By Dex Tennyson, for ExpatBriefing.com, 03 August, 2017
Concerns have been expressed regarding the South African government's plans to remove the 183-day foreign earned income exemption provision for expats working outside of the country. Read full story »
Tags: expatriates | South Africa | compliance | tax | tax compliance | tax avoidance | tax credits | legislation | Expats | Africa
By Hans Esser, for Expatbriefing.com, 22 June, 2017
African, Asian, and European cities are the most expensive locations for expats working abroad, according to Mercer's annual Cost of Living Survey, released on June 21, 2017. Read full story »
Tags: expatriates | Chad | Kyrgyzstan | Uruguay | employees | Angola | Singapore | Brazil | Hong Kong | Tunisia | United States | Argentina | Macedonia | Seychelles | services | Expats | Europe | Other | Africa | South America
By Hans Esser, for ExpatBriefing.com, 22 March, 2017
American Citizens Abroad, a US expat advocacy group, is calling on Congress to legislate for residence-based taxation for overseas Americans. Read full story »
Tags: individuals | tax | Eritrea | Expat Groups | United States | tax reform | Expats | Africa
By Hans Esser, for Expatbriefing.com, 14 June, 2016
Bank of Palestine, the territory's largest financial institution, has set up its first international representative office, in Dubai, to target the Palestinian diaspora living in the Gulf region and beyond. Read full story »
Tags: tax | investment | business | interest | Palestine | law | banking | Dubai | services | Expats | Africa | Middle East
By by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London, 15 December, 2015
HSBC has begun offering a new fee-free retail currency account targeted at the increasing number of people from the UK working, living, or travelling abroad. Read full story »
Tags: individuals | expatriates | South Africa | Finance | Currency | banking | Australia | Singapore | professionals | Hong Kong | New Zealand | currency | retail | Japan | Africa
By Haruna Kobayashi, for ExpatBriefing.com, 26 January, 2015
Bern and Copenhagen have been ranked as the easiest places to relocate for Europeans posted abroad. Toronto came first for North Americans and Singapore was first for Asians. Read full story »
Tags: South Africa | business | Mauritius | employees | Australia | Singapore | education | Canada | Hong Kong | Dubai | Japan | services | Expat Services | Expats | Working Abroad | Welfare | Europe | Work | Working Abroad | North America | Africa | Middle East | Working Abroad
By Fiona Moore, for ExpatBriefing.com, 20 November, 2014
The UK is to extend the availability of its 24-hour Super Priority Visa Service for business travelers and those wanting to travel urgently. Read full story »
Tags: South Africa | United Arab Emirates | India | China | Philippines | Thailand | United Kingdom | France | United States | Turkey | Expats | Visas and Passports | Africa
By Fiona Moore, for ExpatBriefing.com, 31 October, 2014
Significant numbers of British expats who responded to a survey have said that their social group is mainly British, and that they don't bother to learn the host language or have any interest in the local culture. Read full story »
Tags: United Arab Emirates | United Kingdom | Canada | New Zealand | Expats | Welfare | Europe | Africa
By Fiona Moore, for Expat-Briefing.com, 30 October, 2014
A real estate company in South Africa has launched what it says is the country's first comprehensive residential property index. Read full story »
Tags: South Africa | Expats | Investment | Property Investment | Invest | Africa | Investment
By Fiona Moore, for ExpatBriefing.com, 06 October, 2014
A new study co-produced by the OECD shows that there have been worldwide improvements in the quality of peoples' lives, despite marked differences in economic opportunities and growth. Read full story »
Tags: Western Europe | gross domestic product (GDP) | Australia | China | health care | education | United States | Expats | Welfare | Europe | North America | Africa | Middle East