But if a new survey of expats conducted by money transfer company TransferWise is any guide, expats are unusually engaged with this election.
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A total of 62% of expats in Singapore say living in the country improved their career progression compared with just 46% of expats in Australia.
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One of the main appeals for expats is the country's work culture; 71 percent of expats said they experience an improvement in their working environment compared to their home country.
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Similar to the UAE, expats in the Middle East can receive attractive employment benefits; 65 percent of expats in Bahrain said they received an annual allowance to take trips home.
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Expats living in Sweden enjoy the best work-life balance in the world, according to the survey: 72 percent of expats felt they had a better balance there than at home.
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Slipping from fifth place in 2015, Singapore scores highly for career development, with 62 percent of expats based in Singapore saying it is a good place for expats to progress their career.
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The findings, which are based on feedback from 27,587 expats across the globe, place the subcontinent's financial center ahead of San Francisco, which emerged as the second most lucrative city for expats.
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Expats in Kuala Lumpur rated financial security and affordable cost of living highly, and though long-term career opportunities were lacking, expats said they were very satisfied with their jobs in general.
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Often expats mix and match private and public medical care.
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But it is not just finances that bring expats home.
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New Zealand has 22,000 American expats, according to the website.
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Expats say the weather and climate is also great here.
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Expats often go home for the summer, and it's hard.
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Aspiring expats should do their homework before they start packing.
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Additionally, Millions of Egyptian expats work in the Gulf countries.
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For expats, San Miguel is a social town par excellence.
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Electricity and water subsidies were reduced for expats and wealthy Bahrainis.
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And it's easy to make friends with both locals and expats.
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Expats fear being trapped inside Kurdistan if Iraq closes its airspace.
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Of course, even the act of filing is cumbersome for expats.
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But the discounts are embraced by local millennials and expats alike.
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Almost half of expats also say they struggle making local friends.
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Expats also appreciate the relatively low cost of living in Portugal.
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There is a common language and a lot of French expats.
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Debuts as sexy as Chris Pavone's "The Expats" (2012) are rare.
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My partner Cooper and I are Aussie expats living in England.
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However, expats say work prospects for foreigners are difficult, InterNations reported.
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A rich history, traditions and culture attract both expats and visitors.
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And expats aren't the only ones who benefit from Costa Rica's healthcare.
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Seems extreme, but here are the best international cities for American expats.
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The authorities also make relocation as easy on expats retirees as possible.
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And for many expats, Spain's biggest attraction is its friendly, laidback lifestyle.
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Anyone from the embassies come out to talk to expats in Berlin?
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When I first arrived, there were shops that sold alcohol to expats.
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The firm polled more than 3,100 U.S. expats from March through May.
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"France needs a deep transformation," he told an audience of French expats.
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Once expats reach age 65, though, things can get a little messy.
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There's also a political focus on Chinese expats, Axios' Bill Bishop notes.
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"The local communities, there's expats everywhere, they definitely come out," says Stacey.
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Even as the Alexandria expats readied Hilltop for war, life for Mrs.
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Numerous lawyers in the special counsel's office also were expats from WilmerHale.
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Pasola is the last great sport unsullied by dreadlocks-having caucasoid expats.
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Overlooked and poorly represented, perhaps Britain's expats can blame their image problem.
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Expats reported poor leisure options as well as bad health and wellbeing.
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This is the first time Lebanese expats will be allowed to vote.
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The shop is manned by five male Saudi baristas and some expats.
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It's perfect for me and the many other expats that live here.
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Some of us are even living as expats all around the world.
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Generally, those cities also ranked as the top locations for European expats.
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Norway is a newcomer to the Expat Explorer survey's top ten and expats in the country are most likely to experience an improvement in their work-life balance, with 20163 percent of expats saying their work-life balance improved.
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For American expats, tax season is even more cumbersome than the homegrown variety.
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Expats also enjoy the many festivals that Malta and Gozo host each year.
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Because expats have been living here for so long, it's an easy transition.
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You'll also find plenty of British expats here, so English is widely spoken.
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The most populous place for expats are Vancouver (183,000) and Tel Aviv (100,000).
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Locals and expats alike always want to (try and) gauge your social status.
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The company's senior management and board is a mix of Africans and expats.
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"Telex from Cuba" was set among American expats in Cuba during the 1950s.
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In countries with lots of Egyptian migrants, restaurants serve it to nostalgic expats.
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WeChat hasn't seen much momentum overseas, except among Chinese expats and outbound tourists.
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It's not for everyone, but expats with a comfortable salary could be interested.
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It employs 45% of the expats and accounts for 60% of the exodus.
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His sandwiches became popular, mostly with the expats and other Khmericans in town.
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That may be why some expats opt to set up shop for themselves.
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In Maydān, we're creating a space for expats and exiles to feel safe.
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"There's this huge culture of landlords furnishing space to attract expats," explains Park.
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Many expats say it's easy to live there without speaking the local language.
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However, expats also say they worry about the country's economy and career prospects.
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A majority of expats here also say they can settle down easily here.
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It weighted the two results and ranked the countries where expats were happiest.
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We have more than 10 million expats working happily here in the country.
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The list is based on a survey of 18,059 expats from 163 regions.
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For American expats, the dive abruptly terminated the funds that fueled their parties.
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"Expats can fall into the trap of living above their means," said Gail.
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Notably, HSBC's research found that 70% of expats in Spain own property there.
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Still, these enforcements could have a "very negative impact for expats," McKeegan said.
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And those expats are living the high life here on a low budget.
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Here are the top five career destinations for expats: The home of global banking hubs Zurich and Geneva came top of the Expat survey, with 65 percent of expats in Switzerland saying the country offers higher salaries than at home.
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For the second year in a row, Taiwan's capital was named the No. 1 city for expats to move abroad for work, according to the annual Expat Insider survey by InterNations, an online resource group for expats around the world.
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There are two medical systems in Costa Rica, with expats allowed to access both.
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Many expats report monthly premiums in the $70 to $85 range for a couple.
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The Middle East can offer expats an attractive employment package, according to the survey.
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The low cost of living is just one reason why expats love it here.
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Around 40% of those expats would be seniors who had retired to the continent.
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Luanda has a sizeable middle class, plus plenty of expats and a rich elite.
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We had over 50 US expats come on the bus and register to vote.
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Expats report receiving equal (or better) care here than they did in the States.
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Germany's work culture is highly rated by 56 percent of expats in the country.
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Elon Musk implying that British expats who live in Thailand are all kiddie fiddlers?
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Most Western expats head for capital city Kuala Lumpur or Bohemian mecca Penang Island.
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Like other expats in Mexico, I can budget for healthcare: It's a manageable expense.
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From late March to May 2018, the company polled more than 3,800 U.S. expats.
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However, expats say they're unhappy with the quality and cost of medical care here.
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Most expats are happy with the cost of living and healthcare in the country.
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It weighted the results and ranked the top 30 countries where expats were happiest.
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Older Thai patrons take their coffee to go and hip expats work on MacBooks.
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Expats can expect to pay half or less for medical expenses and prescription drugs.
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Here are the top countries where expats are happy with their working lives abroad:
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The other tenants in the building were a mix of expats and wealthy Vietnamese.
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Here's where you can watch your team play during the tournament, surrounded by expats.
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Western expats and South Asian laborers in Dubai delineate the emirate's boom and bust.
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I recall watching American expats, Europeans, Lebanese aghast in Beirut when Donald Trump won.
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Portugal is the best country in the world for American expats to retire in.
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As expats, we aren't ever really opposed to trying a new place to live.
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The Qatari government approved a bill to grant certain expats residency rights last week.
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And attending literary events is introducing me to new ideas and like-minded expats.
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And finally... 30 cities around the world where expats earn more than $100,000 a year
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On each trip, there were meetings with realtors, visa attorneys, insurance brokers and other expats.
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Many expats also use private healthcare, for which you can pay cash or use insurance.
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Some expats may join a public plan or pay out of pocket for health care.
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This bodes well for LRM when expats vote in the second round on June 17th.
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To avoid the troubles with banking, some expats make sure they maintain a U.S. address.
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Chondoka started playing in 1988 after he was introduced to the game by Cuban expats.
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"There are a couple of million people who are international expats in Singapore," he explained.
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We can offer a link to Montreal expats, and there are a lot of them.
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It caters to the country's tiny community of serious cycling enthusiasts, both locals and expats.
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As the number of Anglophone immigrants fell, tourists and expats became the papers' main readers.
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That team is not U.S. expats, they're predominantly citizens of the country we're launching in.
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Half of her clients are local Hong Kong Chinese, and the other half white expats.
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Expats too are often absent from records and lose the vote after 15 years anyway.
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Costs are low, with doctors' visits running $262, so some expats choose to pay cash.
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A growing middle class and a big community of bored expats are hungry for diversion.
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That means protections for expats need to be secured as part of Britain's exit negotiations.
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France and Italy both have overseas parliamentary constituencies and let their expats vote in embassies.
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It was also the first time in Lebanese history that expats were allowed to vote.
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For expats wanting to move there, it is costly too, with security a considerable expense.
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But, but, but: Of about 2 million expats, only around 90,000 are registered to vote.
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Back home, the mice—probably expats from a building renovation next door—became more brazen.
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Some readers, especially expats, said they know plenty of Chinese who scale the Great Firewall.
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Spain has been a haven for writers and dreamers and wanderers, expats from colder lands.
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The club organizes activities for expats and locals and is recognized by the local government.
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"We will lose a lot of expats and a lot of know-how," he added.
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Or think of the influence golf-playing expats seem to be having over Venezuela policy.
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In the prevailing climate of fear, the economy plummeted, expats left the country in droves.
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How Breitbart News has changed since its founder's death is never really addressed by the expats.
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The foreign earned income exclusion allows expats to exclude some of the money they've made abroad.
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The Lisbon area, including the seaside towns of Cascais and Estoril, is a favorite with expats.
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It tends to attract expats who prefer cool weather and city amenities in a small package.
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Even more notable, though, were the additional relocation benefits expats typically received for making the move.
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Rejoice, Anglophiles and British expats: UK TV is now going to be much easier to watch.
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"Expats do use our storage, but they don't use it for a long time," she said.
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It is only natural that Azerbaijani expats and diplomats would seek close ties with American Jews.
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Expats are particularly complimentary The downside is that it's a little more expensive than its competitors.
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For expats and cooks with money, it's the only reliable place to find cilantro and ginger.
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Among the main concerns for retired expats in case of a Brexit are healthcare and pensions.
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A Quora survey answered by 24 American expats pinpointed Mexican food as the No. 1 yearning.
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While expats appreciate the culture here, the majority of them say it's hard to settle down.
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A Quora survey answered by 26 American expats pinpointed Mexican food as the No. 1 yearning.
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South Korea's capital emerged as the fifth most expensive city for expats in this year's ranking.
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"Earlier, only expats, patients and government departments would buy these masks," said chief executive Jaidhar Gupta.
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Expats can also expect to earn well here, taking in an average annual income of $102,813.
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Many expats also use private health care where you can pay with cash or use insurance.
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"The Expats" was so intricate that it is essential to read it before tackling the sequel.
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Here's a look at the 10 countries with the best quality of life for expats: 1.
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While Dublin is known for its high cost of living, expats rated the city's social scene.
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The camp seemed an egalitarian place; expats and Kazakh engineers lived there and met at meals.
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According to InterNations, it's easy for expats to get settled and make friends in this city.
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"Trust expats who have already fled their countries: Singapore might be your best bet," she wrote.
