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US tax planning service Greenback Expat Tax Services has published a survey that suggests the majority of Americans living and working abroad do not think that they should be required to file expat taxes in the US. Of those who responded to the survey 59 per cent said they did not feel that expat taxes were appropriate. The new study comes...

A recently published survey suggests that Canada is the best country on the planet in which to bring up children. Among the reasons given for this are the country’s healthcare system, the friendliness of the people and the great outdoors. The 2012 HSBC Expat Explorer Survey found that children brought up in Canada were more active than...

A recent survey has revealed that youths in South Africa are more hopeful that they can have successful future in the country. The survey, which was carried out by Pondering Panda and quizzed 18,000 people, revealed that people’s biggest concern is the unemployment in the country. Some 23 per cent noted that jobs were their primary...

People moving overseas to work for just a few months are now able to sign up for an international health insurance that is for less than 12 months. Many international health insurance providers offer a 12-month minimum cover, but Bupa International has now launched an international private medical insurance (iPMII) designed specifically...

As Portugal’s unemployment rate continues to rise, the nation’s prime minister has caused controversy by saying that jobless young people should seek employment abroad. The current debt crisis and the economic recession have pushed the unemployment rate to a critical level. Prime Minister Passos Coelho appears to have angered even his...

The majority of Irish medical students graduating in 2012 want to stay to work in their homeland but believe they are more likely to find employment overseas, revealed a survey. The study, conducted by Senator Colm Burke, Fine Gael’s health in the Seanad spokesman, showed that the high number of medical graduates moving abroad is likely...

The government of India has given the green light for the Pension and Life Insurance Fund for Indian workers overseas having Emigration Check Required passports from January next year. The scheme’s objective is to encourage and allow overseas Indian workers by providing co-contribution to save for returning to the country and their...

Ernst & Young returning to the British Virgin Islands which, along with the OECD approval of the islands’ tax information agreements, may result in more job opportunities for British expatriates in law and finance in the Caribbean paradise, according to the Daily Telegraph. Ernst & Young has set up an office in the overseas...

Nearly half of IT and Finance professionals have considered moving overseas in response to globalisation, according to new research commissioned by professional resourcing firm Experis. The survey of 700 professionals in IT and Finance investigates attitudes towards the major trends which impact the working world, reported The Global...

An online job advertisement which stated “no Irish” should apply has resulted in the Australian embassy in Ireland having to defend the country’s commitment towards diversity and racial tolerance. The advertisement, posted on the Gumtree website, stated that a bricklayer was needed ASAP, offered a salary of $250 per day and said no...