Category: Expatriate Trends

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Belgium tops rankings for bring up expat kids

The latest edition of HSBC’s Expat Explorer survey provides a snapshot of how expatriate parents think their kids are getting on abroad. Belgium came top overall, with the only downsides identified being that more...

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Where do expats have it best?

HSBC International released the first findings of the Expat Explorer Survey 2010. Running for the third consecutive year, it reached over 4,100 expats in 100 countries. This particular survey is drawn on the views...

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So, who watches football anyway?

We spend a lot of time trying to understand our users and how changes and new features work (or not). One of the tools we use is Google Analytics which basically crunches a lot...

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Expats rate best places to raise kids

HSBC International today released its Offshore Offspring report. This report compares 6 countries with large professional expatriate populations. Key findings were: Australia came out on top. UK ranked last. 77% of British-born expats say...

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More than five million British expats!

According to the BBC, 5.5m British people live permanently abroad – nearly one in ten of the UK population. Only in 2008, 172,000 UK citizens permanently left Britain. Countries with most British expats:  ...

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Who is the two millionth Erasmus student?

Since its launch in 1987, the Erasmus programme has helped two million students carry out a part of their studies or a work placement in another European country. Thirty-one students (one per country participating...

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Recession Broadens Horizons

According to an online survey by healthcare insurance provider, Medicare International, over two thirds of expatriate professionals are considering moving countries to escape the recession.  With the recession being global in its nature, it...