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While you may be excited to make local friends, don't shy away from meeting other expats.
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But despite the visible interest locally, Source Cycles' main customers are expats and foreigners who live abroad.
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After years of problematic drinking among British expats in Sri Lanka, Brooks gave up alcohol in 2013.
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However, U.S. expats such as Bobby Blanchard and Nan Lippard find they can live on much less.
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Most expats are attracted to Uruguay for its "tranquilo" lifestyle — a healthy, stress-free approach to living.
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It doesn't take long to get your resident's card, and it's easy for expats to open businesses.
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Known for their beaches, they are popular with both full- and part-time expats, especially the British.
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The employee benefits packages are highly rated (72%) in Singapore compared to 25% of expats in Australia.
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The hotel is exciting, welcoming expats from all over the world for convention after convention after convention.
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Owned by a Canadian, the bar also sponsored an expats' ice hockey team called the 'Gecko's Glaciers'.
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Meanwhile, Portland, Oregon, and Winston Salem, North Carolina, were the cheapest cities in the U.S. for expats.
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The upcoming election dominates the conversations for US expats who queue up Liberty Cheesesteak truck in Spitalfields.
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In 2016, he started a company in Shanghai with two other American expats living in his building.
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HSBC's economics table was ranked based on questions about expats' personal finances, local economy and working life.
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There were guards outside expats' compounds, including ours, and the school had tight security checks as well.
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However, accountants warn that would-be expats pause and take inventory of their finances before they leave.
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Pro-AK pundits ridicule Cihangir as a sheltered ghetto of wealthy liberals and expats with tiny dogs.
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None of the expats I've interviewed pay more than $2100 per year for property taxes in Belize.
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The following are five very key reasons U.S. expats should remain compliant with the Internal Revenue Service.
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These potential consequences should give noncompliant expats pause when considering whether to remain under the IRS radar.
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Expats also say it's easy to make friends and settle down without speaking the local language, Arabic.
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Here, American expats who retired abroad share 13 things they did to save for an international retirement.
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Their average salaries are also at $111,587 — far higher than the global average of $75,966 for expats.
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Quaglieri wanted to show me a café, Federal, which Australian expats had opened a few years ago.
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We asked several American expats about how moving to another country changed their perspective on gun control.
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The couple met in 2014 in Shanghai at a bar popular with expats, which both then were.
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Long criticized by expats and Emiratis — including influential Emiratis — the ban has been in place for years.
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With few expats in town, our budding network of friends contained a disproportionate number of wait staff.
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Expats in Taipei were especially satisfied with local transportation, as well as available and affordable health care.
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That's compared to a 47% average of expats who feel similarly in other cities across the world.
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Many expats have cited Panama's health-care system as one of the best things about living there.
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What else do expats cite as the reasons they chose this part of the world for retirement?
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Seasoned expats, folks who have lived in countries like Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Belize, are moving to Mexico.
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In addition, 53 percent of expats in Singapore said they enjoy greater work fulfillment since making the move.
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Just a bunch of expats from all over the world who have made this beach paradise their home.
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And India itself now provides expats, with more than 700 Indians on transfers to the firm's offices elsewhere.
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Instead, expats have to resort to illegal streaming sites or VPNs to access many of their favorite shows.
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CNBC spoke with a number of millennial American expats, most of whom already voted in their resident countries.
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Almost two thirds of "expats" told HSBC that their overall quality of life improved after moving to Singapore.
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After looking at the cast, which is peppered with blondes and American expats, it's easy to see why.
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Last March Chengdu's Hi-Tech Zone opened an office to provide startup services for expats, including corporate registrations.
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Some expats in the Gulf were also scrambling to find other ways of getting to, and from, Doha.
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The country limits its expats' voting rights (which are withdrawn after 15 years abroad) and certain welfare payments.
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Mr. Fry and his team of expats, locals and refugees (including a skilled forger) would supply them all.
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Privately, Trump often talks about his fondness for the Venezuelan expats who frequent his golf club in Doral.
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Their answers were then weighted and calculated to rank the top 30 countries in the world for expats.
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While almost all expats say they like the opportunities to travel while living in The Netherlands, it's expensive.
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Mumbai, India is home to the world's highest-earning expats, according to the latest HSBC Expat Explorer survey.
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But there are not enough members and expats to sustain the dozen or so other players I know.
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Expats here said people are open and welcoming, and told HSBC they enjoy the cultural scene on offer.
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However, expats do not have a great quality of life, with leisure options and health being major concerns.
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Khan's commitment to these expats is evident in the PTI manifesto, which devotes a separate section to them.
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Young expats have transplanted their bright, Instagrammable cooking and mellow lifestyle by opening cafes in New York City.
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Overall, U.S. expats have levels of job satisfaction (65%) that are on par with the global average (64%).
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Travel media has embraced this trend: Almost every article I read before my return trip revolved around expats.
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Two-thirds of expats living in the capital said their work-life balance had improved since moving there.
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That figure understates the total, Ms. Stevens said, since many expats use American bank accounts for their benefits.
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Those Arabs would exercise their democratic rights in Jordan, but live as expats with civil rights in Israel.
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"Otherwise, all the expats that haven't been filing their taxes would automatically be included in this," McKeegan said.
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Only firms with a higher or equal number of Saudi employees versus expats were eligible under the scheme.
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Not counting expats or cryptic puzzles, Mr. Gascoigne is the sixth non-American constructor we will have published.
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"The residential market is almost exclusively rented out by expats and due to the signing of the second phase of Oyu Tolgoi and return of foreign direct investment into Mongolia, the number of expats in the country is expected to increase dramatically over the next couple of years," Cashell said.
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The company has boasted a roster full of Tesla, BMW, Audi, and even Apple expats since its earliest days.
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In recent years, millions of tourists and expats have flocked to the country, especially to its luxurious emirate Dubai.
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Related: Chef's Night Out: La Leche Puerto Vallarta is a popular destination for American and Canadian tourists and expats.
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This app from two French expats in Taiwan has a useful breakdown of infections, deaths, and recoveries by region.
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The residencies would allow foreign expats free movement, ability to own properties and to do business in the kingdom.
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The Climate Corporation is an environmental data analysis firm started by Google expats; Vosen has been there since 2008.
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As for expats' less-favored places, Brazil came in last in the overall table, while Egypt was second-last.
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Most airline managers, after all, are globe-trotting expats in the mould of Sir Tim Clark, president of Emirates.
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Ever since FACTA was enacted, the number of expats has jumped exponentially and 2017 looks to mirror that trend.
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With its warm climate and laid-back lifestyle, Thailand — also in Southeast Asia — is a popular option for expats.
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Expats live well on the island for about $2,000 to $2,500 per couple, per month, according to InternationalLiving.com. InternationalLiving.
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Also, pay is quite favourable in Germany, with expats across all industries earning an average of $90,93 a year.
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"Our goal is to create an ambiance that appeals to both locals and expats," owner Michael Kennedy told me.
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For expats in Cairo, buying spirits required a trip to a distant state outlet and pharaonic sheaves of paperwork.
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There were white families and black ones, Asian folk and Jewish people, international expats and their American anchor kids.
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So what exactly is it that makes Vienna the number one city to send your employees and expats to?
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Hiking, cycling, beach trips and boating are some of the most popular weekend activities for residents, expats and tourists.
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Osaka is one of Japan's thriving commercial centers and continues to offer an appealing - if expensive - home for expats.
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Israel's Tel Aviv is the Middle East's most expensive country for expats, having jumped two spots since last year.
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However, expats say it's hard to make new friends, likely due to the difficulties of learning the local language.
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Mumbai was one of four Asian cities to rank in this year's top 10 highest paying cities for expats.
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Read more: The 30 best countries for job satisfaction, making new friends, and raising a family, according to expats
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Most expats reported feeling physically healthier after moving, and that the environment is better in Australia than back home.
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When I started it was 99 percent expats and travelers, but now there are Vietnamese people in the audience.
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Austria, set in the heart of Europe, enjoys beautiful scenery and, according to expats, a high quality of living.
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New Zealand slipped from second place this year to come in as the third most desirable country for expats.
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Ms. Tuckman's transformation is common for New York City expats in suburbia, according to Ms. Lehman, the Tuckmans' broker.
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The origins of his cuisine come from his relationship with that melancholy that usually gets a hold of expats.
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Not only that, but the country is often named as the most expensive place in the world for expats.
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While most expats tend to pay out-of-pocket, International Living says it's best to still have private insurance.
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It took place at the Valle Arriba Golf Club, a gated playground for expats and oil executives in Caracas.
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While Dubai has them, too, there are nowhere near as many, even in areas with lots of Western expats.
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The 28500-hour occupation of a Ouagadougou hotel cafe favored by expats left 6900 dead and 2628 more injured.
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While expats rate Miami highly for social activities, weather and friendliness, almost half rated the local transportation systems negatively.
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For expats, that could be an address in the U.S. And there could be delays in receiving mail overseas.
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Spain was ranked one of the best countries for expats' personal happiness, and to make friends and raise families.
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For instance, Bahrain was the top destination for expats in 2017 and 2018 in such a list by InterNations.
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Behind these diners, Japanese salarymen and expats in business attire crowded over two oak barrels serving as standing tables.
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The findings are then further broken down to determine the top cities for expats from East Asia or Europe.
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They dabbled in Dakar, buying African art made by French painters and taking African drumming lessons from other expats.
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We're more like a solution for people who are global, people who travel a lot, people who are expats.
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Didion went on to publish books and articles on politics, on Reagan and Bush, on Cuban expats in Miami.
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But for American expats like Stephanie Michel, who helped organize the Madrid protest, the small turnout isn't really an issue.
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Some expats told CNBC that this was their first political rally and they were looking for clarification on Macron's views.
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For instance, 56 percent of expats working in the UAE received an accommodation allowance and 75 percent received health benefits.
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The expats were fingerprinted and told they face a court summons after being ordered to attend a local police station.
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A particular favorite for both Cambodians and expats are the BBQ restaurants that are plentiful and popular across the country.
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This is a common path for Bachelor expats; contestants move into the world of podcasting and blogging about The Bachelor.
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The Kyiv Post, which is geared toward expats in Ukraine and Ukrainians abroad, is an outlier in the country's media.
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This, of course, does not mean that expats should remain noncompliant knowing that amnesty will always be available if needed.
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The United Kingdom boasts the most U.S. expats outside of North America, with a conservative estimate of 224,000 resident Americans.
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One city that draws expats is the country's second-largest, Arequipa — which enjoys about 300 days of sunshine a year.
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A couple can retire among a lively community of English-speaking expats for as little as $1,400 per month. InternationalLiving.
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The women gossiped about recent expats from the Philippines—who was single, who wasn't but acted as if they were.
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Weekend tours and tastings, a popular pastime with expats and NGO workers, are often booked out two months in advance.
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Expats moved to Spain in the 1960s and 1970s, and after Madrid joined the EU in 1986, their numbers increased.
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Locals, tourists, and expats stampeded the tiny hall where she was speaking, desperate for a glimpse of the saintlike figure.
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Seoul, South Korea's capital, has raced through the ranks this year to become the sixth most expensive city for expats.
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Expats can expect to be set back $6,065.67 per month to rent a two bedroom unfurnished apartment of international standards.
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Visit the beautiful city center, but stay in Vinohrady or Zizkov, which are full of young Praguers and expats. 3.
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Integrating in Vietnam is easy and the locals are welcoming, a separate group of expats told HSBC earlier this year.
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An increasing proportion of expats also say they're unhappy with their job security and the state of the national economy.
