By Haruna Kobayashi, for ExpatBriefing.com, 29 September, 2017
Expats still consider Singapore to be the best territory to relocate for life and work, according to a recently released annual survey from HSBC. Meanwhile, firms in Switzerland and Saudi Arabia increased expats' wages most. Read full story »
Tags: United Arab Emirates | Netherlands | Saudi Arabia | Australia | Norway | Singapore | education | Austria | Canada | Germany | New Zealand | Sweden | Switzerland | Expats
By Fiona Moore, for ExpatBriefing.com, 26 September, 2017
Maintaining property in the UK to rent it out is a less attractive prospect now, following the April 2016 introduction of a three percent stamp duty land tax surcharge on those acquiring second homes. Read full story »
Tags: expatriates | tax | investment | Ireland | Malta | Netherlands | Portugal | Slovakia | United Kingdom | fees | stamp duty | Austria | France | Sweden | Croatia | Expats | Europe | Other
By Fiona Moore, for ExpatBriefing.com, 14 July, 2017
The OECD has called on countries to improve how they support migrants to integrate in their societies. Read full story »
Tags: individuals | expatriates | Citizenship | law | employees | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) | Germany | Sweden | Immigration | Visas and Passports | Working Abroad | Work | Working Abroad | Immigration | Working Abroad
By Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels, 09 January, 2015
Belgium is no longer the most attractive location for owner-occupiers to buy, own, or sell real estate, according to a new report that reviewed the tax rules in 11 European countries. Read full story »
Tags: capital gains tax (CGT) | tax | Belgium | Ireland | Netherlands | Portugal | real-estate | Luxembourg | stamp duty | France | Germany | Italy | Spain | Sweden | tax breaks | individual income tax | Expats | Europe | Study | Tax
By Fernand Gagnier, for ExpatBriefing.com, 09 December, 2014
The European Commission has announced the winners of its 2015 Access City Award, which highlights efforts to remove barriers for people with disabilities. Read full story »
Tags: European Commission | Slovenia | Luxembourg | Finland | Spain | Sweden | European Union (EU) | Expats | Welfare | Europe
By ExpatBriefing.com Editorial, 27 May, 2014
A new study of migration flows from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has highlighted that immigration to Germany increased by a third in 2012, compared with 2011, while immigration to the UK fell to its lowest recorded level since 2003. Read full story »
Tags: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) | United Kingdom | Finland | France | Germany | Spain | Sweden | Expats | Immigration | Europe | Immigration
By ExpatBriefing.com Editorial, 29 April, 2014
A global survey has found that passport holders from the UK, Finland, and Sweden enjoy the greatest opportunities for visa-free travel to other countries. Read full story »
Tags: individuals | Australia | China | United Kingdom | Finland | Germany | Hong Kong | New Zealand | Sweden | United States | regulation | Japan | Expats | Travel | Visas and Passports | Asia-Pacific
By ExpatBriefing.com Editorial, 07 April, 2014
Australia, Sweden and New Zealand have the most sustainable pension systems in the world, according to a newly published study from German financial services company Allianz. Read full story »
Tags: pensions | Denmark | Ireland | Malta | Netherlands | Slovenia | financial services | retirement | Australia | Luxembourg | Norway | Romania | Singapore | Taiwan | Thailand | Brazil | France | Greece | Hong Kong | New Zealand | Sweden | United States | Croatia | Japan | Turkey | services | Expats
By ExpatBriefing.com Editorial, 23 December, 2010
The European Commission has published a Consultation, which marks the commencement of a comprehensive multi-year review of the major cross-border issues faced by EU citizens, and proposes solutions for them. Read full story »
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