Companies do not want to bring expatriates home: Despite the economic crisis, the majority of companies operating in Germany want to leave their expatriate professionals abroad. According to a study by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), only one fifth of companies want to bring a part of their expat workforce home. Although 40% of companies want to cut [...]

In any community, general perceptions of immigrants, expatriates or part-time residents can be really different. In some places, the foreigners earn more than average while in others immigrant workers are at the bottom of the heap.
Booming growth brought together the worst of both worlds in places like Dubi with everything from conditions of near slavery [...]

Expat incomes decrease: Over half of expatriates have noticed a decrease in their disposable income since Janurary 2008, according to a survey from Halifax International. The ‘expat mood monitor’, a survey of more than 1,000 people living all over the world, shows that almost two-thirds (62%) have seen a decrease in their overall investment portfolios. [...]

In 2008, HSBC ran the largest independent worldwide survey of expats. We covered some of the results here:  Survey of the Expat Experience, Where’s the best place to raise kids? and What do expats really think? 
They have just dropped us a line to say that they have kicked off the 2009 survey. A key addition to the [...]

Britons consider emigrating to escape recession: According to a survey by HiFX, about a quarter of Britons are seriously considering to leave the country to avoid the economic crisis. More than a million pensioners have already move abroad for retirement. However, the record low of the pound also affects those living abroad: Over the last [...]

Mexico’s Emigration Rate Falls again: Due to the U.S. recession, the number of emigrates to Mexico has declined for a second year. According to the national statistics agency, six our of every 1,000 inhabitants left Mexico this year.  At the same time, more and more of the 30 million Mexicans living in the US consider [...]

Cost of living for expatriates worldwide: Volatile exchange rates stemming from the global financial crisis mean London and Seoul are no longer among the top 10 most expensive locations for expatriates, while Japanese cities have returned to upper end of the league table, according to a survey by ECA International. London is now ranked 72nd [...]

Today, HSBC International released the final set of results from its Expat Explorer survey. Focussing on the ‘Expat Experience’, I think it offers some interesting objective insights into how easy it is to move from one place to another. Obviously, who you are, what you are doing and where you are moving are the factors [...]

Nicole does not like Mondays. Her boyfriend dumped her at the weekend. Now it’s Monday morning and the boss is yelling at her as she is late on two projects. Her inbox is stuffed with 187 mails and she has to finish a report before lunch. It’s cold outside and raining. Suddenly Nicole thought, “Why [...]

HSBC International has released further data focusing on ‘Offshore Offspring’ from its recent Expat Explorer survey. Factors covered include: time spent studying and outdoors, cost of raising kids, languages spoken and whether the family intended to stay in their current country of residence. Spain, France & Germany headed up the overall rankings, with the UK and the [...]