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Expats also say it's a tech-savvy nation, with 95% of respondents saying it's easy to get around without cash.
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It was a family reunion, made up of Antiguans and Antiguan expats returning for a dose of that small place.
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Many expats say the quality of life and political stability in Germany are better than the rest of the world.
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Hong Kong knocked Luanda off the top spot this year to rank as the world's most expensive city for expats.
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During the school year, the place was packed with expats and local kids who came to see shows and mingle.
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And, he claims, most expats move abroad for business and so do not appreciate the protectionism associated with the Democrats.
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However, expats living there feel unsafe, with the country finishing 65th out of 67 in the safety and security subindex.
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The Southeast Asian country was named the best country for expats to work, according to the Expat Insider 2019 Survey.
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He scrolled through a list of places on his phone where he plans to watch the tournament among other expats.
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He had also come to brag a little, in a place with plenty of New York expats and other admirers.
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The report suggests the country's popularity with expats can be linked to its widely available leisure activities and temperate weather.
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International Living&aposs Retirement Index, an annual comprehensive guide to global retirement destinations curated by US expats, was just released.
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"What I and most other expats love most about Mexico is the vibrant life and culture," Murray told International Living.
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An easily-searchable, interactive app created by two French expats living in Taiwan shows real-time updates on the coronavirus.
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Earlier this year InterNations expats also praised Taiwan's local friendliness, cost of living, quality of healthcare, safety, and career prospects.
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I am in a warm, welcoming culture surrounded by both Nicas and expats that are friendly, helpful, inviting, and caring.
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She told me the protest felt like a platform for American expats who feel like they don't have a voice abroad.
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A lot of Uber riders are part of demographic slices like foreign expats who are already accustomed to ride-hailing apps.
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Alternatively, taxpayers can take the foreign earned income exclusion, which permits expats to exclude some of the income they've earned abroad.
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However, this comes at a cost with 50 percent of expats saying their work-life balance declined after making the move.
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I went to watch it on a big-screen at some mixer for expats, though much of the crowd was British.
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Rising 10 places up the rankings this year was Bahrain, which won favor with expats thanks to its enviable remuneration packages.
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"There are expats living throughout the Philippines, so you won't have to go far to meet some new friends," she said.
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First-class health care, great food, low cost of living and rich culture draw an increasing number of expats to Thailand.
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For expats looking for an inexpensive retirement location, it offers one of the most attractive costs of living in Latin America.
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It also boasts plenty of foreign-language novels, including a variety of titles in English, making it a sanctuary for expats.
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The changes here are alarming, and the mounting xenophobia a source of concern to expats who have made their home here.
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And throughout it all the sane and accepted migration of the skilled and unskilled, refugees and expats, will get us through.
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Plus, with the growing Israeli community and more and more expats moving here, we finally felt like we could do this.
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Even still, some of my fellow China-dumb expats still see the scorching soup situation as a bit of a turnoff.
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The opposition also set up 667 polling stations in 100 different countries for expats who wanted to make their voices heard.
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To that you could add city-dwellers, expats (people who live every day the benefit of free movement) on the continent.
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Though some expats in Panama choose to pay their medical expenses out of pocket, it's best to have private medical insurance.
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Expats will pay fees on each of their dependents living in the kingdom, and the fees will increase gradually through 2020.
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"OF THOSE British expats in this room, how many are considering applying for German citizenship?" comes a voice from the crowd.
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Some states are understanding and expats do not have to pay for services they are not there to receive, Zemelman added.
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Expats remain a tiny minority of the about 1,103 employees at the firm's subsidiary in Iran, 15 years after its launch.
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Expats also say they struggle to find new friends, with just half saying it's easy to get used to Dutch culture.
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However, many expats say it's hard to learn the local language, make new friends, and get used to the local culture.
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The general cost of living is relatively high, though some expats say they still have a fairly high disposable household income.
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Expats in Singapore say they're very happy with their quality of life and that it's safe and easy to settle down.
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For reference, 74% of all expats said they're happy with life in general, while 84% said they're happy in their relationships.
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Our life as expats has provided enormous wealth that can't be stored in some bank or tallied on a spread sheet.
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"We're not as plugged in as people in the States, but we're definitely watching," he said of American expats like himself.
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The survey was completed by 2000,231 expats from 159 countries and territories through an online questionnaire in March and April 2017.
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This author's sly debut, "The Expats," was more notable for suspense and sub rosa ingenuity than for wall-to-wall action.
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These subways will carry the bulk of the L train expats, yet are regularly overwhelmed with passengers in the morning rush.
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In January, Business Insider looked at the countries where expats have the best quality of life — with Taiwan topping that list.
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A novel about Somali immigrants in Norway, or a collection of Ruth Prawer Jhabvala's precise character studies of expats and emigrants?
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We're becoming the Philippines in the 1970s, where expats will have servants, we'll have three million lords and 350 million serfs.
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Luxembourg was just unfamiliar enough to lend an air of suspicion to the supposedly blah activities in which Pavone's "expats" engaged.
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It has also attracted hundreds of expats — French, English, Spanish, German, American — many of whom have invested in riads or restaurants.
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"We have a lot of ordinary people and expats from small islands who earn under $8 an hour," Mr. Cadman said.
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Just 40 percent of expats said they had become more active in New York than they were in their home city.
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On February 6, Saudi Arabia banned all citizens and expats from visiting China, and announced fines for those who violate it.
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Almost all expats interviewed by InterNations say they are happy with their personal safety, local transportation, and environment in this city.
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Probably the Red Lion in Greenwich Village, with expats not only from England and Ireland, but also from Wales and Scotland.
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Yet the agreed timetable for Brexit negotiations will initially prioritize the divorce bill, the Irish border, and the status of expats.
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China reported 41 new imported coronavirus cases on Friday as students and expats returned home from the United States and Europe.
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This November, Shannon Cain got the gift that all expats hope for: a visit from her daughter, who lives in Tucson, Arizona.
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The attendees—American expats, as well as some Europeans—spread out across the staircase, with little space left for people to pass.
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The United Arab Emirates attracts millions of tourists and expats as a supposed haven of liberal Western values in the Middle East.
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Let's see if Revolut ends up convincing expats to sign up or if they can have a real impact outside of Europe.
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Despite Brexit blues, the U.K. moved up six places this year to claim third place among the most desirable countries for expats.
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Rachel Devlin, Chiang Mai correspondent for International Living, says the top resorts offer gym memberships to local expats at a bargain price.
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Carro plans to hire local staff to run each country business much like a founder, rather than shipping expats in, he explained.
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There is a grocery store across from the hotel, and Vake, the upscale district favored by expats, is a few blocks away.
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Negotiating the rights of EU migrants in the UK and British expats in the EU will be central to the Brexit talks.
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However, "in the right places, expats find that they can live comfortably — even luxuriously — on a Social Security income alone," she said.
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If you own a home, expats report it's possible for a couple to live quite comfortably on less than $2500,23 a year.
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But if you look at mid-sized and small cities, a lot of expats are coming from Tucson, Arizona, and Bloomington, Indiana.
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One such example is the3million, which aims to safeguard the residency rights of European Union expats living in the U.K. post-Brexit.
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Shielded from the autumn rains under tarpaulins, a substantial crowd, mostly of young Kenyans but with several European and American expats, dances.
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Police impunity makes many nervous: one longtime foreign resident of Manila says he has started to hear fellow expats talk about leaving.
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Life in N'Dhjamena, Chad, is expensive for expats, where average incomes are low and access to Western goods are limited and expensive.
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One of the most interesting things I do for International Living is interview retirees and expats for a series of audio podcasts.
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Though FuboTV isn't available in either of those countries, as with RAI Italia, expats, and enthusiasts should find something to like here.
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Her remarkable Indonesian cooking soon developed a cult following of Dutch expats, Indonesian college students, fellow cooks and regular old food nerds.
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Canada is a strong contender across the board for expats looking for a home away from home, according to this year's survey.
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Mr. Sekine, 35, and the Japanese chefs working in Paris are less an informal group of like-minded expats than a cadre.
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Gebeily says this will still be interesting to watch, given that expats are "less subject to briberies," which are frequent from candidates.
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"It didn't help that you had expats in Hong Kong costing so much more than other places in the world," he said.
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Finally, a reader from Israel, Rocky Peltzman, reminded me to remind American expats: There is still time to vote via absentee ballot.
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Respondents were asked to rate what it was like to live and work in 93 countries that are considered destinations for expats.
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When it comes to top destinations for expats, Spain is high on the list, according to a recent expat survey by HSBC.
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Today we have 13,000 employees in China – biggest country for sales outside the U.S.. Only 75 of those 13,000 people are expats.
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He moved effortlessly between locals and expats — alternating the Namaste two-palms-together head bow with the double kiss on the cheek.
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We often joke that this neighborhood, Sheung Wan, is a French concession zone, given the large number of expats who live here.
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Adama said that for expats like her who don&apost speak Chinese, there were few reliable sources of information about the pandemic.
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In 2017, in an attempt to deter companies from hiring expats, the government imposed a monthly tax on each non-Saudi employee.
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"Anecdotally, we have seen a few of the new entities filling some positions with Irish expats moving back to Ireland," Fox said.
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Most expats say it's easy to find housing in this city, which also has a relatively low cost of living, InterNations reported.
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Though this city is ranked one of the world's best for job security, expats say the range of careers available is limited.
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Though the flow has slowed, the weakness of the Moldovan leu ensures that expats sending money from the EU get a good deal.
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Companies with a lower number of Saudis compared to expats will benefit from the initiative only after they hire more locals, it said.
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The country has long been a top destination for adventure-seeking tourists, but of late it's attracting some high-profile expats as well.
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Due to the limited supply of accommodation that expats typically choose to live in, prices tend to be significantly higher, the WEF stated.
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Most expats say the Caja provides good care, although there can be issues with wait times for doctor's visits and non-emergency procedures.
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Like Singapore, Hong Kong is great for career development, with 68 percent of expats agreeing it was a good destination for career progression.
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HSBC's latest annual global Expat Explorer report shows 57% of expats originally chose to move to Australia for a better quality of life.
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Perhaps because nobody wants to see a nation's ancient monuments defaced, especially expats who still harbor nostalgic views of the nation in question.
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Most expats on this gem of an island live in one of its four towns, each of which reportedly sports its own vibe.
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And similar to its fellow Mediterranean countries, Spain also relies on a huge amount of British tourists and expats to subsidize its income.
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"One of the keys to finding a job in any country outside the West is figuring out where the expats eat," said Grover.
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Emmanuel Macron championed digital growth when he was economy minister; this week in London he urged French expats to come home "to innovate".
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Holey Artisan Bakery had become a popular destination for expats and diplomats, and attackers may have chosen it hoping for maximum global impact.
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Here's what we have so far: • Gunmen attacked the cafe popular with expats and took those inside hostage, cafe worker Sumon Reza said.
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Nevertheless, more than four out of 10 expats polled by Greenback Expat Tax Services said they didn't know about the streamlined filing procedures.
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For expats who haven't been filing annually as required, now is probably a better time than ever to seek forgiveness from the IRS.
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He is only placing third in the forecasts for the center-right nomination and votes from French expats could be a significant boost.
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This is a killer feature for expats who work in a foreign country but still want to manage stuff in their home country.
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Ambergris Caye is the most popular spot for expats in Belize, according to Escape Artist, a resource for people looking to live abroad.
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The co-ed Jeddah Road Racers was established thirty years ago; its members consist mostly of expats, but there are some Saudi nationals.
