By ExpatBriefing.com Editorial - 14 July, 2014
The Caribbean Community has issued a communique supporting St Kitts and Nevis's Citizenship by Investment Program, but also highlighting the need for enhanced regulation to protect the reputation of such programs. Read full story »
Tags: Citizenship | tax | financial services | international financial centres (IFC) | offshore | standards | regulation | services | Expats | Investment | Invest | Investment
By ExpatBriefing.com Editorial - 14 July, 2014
In a study, entitled the "Asia Region Funds Passport (ARFP): A Study of Potential Economic Benefits and Costs," which has been issued by the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Policy Support Unit, it has been estimated that the passport could save the region's investors USD20bn annually in fund management costs. Read full story »
Tags: investment | business | capital markets | investment funds | Australia | Philippines | Singapore | Thailand | Korea, South | New Zealand | Expats | Investment | Asia-Pacific | Invest | Investment
By ExpatBriefing.com Editorial - 11 July, 2014
A company that specializes in expatriate compensation management for businesses says that currency fluctuations and inflation mean that cities in Africa, Asia, and Europe are now the most expensive locations for expatriates, while Australian cities have experienced a "dramatic fall" in cost due to a weak Australian dollar. Read full story »
Tags: expatriates | Chad | Finance | Angola | Australia | Singapore | Brazil | Canada | Hong Kong | Switzerland | Japan | Expats | Personal Finance | Working Abroad | Europe | Work | Working Abroad | South America | Working Abroad
By ExpatBriefing.com Editorial - 10 July, 2014
Spain will levy a 0.03 percent tax on banking deposits, Soraya Saenz de Santamaria, Spain's Deputy Prime Minister, said after a meeting of the Council of Ministers. Read full story »
By ExpatBriefing.com Editorial - 10 July, 2014
Football fans attending World Cup matches in Brazil are being urged to be on guard for ticket thefts after a number of incidents were reported outside stadiums. Read full story »
Tags: Brazil | Expats | Welfare | FIFA World Cup
By ExpatBriefing.com Editorial - 09 July, 2014
The European Commission's price cap on data downloading while roaming within the EU has been slashed from EUR0.45 (USD0.61) per megabyte down to EUR0.20, as part of a move towards a Connected Continent regulation that will see roaming charges scrapped altogether. Read full story »
Tags: European Commission | internet | regulation | Expat Services | Expats | Travel | Europe
By ExpatBriefing.com Editorial - 08 July, 2014
The UK Government says that it is cracking down on those expats who are claiming benefits to which they are not entitled. Investigators based in Spain examined 769 cases last year. Read full story »
Tags: Finance | United Kingdom | Spain | Expats | Investment | Pensions | Personal Finance | Property Investment | Welfare | Work | Invest | Investment | Pensions
By ExpatBriefing.com Editorial - 07 July, 2014
In a statement marking Canada Day, Canada's Government says that the country is currently experiencing the highest sustained levels of immigration in the country's history. Read full story »
Tags: Canada | Expats | Immigration | Immigration
By ExpatBriefing.com Editorial - 04 July, 2014
With effect from 2016, Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers will expire if they have not been used on a federal income tax return for five consecutive years, the United States Internal Revenue Service has announced. Read full story »
Tags: individuals | compliance | tax | tax compliance | law | Internal Revenue Service (IRS) | tax authority | United States | individual income tax | Expats | Tax
By ExpatBriefing.com Editorial - 03 July, 2014
A new report from Australia's Immigration Department has revealed that the country's migrant population comes from more than 250 overseas nations, and that migrant numbers from Asia are growing. Read full story »
Tags: India | Australia | Philippines | New Zealand | Vietnam | services | Expats | Immigration | Lifestyle | Immigration | Lifestyle
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