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How to navigate reverse culture shock
Many expats move abroad for only a few years and then return to their home country, usually looking forward to ...
A fresh look for the Cliff Path Night Run 2017
With the 5th annual Cliff Path Night Run and the 1st under the FinGlobal name, locals and visitors once again ...
Bahrain beats everyone as 2017’s top expat destination
A new study from InterNations has just listed Bahrain as its top Expat Destination in 2017. Bahrain has been identified ...
The USA offers mixed education messages according to expats
The USA has always prided itself on its quality education and its universities dominate the top ten in the world ...
Recipe for Steak with Chilli Chimichurri – serve with roosterkoek
There's nothing better than a succulent steak on the braai. So, haul out the coals, light that fire and try ...
Why Portugal is becoming a star expat attraction
It’s official Portugal is the new expat destination of choice and even Madonna has been heard to be praising the ...
Another South African enters the record books
South Africa’s very own Kevin Anderson entered the record books when he reached the US Open semi-finals after beating America’s ...
SA’s treasury proposes some relief to double taxation
There has been a huge outcry to South Africa’s National Treasury’s proposal to double-tax SA expats abroad. Tax experts have ...
UK expat pensions and insurance policies at risk
Brexit could leave British expats living in the EU without their pensions. This is because UK-based insurance companies sell a ...
Thailand’s top five places for expats to relocate to
Thailand’s city Chiang Mai was recently rated by the Travel and Leisure readers as their third top city in the ...
Prepare your relationship for the strains of your expat lifestyle
Moving abroad is an exciting adventure, but moving homes, let alone countries is regarded as one of the most stressful ...
We have our globetrotting winner!
FinGlobal has been running a competition for all South African expats who used our services between the 7th of December ...
Prime countries for retiring expats
Expat retirees have their eye on three EU countries when it comes to finding the perfect country to retire to, ...
Heritage Day – a day where South African’s everywhere celebrate their diversity
Heritage Day, celebrated on the 24th of September, is one of South Africa’s new public holidays when South Africans are ...
New Zealand is offering foreign teachers a $7000 incentive to teach in the country
Are you a teacher and do the wide, open spaces of New Zealand attract you? Well, then it’s your lucky ...
Qatar is fast becoming the most expat-friendly Gulf Arab State
Qatar has recently announced that expats living in the country could soon be entitled to permanent residency and that the ...
Proposed South African emigration laws will affect expats arriving and leaving the country
On the 28th of July 2017 the South African Department of Home Affairs released The White Paper for South African ...
New ‘beer index’ rates the most expensive countries and cities for expats
There are countless league tables and surveys released annually documenting the ‘world’s most expensive cities’ that look at the costliness ...
10 safe destinations for expat single women
Many single women choose to travel and move to other countries – whether it’s for pleasure or for their careers ...
What’s it like to work in the Tiger states?
A lot is written about life abroad in the UK and the USA – but there is a lot less ...
Expat careers that make the most money abroad
Expats often earn more than local residents for a variety of reasons – the biggest one being that their company ...