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Expats say the VPN works well to watch geo-blocked content from Netflix and YouTube, as well as other popular foreign streaming services.
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Another sticking point could be May's rejection of another EU demand that expats be able to enforce their rights in the EU court.
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Extrapolated to the total number of expats, that amounts to over a million and a half Americans faced with that heart-wrenching prospect.
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But still we expats are still filled with what's known as the "Scottish cringe," a permanent feeling of being not quite good enough.
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Rouhani wants to modernize the economy with the help of foreign investment and wealthy rich expats owning assets worth an estimated $2 trillion.
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For the fourth year, expat resource site InterNations has analyzed the life of expats across the globe with its Expat Insider 2017 survey.
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Cuba's economy is struggling, dragged down by the dual-currency system Fidel Castro adopted in 1994 to attract cash remittances from Cuban expats.
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Dubai, renowned for its modern architecture and brilliant beaches, is a top destination for expats looking to combine business opportunities with varied attractions.
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Expats complain of the high cost of living here, though — which is unsurprising considering it's one of the richest countries in the world.
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However, expats don't seem too happy with the job opportunities and satisfaction, with 31% of respondents saying they're unhappy with their career prospects.
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However, expats in Vietnam told InterNations that transportation options were poor, and complained of a lack of available leisure activities around the country.
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It is an "excellent destination for the financially motivated," HSBC said, adding that many expats see their net incomes increase after moving there.
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The financial perks have seen more than half of the expats interviewed have opted to extend their stay in the country, HSBC added.
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Another draw is that expats can qualify for residency just by spending 16,000 euros per year (about 1,33 euros per month) on rent.
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"At the moment, most training rangers get, if any, is expensive and done by expats, and there's no follow-up," Mr. Willmore said.
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Thirty years ago, the expat-heavy bar district of Lan Kwai Fong started a small Halloween event to draw expats in the Fall.
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Adventure is often the story that expats tell about themselves to assuage the embarrassment of outsourcing their own retirement to a cheaper place.
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And speaking of produce and the delicious timing for the bounty of the harvest, who are these anti-Canadian expats Wells hunted down?
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Through the column, I've learned of black lawyers, university presidents, stuntmen, filmmakers, J-pop idols, entrepreneurs galore, even true expats with political aspirations.
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The first incarnation of the shop, by American Sylvia Beach in 113, welcomed expats as well as banned literature on rue de l'Odéon.
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Like countless Paris expats, I fancied myself the antihero of my own romantic narrative, the great cathedral serving merely as a picturesque backdrop.
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My parents were expats, and still a Miss Venezuela viewing at my house was a giddy affair of marathon snacking and catty laughter.
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I spent a happy spring wandering around Paris and finding all the spots where Hemingway, Fitzgerald and their gang of expats hung out.
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Johnson, his parents, and his three younger siblings moved to Belgium when he was nine years old, joining a sleepy community of expats.
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"You can't have a walled city of just concrete, with no facilities, no attractions to other investors, foreigners, expats, people of different backgrounds."
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Even though it's frowned upon by many in the US, spanking is seen even less favorably in the UK, according to Expats blog.
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Here are the top countries for retirement, ranked in ascending order of final score, according to expats who have already made the move.
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Berna: I also notice when my mom goes back to the Philippines, it's almost expected of the expats to take care of everybody.
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Expats told InterNations earlier this year that locals are friendly, and the cost and quality of childcare and education are good in Mexico.
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The report's list of top locations for East Asian expats was this year, as in others, predominately led by cities within Asia-Pacific.
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The base of the Cuban expats is a town outside Miami called Hialeah, which also happens to be where Miami Bass was born.
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Last weekend, he labeled Dutch authorities "Nazi remnants" after they prevented his ministers from campaigning for his referendum among Turkish expats in the Netherlands.
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People enjoy the easy rhythm of the island, the endless blue sea that encircles it, and the camaraderie between the expats and the locals.
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Consequently, Seoul is a city filled with expats who do not necessarily love the city, but rather, love what it can do for them.
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Cherry ran human resources for Tesla from 2008 to 2012, and helped start FF with other Tesla expats like Nick Sampson and Tom Wessner.
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Key issues: the exit bill for Britain's outstanding commitments; treatment of British and EU expats; dealing with outstanding EU legal cases; new border rules.
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A bright spot for would-be expats: In 2700, the median income for Canadian families was CA$255,25 (US$2000,0003 at current exchange rates).
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And Roger is just one of the growing number of expats discovering the excellent (and highly affordable) care that this region has to offer.
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The Herald and its kind are being replaced by publications run by nimbler entrepreneurs, providing information on local events mainly to tourists and expats.
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"You have these expats with low skills, low wages, and you can easily not renew their contracts," says Abdullah al-Hassan, a government economist.
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Although I honed in on "Americans," I kept that loose, choosing to include expats and people who were born here but currently living abroad.
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They have more than 250,000 followers on the Chinese social networking site Weibo, and cater exclusively to Chinese expats looking for places to eat.
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Find a specialist David Feldsott, who runs a technology start-up in Medellin, Colombia, learned about the tax problems for expats the hard way.
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One of the British expats whom she encounters in "The Last Supper" disputed Cusk's depiction of him, and sued her when the memoir appeared.
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More than a third of expats described the population as generally unfriendly, and most said it was hard to learn the local language, Czech.
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However, expats say they are less happy with their work-life balance and that there are not many leisure options available in the country.
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However, expats say it's hard to break the language barrier in the country, and that they're concerned about the local economy and political stability.
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Expats working in India's largest city can typically expect to bring home a sizable $217,563 salary, more than twice the global average of $99,903.
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The "relaxed Mediterranean lifestyle" in Spain allows expats to enjoy a good quality of life and to improve their mental well-being, HSBC said.
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Eastern states with many expats in Britain may want more certainty on their rights, while western powers are more keen on talking about trade.
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Ranking as the seventh most popular destination for expats this year, along with good weather, Australia enjoys a high ranking for overall life experience.
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Because of the protests and now, the virus, many of the expats and exchange students who frequented areas like LKF and SoHo have left.
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It wasn't long until everyone from King Jammy-loving expats, young millennial rap fans, and locals rocking designer clothing started attending sold-out events.
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Nearly two in three expats in the U.S. are happy in their careers, but only about half are satisfied with their work-life balance.
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As Expats Haarlem reported in February, however, the larger "store palace" is now closed, and the tiny Van der Pigge still goes on operating.
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The Employer Nominated Scheme Visa allows employers to sponsor qualified expats to fill vacancies within their company that can't be filled by Australian applicants.
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In encounters in hallways, on buses, while getting a haircut, we chat about our shared experiences as expats with deep connections to our home.
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More than 8.5 million unique Facebook users are now part of at least one of the 8,000 active English-language groups devoted to expats.
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On Saturday, all citizens and expats were banned from visiting Iran, and on Tuesday, citizens were advised not to go to Italy or Japan.
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They found out about a community of American expats living in Cuenca, Ecuador, and went on a trip to scope it out in 2009.
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Lisbon has lifestyle choices for all tastes and budgets and has the advantage of offering an already well-established and large community of expats.
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Located about midway along Mexico's Pacific coast, Mazatlán has been out of favor among tourists and expats for decades but is making a comeback.
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He made a number of films before moving to the United States in 1968, fostering friendships with Polish and French expats in Los Angeles.
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He made a number of films before moving to the United States in 1968, fostering friendships with Polish and French expats in Los Angeles.
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The health professionals are usually a combination of people from the host country, expats, and NGO staff, and their relationship with patients is fundamentally temporary.
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The majority of expats in Austria said their work-life balance (71 percent) and work culture (62 percent) was better than in their native country.
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And when they taste that life, nearly two-thirds of expats in Australia confirm the quality of life is better than in their home country.
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Among the other benefits celebrated by expats in Germany were its working culture, which ranked second only to Sweden's, and its level of job security.
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The crowd was a good balance of expats and locals; young Chinese kids danced up alongside a bunch of mid-30s Caribbeans from the CAC.
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Expats with foreign bank accounts whose assets reach more than $10,000 during the year must file an FBAR, whether they owe any taxes or not.
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The EU and Britain have yet to agree on guarantees for EU citizens living in the UK and British expats living in other EU countries.
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A bright spot for would-be expats: In 2700, the median income for Canadian families was CA$255,25, or US$2000,0003 at current exchange rates.
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The brainchild of a pair of Instagram expats (Alex Karpenko and Chris Cunningham), the company is using the technology to improve on standard format video.
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At that time, hotel management opened up a new space—the Parisian Café—on the ground floor, and it became a favorite hangout for expats.
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Generally speaking, the expats who have settled in Ecuador are those who tend to blend into society rather than live together in expat-oriented communities.
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Get to know the opulent lifestyles and infamous dynasties of Mexico City's socialites and the expats vying for a spot in their exclusive social order.
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The former school teacher moved from Australia to Bali, Indonesia where she opened Crate Cafe — known as an "Instagrammers paradise" to tourists, expats and locals.
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It alarmed the country's 29m expats by suggesting it might impose an income tax on them, though it ruled out taxing its own 239m nationals.
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I talked to five expats from all over the world about their biggest challenges of seeing a doctor in the country that isn't their own.
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It would therefore be ideal for expats and students abroad, parents and children, and perhaps military families – though location sharing would be a problem there.
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The fact that the bulk of those expats live and vote in Florida, of all states, is not lost on Trump and his political team.
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HSBC has ranked the best places to live in the world for expats based on living standards, career opportunities, and ability to raise a family.
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Due to its important port, it's a huge draw for people from all over the world and regularly ranks in top destinations for American expats.
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While many expats debate the possibility of foreign involvement in Venezuela's humanitarian crisis, the majority seem to agree the situation is too important for partisanship.
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Venezuelan expats, however, appear split on how Guaidó should use his role as interim president — and whether he should support U.S. involvement in the conflict.
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Fast-forward three years, and thanks to Proof or 28 Hongkong Street or expats or locals' palates, things are going really, really well in Singapore.
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Seeing an opportunity in Britain's June 23 referendum vote to quit the EU, the lobby has called for more favorable terms for expats in France.
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For these expats, Italy was a favored destination, and many of the sensitive small drawings on view here seem inspired by those of the Renaissance.
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He was part of the vibrant Jewish East End around Whitechapel and Stepney, where expats' traditional cuisines became the heart of a tight-knit community.
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Now, in his fourth novel, "The Paris Diversion," Pavone has decided to make "The Expats" a series, Kate its heroine and Paris its latest setting.
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He has been well worth reading since "The Expats," through both "The Accident" (2014) and "The Travelers" (2016), because of his exceptional plotting and pacing.
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Like some expats, the couple chose to purchase additional insurance, which allows them a broader choice of providers than those available through the national plan.
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Indeed, 20193% of expats say companies have a responsibility to provide financial security through employee benefits; 60% of non-international workers feel the same way.
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The majority of expats in San Francisco (57 percent) rated the city as having fantastic job opportunities — well above the global average of 25 percent.
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It's customary for people in China and expats to take a vacation during Chinese New Year since it's the most important and longest local holiday.
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Portugal was just named the best country to retire in by International Living&aposs annual comprehensive guide to global retirement destinations curated by US expats.
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It turned itself into a city that tourists wanted to visit, expats wanted to live in and where the native-born population wanted to work.
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The 125 rooms are simply furnished, but comfortable, while the terrace bar and restaurant have become a mainstay meeting point for locals, expats and visitors.
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Singapore has the best airline in the world, best airport in the world and it's voted best city in the world to live for expats.
