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Survey shows international companies plan to increase overseas assignments

Survey shows international companies plan to increase overseas assignments
A recent report on expat practices and policies has reveled that more than 70 per cent of businesses surveyed are planning to increase the numbers of both short and long-term overseas assignments in 2013. The survey, carried out by Mercers, also indicated that overall numbers of overseas posts rose considerably between 2011 and 2012. Top...

One third of Poles want to emigrate to find work

One third of Poles want to emigrate to find work
A study by a respected Polish institute has reveled that 33 per cent of Poles would prefer to emigrate to other European countries including the UK in order to find work. The study, released by Warsaw’s Homo Homini Institute, reveals that numbers wanting to emigrate have doubled over the past year, and are edging towards the 300,000...

Talented inventors rate the USA as prime migration destination

Talented inventors rate the USA as prime migration destination
A recent survey of innovative inventors put the USA at the top of the tree as the prime destination for showcasing their unique talents. The study was carried out by economists working with the World Intellectual Property Organization, and questioned inventors planning to emigrate as to the best place to showcase their inventions and get...

New Singapore trend features opportunistic expat job hunters

New Singapore trend features opportunistic expat job hunters
Singapore’s booming economy has made it the destination of choice for expats arriving without a job or job-related remuneration package. Known in the headhunting trade as ‘opportunistic expats’, many young, talented hopefuls are heading for the vibrant city state in the hope of finding their dream job without having to go through a...

Half of Britons prefer emigration but cost holds them back

Half of Britons prefer emigration but cost holds them back
A recent survey indicates that almost 50 per cent of UK citizens would love the chance to emigrate, but finance, family and the hassle involved is holding them back. Not surprisingly, after the worst winter since 1962 piled on the misery of cuts in services and rises in utility bills, most of the 49 per cent of respondents who were keen to...

Chinese returnees forcing expat workers from Shanghai and Beijing

Chinese returnees forcing expat workers from Shanghai and Beijing
Chinese high-skilled workers returning from jobs in the West are forcing expats to leave town and find employment in China’s secondary cities. With large numbers of Chinese emigrants returning to the mother country after years of work experience in Western countries, expats planning on relocating to China are having to set their sights...

New starts in New Zealand turn sour for many

New starts in New Zealand turn sour for many
Many thousands of migrants with permanent residence in New Zealand are now packing up and leaving due to a lack of job opportunities and difficulties in integration. Recently-released figures from Immigration New Zealand for the years between 2004 and 2011 show that over 40,000 immigrants who had been given permanent residency have left...

Gallup poll reveals hundreds of millions want to emigrate

Gallup poll reveals hundreds of millions want to emigrate
The highly-respected Gallup Poll’s latest offering, a worldwide survey aimed at identifying potential migrant numbers, shows that a massive 13 per cent of the world population wants to emigrate. Over 640 million adults are desperate to change countries to better their lives and careers, with most based in Africa and Asia and wanting to...

Irish migration may not yet have peaked

Irish migration may not yet have peaked
Irish migration, reported by much of the country’s media as being at ‘famine levels’ may not yet have peaked, according to a UCC migration history expert. A recent survey, carried out at the time of Cork and Dublin’s Working Abroad Expos, claims that many Irish workers in full-time employment would be happy to consider moving...

Tax friendly Mauritius becoming popular with expats

Tax friendly Mauritius becoming popular with expats
Would-be migrants looking for an alternative to the Caribbean are discovering the tax-friendly island of Mauritius, already a popular tourism hub. The Indian Ocean island has been a haven for well-heeled French expats for some years, but the word is now out. Residents nowadays are a polyglot mix of Central Europeans, Brits and...