Archive for the ‘Expatriate Trends’ Category
Big family Christmases are fun, but they’re also stressful. For expats that stress is increased by trying to find festive flights with a decent luggage allowance, or alternatively, finding space for the whole extended family when they come to visit. Not to mention finding the ingredients for a perfect Christmas dinner to feed them all. [...]
According to the most recent survey from EuroCost International, the top three most expensive cities for expats has hardly changed over the last year. Tokyo retains the dubious honour of being the most expensive city in the world for expatriates. This year, Luanda (Angola) has knocked Moscow from second place. Although the top three is [...]
The HSBC Expat Explorer Survey 2012 has revealed some interesting results in terms of expat experience. The expat experience league table, which considers criteria such as organising healthcare, work culture, making friends and social life, ranked the Cayman Islands top. Thailand was in second place and Spain came in third. Singapore and Malaysia were fourth and [...]
According to NatWest IPB Quality of Life Index, almost 5 million British expats live and work abroad. Most of them live in Australia, Spain and the US. Moreover, there are 41 countries who have a British community of at least 10,000 expats and 112 countries have at least 1,000. Aware or not, British expats are always promoting [...]
Research is showing that immigrant networks, also called diasporas, can have a positive impact on the economies both of their host countries and back home. Today the world has some 215 million first-generation migrants. That is 40% more than in 1990, and 3% of the world’s population. If these immigrants made up one nation, its [...]
Retiring at home may be difficult when it comes to managing a budget. Living expenses are at an all time high and are only getting worse. For those of us who are willing to try something different, retiring overseas may be a beneficial option. International Living’s Global Retirement Index has found 5 overseas communities that [...]
A recent article by Forbes.com highlighted the most friendly countries for expats. Though not necessarily the most sought-after international destinations for everyone, these are the places where transplanted expats feel the most welcomed. Being accepted by others is a natural human need. Though, as most expats have encountered, being thrust headfirst into a different culture [...]
Dutch expats have shown less loving this year with a huge decrease of Valentine’s Day calls. Expats from Holland appear to be the least romantic this February 14th with an astonishing 82% drop in calls, according to the 2012 Valentine’s Day Holiday Calling Report by VIP Communications. A general opinion that Valentine’s Day is a [...]
Three years ago, HSBC launched a global expat survey with the goal of learning more about the opinions of expats. Key findings from the 2010 included: Emerging economies remain on top for expat finances Wealth gap continues to widen between the East and Mainland Europe with Russia home to wealthiest expats, followed by the Middle East [...]
I was excited to hear about the launch of the new HSBC Expat Explorer Tool. Basically this interactive tool allows you to visualize expat trends around the globe. Countries are ranked based on three main criteria: economics, experience and offspring. You can personalize you search by combining different criteria and you can use it to [...]
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