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But Beijing will have to address what many expats see as the biggest negative to working in the mainland's biggest cities – dangerously high levels of pollution.
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The sessions largely took place in a conference room, and the group would decamp to bars and parties afterward, mingling with other Russian tourists and expats.
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And although the Treasury Department apparently has assured the international banking community that mortgages fall outside reporting requirements, some expats have faced mortgage cancellation at renewal.
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Australia's much-loved Tim Tam biscuit is now available widely in the U.S., following years of sporadic imports bought up by homesick expats and curious Americans.
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The financial rewards weren't too bad either, with expats in Singapore earning $245,230 a year on average, while 229 percent of respondents earned more than $230,220.
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Over the years, more and more native Taiwanese writers have emerged, spurned on by the high standards set not just by Western expats, but Japanese writers.
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So I asked a series of expats living in Italy what shocked them the most about Italian cuisine and about our very twisted relationship with food.
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Born to Turkish Cypriot parents, Kiazim grew up surrounded by expats in Southgate, North London, with frequent trips to her grandparents' home in rural North Cyprus.
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But Jim Watkins has set up a string of business entities, employing Filipinos and (according to immigration records) a handful of expats on Philippine work visas.
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In another incident, the Election Commission voided ballots from Thai expats in New Zealand because they were not delivered to their respective constituencies before voting ended.
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Both Alezine and Premat concurred that support among expats was thin on the ground for far-right candidate Marine Le Pen and her National Front party.
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Though private healthcare in Mexico is a fraction of the U.S. cost, expats depending on it generally get private insurance to cover emergencies and costly procedures.
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Here, centuries-old Hindu temples can be found amid radiant green rice fields, and Balinese locals live alongside a permanent population of European and Australian expats.
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New Zealand is a popular country for expats, particularly for those from English-speaking countries like Britain, South Africa, and the US, InterNations said last year.
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Canada is one of the most welcoming countries in the world to foreign visitors, HSBC said, noting that many expats move here for the long term.
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Western New Hampshire really has become eastern Vermont at this point, thanks in part to the sort of migration trends you've referred to among liberal expats.
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The EU and Britain have also yet to agree on guarantees for EU citizens living in the UK and British expats living in other EU countries.
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As soon as it opened, Japanese tourists and expats quickly became die-hard fans, happy to finally be able to slurp on properly made ramen again.
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Blessed with stunning landscapes, it came in first place for experience, with 58 percent of expats saying they moved there to improve their quality of life.
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I know some Black expats get annoyed that people stare and try to touch their hair, but it made me realize that my hair is badass!
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The bakery also doubles up as a specialty grocery store where fellow Russian-expats can pick up a wide variety of staples in Russian Kosher cuisine.
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The tea shop has attracted many British expats and celebrities like Sarah Jessica Parker, Dame Judi Dench and David Bowie, who celebrated his 50th birthday there.
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Other social media apps are 0ol options, with region-specific Facebook groups and subreddits to engage with travelers, expats, and locals in your destination of choice.
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The tens of thousands of expats in Democrats Abroad pack a little less punch; in 2016, they cast about 123,600 votes for each delegate they assigned.
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While I knew better than to do this while visiting Asia, I watched other travelers and expats make the mistake in front of other East Asians.
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Based on feedback from 27,587 expats across the globe, the survey takes into account factors such as work-life balance, cost of living and average salary.
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Socialites, artists, writers and expats lodged in rented villas and hotel rooms, apparently undaunted by the economic collapse of 1929 and the looming specter of Hitler.
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Hand runs the St David's Society of Hong Kong, which organizes events for Welsh speakers and expats in the city, as well as fundraising for charity.
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It is also home to Dar Al-Sabbagh, a research center for Bethlehem expats that's considered one of the most important historical buildings in the city.
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It's good for business, since it makes the place an easier sell to NGO workers and expats, but it's also a conscious attempt to subvert preconceptions.
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Expats are often required to move with little notice, so researching and planning with a set of future destinations in mind can smooth the relocation process.
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Jamie James gives a full, intriguing, detailed history of the island's visitors and expats, a wild panoply of writers, artists, rogues, madmen and madwomen, and thieves.
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READ: Kenyans face a fake news epidemic Al-Shabaab's targets in Kenya have included those attracting professionals and expats, such as the 2013 Westgate mall attack.
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According to the press release, Pulse follows American expats in Berlin over the course of a year as they immerse themselves in the local club scene.
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Annie Hu, 30, began attending church in Kenya; Chinese and Kenyan employees mix at a media company office; the China Center where many Chinese expats have businesses.
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Zurich, London, Hong Kong, Sydney, Singapore, Tokyo and Seattle rounded up the 10 most expensive cities to live in for expats, according to the Relocation Price Index.
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Photo: ISROThe US Federal Communications Commission says Swarm Technologies—a communications startup run by Silicon Valley expats—launched four tiny internet satellites into space back in January.
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Expats in China are facing an assortment of issues, including economic uncertainty, debilitating restrictions, and the looming threat of quarantines, as the country deals with the coronavirus.
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McGregor, who is usually based out of Shanghai, said expats like himself had traveled outside of China for the Lunar New Year holiday and are now stuck.
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Saudi Arabia launched on Sunday their new special residency scheme similar to green card systems applicable in other countries, aimed at attracting wealthy and high-skilled expats.
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Practically everything in Angola costs more because cronies take a cut: Luanda, the capital, was recently ranked as the most expensive city in the world for expats.
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It's run by a woman lovingly referred to as The Avocado Lady who stocks her stall with her namesake fruit and everything else Western expats desperately crave.
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At the garden party, Kate and Prince William mingled with British expats living in Germany, as well as members of the business and cultural communities in Berlin.
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But what are the pros and cons of repatriates returning to launch companies, expats choosing Africa's tech scene over others, and VCs deploying greater capital to region?
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For tourists and expats, the Garratts' coffee shop—just a short walk from the Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge—was a hub of Western conversation and comfort food.
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Russia is a popular destination for those looking to acquire new skills and for fulfilling work; each criteria was recommended by 62 percent of expats living there.
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More than 20,000 expats living in 187 countries and regions rated various aspects of their lives away from home for InterNations, an expat network based in Germany.
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Taiwan was also ranked the best country in the world in 2019 for expats in terms of finding a job, making local friends, and raising a family.
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This includes going out to dinner and drinks twice a week, a movie on Sunday, and at least one out-of-town trip with other expats monthly.
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Saudi officials say they are not against visitors; more than 22011 million expats reside in the kingdom and millions more Muslims come every year for religious visits.
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These have mostly been in Greece-based startups with an international outlook, including Blueground, a company offering high-quality mid-term accommodation for business executives ad expats.
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Expats complaining about a lack of leisure options — the country was 64th out of 67 in this category — helped push it towards the bottom of the ranking.
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Older expats or those with pre-existing conditions may opt for a hospital membership that costs anywhere between $90 and $175 per month, according to International Living.
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Like her fellow expats, Ms. Bechara serves lots of bread, meat, cheese and butter, and thinks that Americans have very peculiar ideas about what foods are healthful.
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As he developed his photographic sensibility, he formed a portrait of the kind of artistic, carefree life that has long drawn expats to the City of Light.
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"Cuenca is definitely the most desired destination for expats and foreigners coming to Ecuador," said Juan Heredia, the director of Cuenca Properties, a sales and rental company.
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"Snowbird expats especially tend to buy apartments because they can 'lock and leave' while they return home for the summer or travel the world," Mr. May said.
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Besides longtime British expats, who are regarded as locals, Ms. Chan said, she has also had buyers from Sweden and elsewhere who own businesses in Hong Kong.
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Enterprising expats have stepped in to satisfy their cravings for blintzes, kugels and kasha varnishkes, and to appeal to the denizens of the city's flourishing foodie scene.
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This includes going out to dinner and drinks twice a week, a movie on Sunday, and at least one out of town trip with other expats monthly.
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Like many expats, Wolf took an unsatisfying job teaching English to stay in the country, but she kept her eyes open for something a little more physically stimulating.
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Only companies that had a higher or equal number of Saudi employees versus expats will be eligible for the reimbursement or waiver of fees, according to the decree.
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Here's a tax opportunity for American expats with kids in college: You can take the American opportunity tax credit even if your child is attending a foreign university.
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Additionally, Switzerland scored highly for remuneration, with 653 percent of expats agreeing that their earnings prospects had improved since relocating, placing it just behind Bahrain in that metric.
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That would mean replacing Indian expats to America with locals, especially if the cap for the number of new visas is lowered from the existing 65,000 a year.
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There were a lot of expats there too and we all agreed that a Brexit victory would be no surprise, since the Conservatives won the two past elections.
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According to an expert cited by Gothamist, the bees were probably "expats from a nearby beehive" who decided to park close to home and wait for their queen.
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Donald Trump's plans to overhaul the U.S. tax system would benefit American expats abroad by lowering their overall tax bill, a wealth planning expert told CNBC on Friday.
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Just under 237 percent of expats earned more than $271,250 in Switzerland and more than 75 percent said their earnings prospects were better than in their home country.
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But some expats never move past the order-a-beer phase, and few reach the point where they can talk politics with their adopted country's head of state.
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Perhaps the tradition gained traction when wealthy expats started rolling into the UAE, during the oil boom and the meteoric rise of the Dubai and Abu Dhabi skylines.
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Announced back in May by a group of Qualcomm expats, Portal was the latest attempt to bring the technology up to the demands of our multi-device households.
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Many listicles have been done on the topic, but seldom have people asked Chinese expats about what they deem to be the best Chinese food in Los Angeles.
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" She reasoned that "He is young, speaks English fluently and even if his program remains still uncertain, he seems to speak to the ear of the French expats.
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The French Interior Ministry confirmed to CNBC via e-mail that 100,000 French expats in the U.K. are registered to vote as part of the northern Europe constituency.
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From Penny Black Studios, a small team of expats from Free Radical and Crytek, the game has you fly through a dreamscape full of floating books and pages.
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While the Leave campaign has focused on the burden of EU immigrants on the British system, it has somewhat overlooked the fate of British expats on the continent.
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Unlike, say, the Netherlands, Britain has no central office recording where expats are, sending out ballots, then collecting and distributing them to the right local authorities in time.
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Small wonder then that the Economist Intelligence Unit, our corporate cousin, has found that most of the world's cities have grown less liveable for expats and business travellers.
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The InterNations expat support network asked more than 20,000 expats to rank their happiness with life in general and with their personal relationships while in their new country.
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Scroll down for a ranking of where expats are happiest overall, along with the proportions of people in each place who said they're happy with life in general.
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Other efforts included the International Entrepreneur Fund, launched by Ireland's American Chamber of Commerce, which last year provided €30 million ($35.8 million) in startup funding for returning expats.
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Three-quarters of expats say they have integrated well into the local culture since moving to Canada, and 65 percent say their quality of life is now better.
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European and American expats mingled with Iranians in the neon glow of Tehran's clubs, which pulsed with music by the Beatles and Iranian pop stars Hayedeh and Googoosh.
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For Edd and Cynthia Staton, expats who retired in Ecuador ten years ago, health care was a factor they weighed before making a decision on where to settle.
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Subscribe here to read our feature and see a breakdown of the monthly budget: Portugal is the best country in the world for American expats to retire in.
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While slightly favoring Zairean variants, Putumayo smooshes all this action into ten tracks that mix godfathers with revivaliasts with expats with pretenders with senior citizens glad for a payday.
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The locals are friendly, and expats band together with them — and each other — in a lot of community service and joint activities, expat resident Deb Crofutt recently told InternationalLiving.com.
