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Seven-reasons-people-emigrate-to-Vancouver-in-canada

Seven reasons why Vancouver is one of the world’s fastest growing cities.

With the UK and the USA not even appearing on Mercer’s top 20 countries in the world that provide the ...
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Tips for expats settling into a new workplace

One of the biggest changes you have to deal with as an expat – no matter what country you are ...
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Engineers and other professionals needed in Australia

Many South Africans might have felt disheartened when Australia announced its plans to abandon the 457 Visa, which allows skilled ...
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Get out your biltong and popcorn it’s time for a rock royalty extravaganza

Rock superstars Francois van Coke and Karen Zoid team up on the stage in ‘Toe Vind Ek Jou, their mesmerising ...
Change-in-expat-taxes-for-south-africans-emigrants

Answers to your questions about South Africa’s proposed tax amendments

The National Treasury has recently published the proposed tax law amendments for 2017, one of which states that as of ...
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Insanely interesting facts about Australia for SA expats

When South Africans consider immigrating, one of the first countries that come to mind is Australia – as a result ...
reasons-why-the-city-of-Perth-is-popular-with-expats-in-australia

7 reasons why Perth is so popular with expats around the world

Australia is renowned for having some of the highest quality of living worldwide and Perth easily falls into Mercer’s top ...
about-Personal-European-Pension-Product-for-expats

Pensions without borders are in the pipeline

Expats who live for long periods abroad and retire abroad are often concerned about their pensions and retirement annuities – ...
Why-immigrate-to-Vienna-in-Austria

Why Vienna is rated as a very nice place to live, eight years in a row

Every year Mercer, one of the world’s biggest HR consultancy firms conducts a Quality of Living Index, which looks at ...
Film-review-Uitvlucht

Biltong and Popcorn Review: Uitvlucht

Uitvlucht is a story of hope in a hopeless situation, grace in desperation, and abiding love. The director of this ...
easy-to-make-Amarula-Fudge-recipe

South African favourite: Amarula fudge recipe

A lecturer at a female college in Vasser, USA, was taking a class in toffee making when the temperature of ...
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Chris Froome is a South African tour de force!

Everyone at FinGlobal is delighted to wish Chris Froome, a former FinGlobal client, well-deserved congratulations regarding his current 2017 win ...
Why-people-immigrate-to-the-Asia-Pacific-region

The Asia-Pacific is the new expat “go to” region

With the political instability in the UK, USA and certain countries in the Eurozone, many expats are looking further afield ...
declining-pound-makes-the-UK-more-affordable-for-expats

Falling pound makes the UK more affordable for expats

The new Global Cost of Living Rankings has revealed the cost of sending expats to the UK has fallen dramatically ...
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Facing up to the challenges of being an expat

A recent survey by Aetna International, a managed American health care company, has revealed that there has been a sharp ...
most-environmentally-friendly-countries-in-the-world

Make the move to a green country

Global warming and fluctuating weather patterns across the globe, keep environmental issues on everyone’s mind. The rising rate of pollution ...
how-to-find-the-cheapest-flights-when-travelling

How to find cheap flights on your expat journeys

Flying is often the normal way of life for expats – but it’s a huge bonus if you can save ...
need-to-know-about-immigrating-to-Hong-Kong

Is living as an expat in Hong Kong worth the price?

Many professionals often get expat postings to expensive cities, and one of the most expensive cities according to the consulting ...
Where-do-South-Africans-emigrate-to

UK or Australia – where will you find the most expat South Africans?

The UK and Australia have always been two top destinations for South African expats. Australia with its southern hemisphere beach ...
UK-and-USA-immigration-declines

Is the expat romance with the UK and USA over?

The UK and the USA have always been two top expat destinations. But in the past year political and economic ...
7-tasty-American-foods-you-have-to-try

7 American meals, you just have to taste

July is a big month in America. The fourth of July celebrations are anticipated throughout the year and many towns ...