises unheard of in China
As more attention is paid to the psychological impact of relocation overseas, would-be expat professionals are seeking locations where they can avoid emotional traumas.
Expat forums across the world regularly feature sad tales of expat suicides, often blamed on relationship issues but also linked to work-related failures. It’s now...
Campaign groups slam PMs agreement and letter to expats
As the Old Year staggers to its close and Brexit creeps even closer, what’s the reality for Remainer Brit expats desperate to stay where they are and others who’re chancing leaving the UK while they still can?
Whilst Brexit supporters all over the UK were celebrating what they saw as the first positive result in the negotiations,...
Survey compares English proficiency across the world
If you’re looking for a new start to your life in an exotic destination but don’t relish learning a new language, where’s the best place to go?
English may well be the world’s ‘second language’, but choosing a destination outside the USA and mainstream European countries may mean struggling to get to grips with the local lingo...
What do expats miss most about their home country
Wherever in the world your home country lies, it’s certain you’ll miss a good number of familiar activities, foods and cultural norms as well as communications with strangers in your own language.
Emigrating to far-flung lands is as exiting as life gets, but it’s normal to miss certain aspects of the home country, a good number of...
UAE considers offering expat pensions
If you’re heading for a hopefully long-term relocation in the UAE, you may be able to save for your retirement via a new expat pension scheme.
A recently issued report has recommended the UAE government should consider offering a savings investment fund to expat workers in the emirate. The report describes the scheme as a replacement...
Expat women in Beirut in fear after murder of female British diplomat
Following the sad news of the murder by an Uber driver of a female British diplomat, expat women working in Beirut are living in fear of their lives.
30-year old Rebecca Dykes, a policy and programme manager with the Foreign Office’s Department for International Development, was strangled and dumped on a road outside the city after...
Emotional effects of relocation now on the agenda for international employers
As the year draws to a close, it’s interesting to note concern over the emotional and mental effects of expat relocation on assignment is being taken more seriously by human resources professionals.
According to recent studies, the depressive effects of relocation are becoming more common, affecting expats’ performances in their new...
Philippines planning for huge increase in expat retirees by 2020
The Philippines Retirement Authority has set itself the target of increasing its number of expat retirees from 53,000 to 80,000 by 2020.
According to the PRA’s general manager Bienvenido Chy, various incentives are to be launched to persuade expat retirees to choose the Philippines over several other countries in Southeast Asia. At...
FCA warns retirees at home and abroad about free pension advice
The UK’s Financial Conduct Agency watchdog has delivered an uncompromising warning that ‘free pension advice’ is nothing but a scam.
The government agency policing financial services in the UK is aiming its warning to retirees planning to move their pension pots out of a defined benefit scheme. The alert was issued in order to...
Trouble free transportation for home goods when on expat assignment
For many expats taking on overseas assignments, the worst aspect of emigration is deciding what to ship to the new destination and what to leave behind.
If you’re planning an at least semi-permanent move and have sold your home country property, the thought of shipping everything you own to a strange country is, to say the least,...