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Locals, expats, law enforcement, and international agencies made a taskforce to hike around the area, and search for the 23-year-old, the Facebook group Finding Catherine Shaw wrote.
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Invitations have been sent out to the foreign ministry, ambassadors and influential expats, all of whom have some role to play in the plight of Africans in the country.
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He was only 12 when he started to smoke pot and cigarettes, even though (or maybe because) he was in a very posh NYC private school for French expats.
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"We ran a huge ad campaign in the States, targeting expats, Americans - and it generated a lot of interest," said Christopher Reid, founder of Ontario-based software developer Sortable.
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RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia launched on Sunday their new special residency scheme similar to green card systems applicable in other countries, aimed at attracting wealthy and high-skilled expats.
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In particular, London, which lost a quarter of its population between 1939 and the early 1990s, became a global, self-confident city, attracting expats from all over the world.
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Ever since, the New Afrika Shrine has attracted hip Nigerians and expats, including a young Emmanuel Macron, who once worked as an intern in the French embassy in Abuja.
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But especially in the later years of the Garratts' career as expats, the country's growth was also propelled by a more invisible force: a truly epic amount of cheating.
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Stone believes that the Estonian model of e-idenity is the future and that the mission for every country should be to make their workers, citizen, and expats digital.
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Sapin had said on Friday that the "red carpet" had been rolled out for London banks and hinted that the tax terms for expats could be made more attractive.
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But after building the first paved road into the village in 2011, it's grown into a tourist hot spot with more tourists, expats, and businesses coming down every year.
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Before opening, Truong expected expats and travelers to drive sales, but he was pleasantly surprised that 85% of his patrons were Vietnamese in the first six months of business.
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The IRS amnesty programs are not expected to last forever, at least not under their current terms, so delinquent expats would be wise to act sooner rather than later.
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It boasts a warm coastal Atlantic climate, sandy beaches and low rents, and is already home to many British expats, some of them with business interests in the country.
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After eight years as expats in the U.K., the U.S., Germany and Singapore, this occupational therapist and accountant couple retired in their late 40s to start living their dream.
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The development is less than positive for expats with small businesses overseas: Their cash flow might be constrained by the transition tax, and they are grappling with added complexity.
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"We get a lot of relocators from London as well as expats returning and buying here," said Charlie Taylor, a partner with Knight Frank International, the real estate agency.
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After arriving in Beijing, Simon quickly found and began to play in a beer league made up largely of expats—Canadians, Americans, Russians, Swedes, Finns, and Germans, he says.
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All summer, Iranian expats and hopeful fans of Iranian cuisine have been filing in, armed with questions: Does the saffron rice stand high in voluminous heaps of discrete grains?
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One night last month at Noite Príncipe, the monthly party dedicated to the batida sound, the main room filled up gradually up with expats and tourists, hipsters and clubbers.
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The Pimentals are two such expats — they&aposve lived in several parts of Portugal over the past seven years and now live in a central part of the country.
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In fact, 75% of expats in Miami say they feel at home in their new city, compared with 64% who feel that way in other cities around the world.
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For the ranking, expats rated 25 elements of living abroad that measured quality of life, getting settled, work-life satisfaction, financial security and housing, and local cost of living.
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When you look at the cost of living it is not hard to understand why an estimated 225,220 expats have decided to relocate and make Cambodia their new home.
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Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, was named the second-best city to move to for expats and was identified as the world's easiest city to get settled in.
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"We had a small group today but in the near future, we hope many South Koreans and expats will be able to come here," the North Korean leader said.
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This model was replicated in compounds across the country for wealthy expats, but the regime never dared to let their lifestyles spread beyond the high walls of these enclosures.
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On Saturday, as Prince Harry prepared to get hitched to Meghan Markle, British expats and Anglophiles in Los Angles faced a problem—it was still Friday night their time.
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Each year we've refined and improved the process, bringing new categories and considerations into play, gathering new data, and asking more and better questions of a greater number of expats.
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The current scandal in Magaluf, where authorities have struggled to repair its out-of-control image, involves rising tensions between – wait for it – Nigerian prostitutes and British expats and tourists.
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Just in time to hit the Beer Store or the LCBO ahead of the coming Canada Day weekend (that was all secret code exclusively designed for Canadian readers and expats).
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Hong Kong is the most expensive city in the world for people working abroad, new research has found, with Asian cities continuing to dominate as the priciest locations for expats.
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At the other end of the scale, the least expensive cities for expats this year are Tunis in Tunisia, Tashkent in Uzbekistan, and Karachi in Pakistan, according to the research.
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Expats can treat themselves to a bottle of sparkling wine for around $25 and a round of golf on a pro course with a caddie for about $1.503 a day.
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Like most Japanese expats, he quickly adopted the Western penchant for wheat and sugar, but as he grew older he learned to appreciate the breakfast traditions of his home country.
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Ho Chi Minh City's rapid modernization has seen a surge in affluence among both locals and expats, and it would appear that among them are many big banh mi fans.
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But not only did the Paris Review solicit this kind of propaganda literature, a lot of their editors were also monitoring writers and expats and the going-ons in France.
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As we made our way towards the exit, I heard two British expats discussing the show over the clattering din of glass and plastic trash being kicked down the stairs.
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The British and Irish expats who usually played there were very annoyed that I took their table, but had no choice but to play with me—at $20 a match.
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"Foreign investors in Cuba are like women who date cheaters," says Tania Mastrapa, a Washington, DC-based consultant who advises Cuban expats on reclaiming assets seized by the Castro regime.
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Expats have reported the VPN works fine for accessing geo-blocked streaming services as well as popular foreign websites, but some people have found they are unable to access Netflix.
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Because the cost of healthcare services is so inexpensive in Colombia, many expats go the pay-as-you-go route and choose not to sign up for any healthcare insurance.
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This year, the network interviewed more than 20,000 expats from around the world about their lives and weighted their responses to rank the top 30 countries in the world overall.
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Most of the staff are from the local area and were trained by expats, and Ponelli hopes the move to Rwanda will help raise brand awareness outside of South America.
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In its 2018 cost of living survey, the firm found that four of the world's five most expensive cities for expats were in Asia, while just one was in Europe.
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Upon leaving the hospital, Peuthert sought out high-ranking Russian expats, urging them to come and see the woman she believed was Grand Duchess Tatiana, the second oldest Romanov daughter.
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The crowd was pro-EU, as you might imagine from a room of predominantly expats, and in a flash poll at the end, only one vote was cast to leave.
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Expats coming to France and French nationals who return home after five years or more abroad already benefit from a range of tax breaks for five years after their arrival.
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I was raised on flan as an after-school treat, served in the Cuban-Chinese restaurants of Manhattan that fueled expats with café con leche, won ton soup and nostalgia.
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On a crisp Sunday morning, Mr. Hadden-Paton was standing in Myers of Keswick, a West Village grocery store on Hudson Street that caters to British expats and local gourmands.
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He suggests that expats establish a daily routine for consistency and make sure they have a private space of their own to get away from the chaos of the street.
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The whole point of it was… The idea behind The Exile was we were living in this community full of American expats who were ugly Americans at their worst, right?
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The average expat salary is almost 10 percent above the global average, which is especially impressive given that the city has the second highest proportion of millennial expats (52 percent).
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While Malay is the official language of the country, English is widely used, and 92% of expats found it easy to live in Kuala Lumpur without speaking the local language.
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Read on to find out more about the top five Latin American countries where countless expats—including some of our correspondents—are taking advantage of inexpensive, high-quality dental care.
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Among the expats: the artists James Brown and Jorge Pardo, the designers Laura Kirar and Marjorie Skouras, and the chefs Jeremiah Tower and (until his death in 239) David Sterling.
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The filmmaker had asked a fellow Australian, David Atkins, to take the role of the dwarf Billy Kwan in the drama about expats in Indonesia during the 1965 coup attempt.
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Local media said the plan would allow wealthy and high- skilled foreign expats to choose between defined and renewable residency or permanent stay in return for a high, one-off fee.
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"In terms of the soft-target aspects of this attack, it's a youthful place, a bar that's pretty well-known in particular to expats," said Juliette Kayyem, CNN's national security analyst.
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I am one of a growing number of Jewish expats in Berlin, excited by the cultural outlets of the city, the cheaper rents and the diverse and open-minded Jewish life.
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More broadly, the move to support Eurozone countries makes a lot of sense for Monese's target customer: people, including expats/immigrants, who are currently underserved by traditional and incumbent banking services.
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Not only is the UAE a very tech-savvy country, but it is also made up of remarkably connected population, due to it being home to a large number of expats.
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The U.S. was 30th overall – like those in the U.K., expats in the U.S. ranked their economic prospects higher (20th) than they did their experience (34th) and their family life (37th).
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Many expats are attracted by the country's less-intrusive government and the tranquility of being removed from the terrorist and antiterrorist campaigns that make headlines in other parts of the world.
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Beloved by both watersports enthusiasts and nightlife devotees, the island of Ambergris Caye and its largest town, San Pedro, offer U.S. expats an English-speaking environment at Central American price points.
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"As a retired healthcare executive, I know what I'm talking about when I say that the quality of care for expats in Colombia is excellent," says International Living'sColombia Correspondent, Nancy Kiernan.
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Nevertheless, mail-in ballots from expats have been credited with tipping tight Congressional elections before — such as the 2008 Minnesota Senate race that went to Democrat Al Franken by 312 votes.
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Know the rules The U.S. has arrangements with about 30 countries regarding contributions to their Social Security system, said Ines Zemelman, president of Taxes for Expats, a New York City firm.
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Trump and his advisors see their approach as a way to court Venezuelan expats, who may be friendly to the American right-wing because of the failure of Maduro's leftist government.
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This year's report, which is based on responses from more than 18,000 expats across 163 markets, marks the first time in five years that Singapore was not ranked in first place.
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Barnier's recommendation will depend on progress in talks on Britain's contributions to the EU budget and on the way London would treat some 3 million EU expats now living in Britain.
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"Companies will have a wider and cheaper talent pool to choose from and more expats will reinject their income into the UAE economy, instead of investing it back home," Dargham says.
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When the dispute reached its peak in 2017, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Bahrain gave Qatari visitors and expats just two weeks to leave, and forbid their citizens from entering Qatar.
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Most foreigners who work in Saudi Arabia live in compounds — gated communities that provide expats with many of the comforts of Western life, spaces which often bar entry for local residents.
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Marshmallow, a new 'insurtech' startup in the U.K. building a product for immigrants/expats who are poorly served by the car insurance market, has picked up $1.2 million in seed funding.
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"Porto," named for the coastal city in Portugal where it takes place, is a wistful mood piece about a one-night stand between mismatched expats, an American man and a Frenchwoman.
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When we were there, the floating deck on the lagoon that had been so peaceful in the morning was crammed by afternoon with Lebanese expats smoking hookahs in gender-segregated groups.
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"France is a good opportunity for expats who have lived abroad already and are not afraid of strikes and government restrictions," he said, referring to those staples of life in France.
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The country that shares its famous port wine with the world apparently also has the best quality of life for expatriates, according to Expat Insider 210, a comprehensive report on expats.
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Many of the private clinics catering to foreigners in China have started to turn people with fevers away, raising concerns among expats that they would have to rely on local facilities.
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In fact, English was so ubiquitous, the opposite was a problem: I knew people — including British expats — who had lived in Dubai for decades and still did not know basic Arabic.
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In one "Americans in Wuhan" WeChat group text seen by BuzzFeed News, hundreds of panicked expats crowdsourced information about trains and flights leaving the city and traded reports of infection rates.
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The extremely popular Wednesday night races — which draw a mix of Cantonese bettors and beer-swilling expats — had until now been largely unhurt by the unrest roiling the former British colony.
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More from the Financial Times:Hard cheese for expats as China bans mouldy varietiesThree reasons Trump is struggling to deliver his trade agenda China exports underperform in August as imports pick up
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In fact, Soviet efforts to frighten their own citizens about the evils of the "imperialists" — and therefore to stay away from foreigners — were far more elaborate than anything we expats experienced.
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In between walking, cycling and eating — for a concise introduction to the city's incredible food scene check out UnTour — I talked to locals and expats about what was happening in Chongli.
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This mystery thriller centers on the unlikely friendship of two expats in 1980s Tokyo: an outgoing American named Lily Bridges (Riley Keough) and the reserved Swedish translator Lucy Fly (Alicia Vikander).
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For the best cities ranking, expats rated 25 elements of living abroad that measured quality of life, getting settled, work-life satisfaction, financial security and housing, and local cost of living.
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Then there are those destinations, like Tirana, Albania — which is poised to become Europe's next haven for artistic expats — that are appealing precisely because they're right in the thick of things.
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A relatively new commercial battery company with expats from Tesla, SpaceX, Amazon, and Faraday Future wants to put an end to searching for wall outlets with a new power brick called Saber.
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DOHA (Reuters) - Five years ago Samer Habib left the United Arab Emirates and moved to Qatar where he opened a restaurant that turned a profit serving Lebanese salads and sandwiches to expats.
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He immersed himself in the post-war art scene, befriending important artists such as Max Ernst and Pablo Picasso and conversing with Latin American expats Wilfredo Lam, Rufino Tamayo, and Roberto Matta.
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Designed to keep people from skipping out on paying taxes, FACTA requires "foreign institutions holding assets for American expats to report those accounts or withhold a 30% tax on them," Bloomberg reports.
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The top notch but low-cost medical care available in Costa Rica is a huge draw for retired expats and also makes it one of the world's top destinations for medical tourism.
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"We've picked up a lot of interest from (French) expats who can have a bet here but can't have a bet in Paris," said Graham Sharpe of William Hill, a British bookmaker.
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Although AQIM's base is believed to be in northern Mali, the group have led an increasing number of deadly attacks on destinations popular with expats in Africa, reports The New York Times.
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A team made up of mostly expats from India and Pakistan, Oman chased down Ireland's total of 217-269 with two balls to spare after needing 28.3 runs off the last over.
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"The majority of people that live here" — or about 275 percent of the population — "are expats," said Maria Morris, a partner and head of the residential team at Knight Frank Middle East.
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Many of them decamped to other countries like Belgium or Portugal, which boasts a flat tax rate of just 28% on income from interest and investments for expats -- and no wealth tax.
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She also uses her Twitter account to help fellow expats navigate foreign locales, and founded the Expat Coach Association and Directory to help other location-transition coaches like herself market their businesses.
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The index was curated by US expats and ranked countries "where you can live a healthier and happier life, spend a lot less money, and get a whole lot more" in retirement.
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The size of your audience doesn't matter: When I moved to Spain 10 years ago, to make ends meet, I gave a monthly workshop to help other expats find English teaching jobs.
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ProPublica was able to purchase dozens of home-rental ads that specifically excluded "African Americans, mothers of high school kids, people interested in wheelchair ramps, Jews, expats from Argentina and Spanish speakers."
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Here, expats are enamored with their adopted home for a number of reasons: the rugged landscape, quiet beaches, jungles and waterfalls, and ultimately because it has not given way to large development.
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First the EU wants to settle key issues: how to calculate an exit bill for Britain's outstanding commitments; treatment of British and EU expats; dealing with outstanding EU legal cases; new borders.
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A number of companies that left GMA, including Kraft and Cargill, have since formed an informal group of expats, meeting quarterly to talk shop — a convening that doesn't require hefty membership dues.
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You can choose to associate primarily with fellow expats, speaking mostly English and easing your way into your new life in Mazatlán aided by people like you who've already made the move.
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At Nanny Cay — a complex with a hotel, marina and condominiums — the occasion brought together shipyard workers, hotel employees, boat owners and the community of American and European expats who live there.
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This is particularly painful because the best choice available for an Iraqi artist today is starting to look like exile, as evidenced by the number of Iraqi expats in the exhibition. 14.
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Kingson, who previously edited big-name Times writers like Andrew Ross Sorkin and Gretchen Morgenson, joins Times expats like global editor Lisa Tozzi and global news editor and investigations editor Ariel Kaminer.
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Allison tells me the idea was initially conceived to serve the needs of expats, but since being soft launched in Copenhagen two months ago is already resonating with a wider group of users.
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The survey found 623 percent of expats in Switzerland saw an improvement in their work-life balance, while the average expat income in Switzerland was $262,22016, compared to a global average of $265,419.
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Even Brown, which was set up by a group of young Cambodians in 2009, initially targeted expats, but by 2013 found a growing local base coming to them, they told Phnom Penh Post.
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"Vazquez uses WeChat to connect with other expats in the area and said the collective belief is that "it doesn't take a medical doctor to know that this virus is a big deal.
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Their key targets are the elderly, who are generally less tech-savvy than younger people, but they also prey upon Venezuelan expats who've left their guard down because they've moved to safer territories.
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As many expats can attest, it has become more difficult to open or maintain a bank account overseas without having to sign an IRS Form W-9 or other U.S. tax-related documentation.
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This strong-arming by the U.S. government has left many expats with little to no choice but to stay compliant or catch up with the IRS if they are behind in their filings.
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In this sense, the IRS is "banking" on the fact that living without a bank account is so impractical that expats will surely view continued U.S. tax compliance as the less onerous alternative.
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A large majority of expats who moved to Switzerland told HSBC they saw an improvement in their quality of life, and that their surroundings are cleaner and safer than in their home country.
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I got hit in the head with a gun while out one night with some expats; I got rejected from a series of pickup hockey games; my grandmother remembered nothing of the purges.
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Half of the new staff will be product engineers, Gupta explained, and the company is looking both inside India and to the U.S. — particularly Indian expats in Silicon Valley — to fill its vacancies.
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President Francois Hollande said last week tax regulations needed to be adapted to make Paris more attractive and Finance Minister Michel Sapin hinted that taxation of expats could be made even more favorable.
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Expats may value their employer more than resident workers, especially if the company is able to provide a source of stability and community for people in a new, unfamiliar country, the study says.
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More from the Financial Times: Hard cheese for expats as China bans mouldy varieties Three reasons Trump is struggling to deliver his trade agenda China exports underperform in August as imports pick up
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Some of the happiest people who move to the U.S. for work live in Miami, according to the annual Expat Insider survey by InterNations, an online resource group for expats around the world.
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The reading list that Reggie Wilson compiled while researching his new work, "Citizen," includes a biography of Zora Neale Hurston, a study of jazz's origins and a look at black expats in Paris.
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Most expats in Estonia are also happy with the country's economy and their work-life balance, but say it's hard to learn the local language and customs, InterNations said in a previous report.
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Folks, when this scenic stretch of land was settled by a group of peaceful Greek expats in the early 1800s, they had one goal in mind: to make a better life for their families.
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So, without further ado—after months of research, number-crunching, and fact-finding—allow the expats who live there to introduce you to the benefits of the world's top 10 retirement destinations in 2017.
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The cost of living is great—expats report living well for as little as $1,200 a month—and has gotten even better with the weakening of the peso against the dollar in recent years.
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According to HSBC's Expat Careers tool, which matches a user's career goals with scores from the survey, Germany is the best destination for expats who prioritize learning new skills, job security and career progression.
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If there is one thing that expats in the Kingdom of Cambodia are most likely to agree on it's that this country offers an affordable cost of living that is hard to compete with.
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Local connections (whether expats or natives) can also be a valuable resource in figuring out where to hang out, where to find a cheap meal, and where to live without blowing your nonexistent savings.
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They include Britons over 18 (among them expats who have been away for less than 15 years) as well as resident citizens of Ireland and the Commonwealth; prisoners, peers and electoral fraudsters are barred.
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Some five protesters, British expats, were arrested, charged with hate crimes after about 20 Nigerian prostitutes filed reports with police accusing them of insulting, assaulting and filming them in an effort to harass them.
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While the U.S. government doesn't let citizens living abroad off the hook in terms of filing tax returns, it does afford expats beneficial tax rules that often lead to no actual tax-payment obligation.
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The capital of the UAE, Abu Dhabi has undergone serious growth and investment over recent years and, as such, there is a price tag to match as expats look to enjoy its glamorous attractions.
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Even with its unstable tone oscillating from contemplative to nearly campy, the chorus of the many voices of Oaxaca — expats, tourists and locals alike — creates a siren song that keeps you turning the pages.
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Walk into Code: 146 on a Friday or Saturday night and you'll find it packed with Liberian locals and expats who go there to hear aspiring artists at the club's popular open-mic night.
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Dance The reading list that Reggie Wilson compiled while researching his new work, "Citizen," includes a biography of Zora Neale Hurston, a study of jazz's origins and a look at black expats in Paris.
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Home to the European headquarters of major companies such as Google and Facebook, Dublin has become something of a tech hub, accounting for the highest proportion of expats working in technology globally (39 percent).
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A new app made by two French expats living in Taiwan tracks the spread of the virus, mapping the disease&aposs spread in real time and offering useful local information, broken down by region.
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Many expats have cleaners come to their house three times a week to mop the floors, clean the kitchen, wash the dishes, and take care of the laundry for $30 to $50 a month.
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Once known as the Pearl of Asia, Phnom Penh offers expats a stunningly low cost of living, bustling markets and a thriving food scene, set to a backdrop of colonial French architecture and temples.
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Not all of the shows deserve that showcase — a fair share of the Netflix offerings are risible melodrama of interest strictly for variety's sake, or to homesick expats from the show's countries of origin.
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These protests—led mostly by American expats—serve as an outlet for United States citizens abroad, who told me they needed to be around other Americans to discuss the prospect of a Donald Trump presidency.
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In fact, in winter, when all the snowbirds return, a bunch of expats from all over the world have a social gathering we call "Mondays Don't Suck" at a stunning, secluded beach on the island.
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The government-run system operates clinics and hospitals throughout the country and most expats say it offers good basic care at a low price—with costs running to just a few hundred dollars per year.
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Based on responses from 265,270 expats working in 163 countries, the report measured those destinations deemed best for international workers along a series of metrics — such as work/life balance, earnings prospects and career development.
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In Nicaragua, expats, including very young couples, are able to make time to be with their family or do the things they want to do due to the low prices they pay for these services.
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And then, he hopes, West Virginia can inspire the rest of the country to get on board what might make it easier for hundreds of thousands of vets and expats to vote in US elections.
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While that may sound appealing to any British expats or American Anglophiles longing for easy access to their favorite shows, the actual selection is somewhat lacking, particularly when it comes to recent or popular shows.
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At the time the reform was criticised by the left, which thought the Union for a Popular Movement, the centre-right party then in power, would benefit more from giving the expats their own MPs.
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Harry and Meghan are keen to hear about their experiences as expats living in the U.K. as well as opportunities for young people working in the Commonwealth — the family of 53 nations linked to Britain.
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Its walled garden offers a clear view of the nearby Gulshan Lake and makes it a popular destination for parents with kids, expats with pets and diplomats who delight in its authentic, store-spun pasta.
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The second reason that the idea of Costa Rica can instantly create pictures of tropical splendor is that it has been one of the most popular destinations for expats and second-home owners for decades.
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David Diffendal is one of the many expats who came to the tropical peninsula of Placencia, Belize as a vacationer…but quickly recognized the business opportunities and quality of life on offer here…and stayed.
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We wanted people from all different subcultures, so there would be people from the gay scene, the DJ scenes, expats, local legends, people from all different corners who we trust, and who we call friends.
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She never trained as a chef but raising five hungry boys provided all the experience she needs to dish out crowd-pleasing bowls of , biryani, and creamy hummus to a mix of expats and locals.
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For example, in these three countries—which regularly get high marks in International Living's annual Global Retirement Index—expats report they pay a small fraction of what they did in the U.S. in property taxes.
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This is how we learn Link once found a blues bar in Barbados run by a bunch of American expats, who were also likely fed up with the trials and tribulations of their real lives.
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Stacey Mehta Lo, who owns it with her husband, the chef Salil Mehta, was born in Darjeeling, India, where her great-grandfather ran the Chinese Club, a "refuge for Chinese expats," as she put it.
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Rebecca Schrage, the Chicago-born daughter of a New York Jew and a Hong Kong native, was working as an investment banker when she started making hand-rolled bagels for fellow expats in her downtime.
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In my role as associate dean of the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business, I spent a lot of time in China speaking with American expats in senior positions with U.S. multinationals.
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" He launched Chameleon City — an app that connects tourists and expats to locals, who can answer questions such as "Where can I get the best local food?" or "How do I get a business license?
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But while Americans have watched this from afar, protesting the Turkish president here in the US has been one way that Turkish expats could safely express their dismay over the direction the country has gone.
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Polish Thursdays are known for a sundry crowd that's a sampling of eclectic Berlin itself—there are plenty of hipster locals and expats, a well-dressed Polish crowd, and even a cluster of Polish grandmas.
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CAIRO, May 14 (Reuters) - The Saudi cabinet on Tuesday approved a special residency scheme similar to green card systems applicable in other countries, aimed at attracting wealthy and high-skilled expats, the Saudi Press agency reported.
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The queue seems to be half American expats looking to get their fix of grilled cheese and half London food bloggers, all carefully watched over by a crowd of overly caffeinated news reporters with big cameras.
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Mexico has always offered arguably the easiest transition to expat life around: Low-cost, conveniently close, friendly locals and plenty of expats—Mexico offers an appealing balance of exotic foreign culture and familiar First-World lifestyle.
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In fact, many expats choose not to continue with their U.S. insurance due to the cost of the premiums and co-pays, and instead pay medical expenses out-of-pocket in Nicaragua, because it costs less.
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A few days before the election the Dutch government barred Turkey's foreign minister from speaking at a rally of Turkish expats in Rotterdam that was being held in support of the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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The manpower ministry is encouraging companies to hire more Indonesian workers and is tightening its scrutiny of the work permit applications from foreigners, said Ratna Agustina, a director at a firm that provides services to expats.
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In August 2018, his government said blasts at a military assemblage in Caracas were caused by bomb-carrying drones sent by his opponents and supported by expats in the U.S., Colombia, and other Latin American countries.
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But de Kretser, who was born in Sri Lanka and came to Australia at 14, saves her startling satirical firepower for another — the expats of the global West, or those who can travel on a whim.
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Some Cuban expats have started criminal enterprises, including Medicaid scams, and used the law to escape justice and go back to Cuba, according to Henken, who fears the trend will continue if the policy goes unchanged.
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He opened this pub in 1991 and since then it has become a beloved place for British expats, of course, but also for neighborhood folks in search of a cold brew and hot fish and chips.
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It is only over the last two or three years that the river has been rediscovered by bohemian Thais and intrepid expats, creating a mix of decay and contemporary chic that evokes an Eastern New Orleans.
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Although Au Bon Pain and other food establishments in Goma are regularly frequented by expats, peacekeeping soldiers, or aid workers, many locals are beginning to enjoy the offerings of the up-and-coming food scene, too.
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When he opened Momofuku Noodle Bar in 2004 he had recently returned from working in Japan, and there were only a handful of shops in the city, all of them traditional and catering to Japanese expats.
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Similarly, many foreigners, even some of the expats I work with in Hong Kong who have visited China, cling to the misconception that Chinese people must be the source of the spread of the virus anywhere.
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Over the past year, Mr. Fogelklou said, a few of his clients (about 5 percent) have been from China, Germany and the United States; a much larger share (about 40 percent) were expats returning to Sweden.
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Smith explains that teletherapy is just as effective as in-person talk therapy, and is an especially good option for people living in rural or remote areas, or — in the case of expats and travelers — abroad.
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Casually planned, lovelorn travels through Europe in the footsteps of artistic exiles and expats—"the unloosed, the wandering souls who were willing to scrape their lives clean"—form the basis for this beguiling series of essays.
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For a long time, Saudi nationals were not an attractive option to employers who could hire expats often willing to work six days a week for a fraction of the salary that a Saudi employee requests.
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InterNations, a massive expat network that publishes annual rankings on the world&aposs best and worst countries, asked 20,000 expats to rank the best cities in the world to live, work, and make friends in 2020.
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When he performed at Royal Albert Hall in London in 2012 and toured the United States in 2014, the venues were mostly filled with French expats or fans who had traveled there to see him perform.
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Costa Rica has been hosting retirees and other expats for more than 30 years, and all the reasons why this Central American gem first attracted those seeking a better life abroad back then still hold true today.
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However, Australia has dropped out of the top 10 list of countries for expats, as this table shows: Australia now ranks 11th behind Singapore -- the expat haven -- and even New Zealand and the Czech Republic are preferred.
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Here are key facts about how the referendum will work and how and when the results will be announced: -Around 52 million Italians are eligible to vote, of whom just over 4 million are expats living abroad.
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And back in the New Hampshire hamlet of Washington, voters affirmed that his evangelical message spoke to them -- even as he railed against Trump's "New York values" in a state with many expats from that very state.
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The famous barbecue ribs are clearly the star of the night, a dish that could pack in both homesick expats for a bit of barbecue nostalgia and adventurous porteños who want to broaden their grilled meat horizons.
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To compile its Working Abroad Index, global community InterNations gathered data from over 20,4843 members across 187 countries to gauge where expats were most satisfied with their career prospects, economic outlook, job security and work-life balance.
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Iranian expats mingled among Europeans and Americans in the purple glow of the stage lights as an Iranian man with gray hair snapped his fingers and spun on his toes, cheered on by a circle of dancers.
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Despite his reputation as a finance minister fighting the rot of corruption, Nene recently admitted to a series of meetings during his tenure with the Gupta family, wealthy Indian expats that are accused of large-scale corruption.
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It's the work of Swedish expats and is actually the second Swedish candy store in New York (there's Sockerbit in the West Village): BonBon — A Swedish Candy Co., 130 Allen Street (Delancey Street), 212-786-0094, bonbonnyc.com.
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Officials in the U.A.E. are quick to defend these tactics; a single terrorist bomb or Iranian missile could send the expats fleeing and do immense harm to the country's role as a safe trade and transport hub.
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The cost of living in Camboda is among the lowest in the world, but according to International Living, "the standard of living is high, leading to more retirees and expats choosing to make this country their home."
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The film follows, in two African nations that are home to a growing number of Chinese expats, some of the many Chinese men and women who left their home country to try and make it in Africa.
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It's worth pointing out here that the HSBC survey was conducted between March and May 2016, before the U.K. referendum on membership of the European Union, so the views of expats may change in a post-Brexit world.
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British expats, who include owners of clubs that cater to tourists and locals, say the prostitutes are behaving badly in the town located in the southwest of the island of Mallorca, known for its beaches and Roman ruins.
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HSBC Expat's survey released Thursday found that millennials and Gen Z employees enjoyed the greatest step up in terms of earnings and career progression of all overseas workers, based on feedback from 18,000 expats living in 163 markets.
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London (CNN)Flag-waving US political activists took to the streets of London this week in a "Stop Trump" battle bus to urge fellow American expats in the UK to register and vote against the Republican presidential nominee.
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The gist was this: The once-unthinkable option can happen in the U.S., just like it did in the U.K. Millions of expats like me could play a role in the outcome of the upcoming election back home.
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"In Florence, ours is a huge community of young and creative expats, from every continent in the world, and we are close-knit," Ms. Olsen's friends wrote in a letter released by an English-language magazine, The Florentine.
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The U.K. and the EU have now to decide how to trade with one another, how to ensure equal rights for EU citizens who already leave in the U.K. and British expats who live in other UE countries.
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Expats with a modest amount of Spanish language skills (or just Google Translate on their web browsers) can now go to the website to sign up for insurance, arrange for automatic debit payments, and even make medical appointments.
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Record numbers of Turkish expats voted in the referendum, and Turkish groups in Germany have expressed concerns over Turkish Germans voting in large numbers to approve the reforms, saying that it represents anti-democratic sentiments among German Turks.
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Brussels has been dismissive of May's call for sweeping and quick guarantees for expats, including over a million Britons on the continent, and says only detailed legal texts can reassure and take account of complex, multinational family situations.
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American audiences have come to expect dark violence when it comes to Mexico, from some of Mexico's most famous literary exports (Juan Rulfo's dark short stories, Roberto Bolaño's 2666) to the exoticizing fixations of twentieth-century expats (D.
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Aware of expats' reservations, foreign firms are trying to woo Western residents with packages that can include high pay, family expenses and private school fees, and are billed as offering a faster career path than in the West.
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It's a gorgeous thing, starring Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Cate Blanchett as the impossibly glamorous circle of expats Tom longs to join, and set on the island of Ischia in the Bay of Naples.
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In addition, approximately half of the expats in the survey were unfamiliar with the IRS's streamlined filing procedures, a process that allows American taxpayers to come clean about their failure to report their foreign accounts and pay taxes.
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That's why HSBC, one of the biggest banks in the world, asked 18,059 expats from 163 regions to pick their favorite places around the world based on living standards, career opportunities, and the ability to raise a family.
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It may be in the Middle East, but in an area full of Western expats, women and men can go to the pool together — and the most common swimsuits people wear at the Princess Tower's pools are bikinis.
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A homecoming: Kurji, Pereira, and Levey all mentioned that they'd been personally contacted about the job market in Toronto by Canadian expats in the U.S., indicating that many of Canada's best and brightest are looking to come home.
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It's called La Maldita, and it comes to MUNCHIES direct from Costa Rica, where bartender Liz Furlong—arguably the most wanted bartender in the country—uses local ingredients to create refreshing libations beloved by expats and locals alike.
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An intriguing study by the ONT in 2013 found that British expats in Spain were far more likely to donate an organ than their counterparts back home—in fact the rate of donation was comparable to native Spaniards.
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In recent years, the city has been transformed, for better or worse, as bohemian expats and artists have been drawn to its mild, semitropical climate, sturdy Spanish colonial architecture, rich culinary and craft traditions and thrilling art scene.
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Nina Yashar, the founder of Nilufar gallery, only began collecting the work of midcentury Brazilian design icons Lina Bo Bardi and Giancarlo Palanti — fellow Italian expats who began collaborating on furniture in the late 1940s — five years ago.
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Set in Country X, long oppressed by Country Y, "Passage" mingles locals with Country Y expats and poses the same resonant question that Forster did: Given the enduring imbalance of power, is true friendship even possible between them?
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Unlike the signature facsimiles of Vegas, including the faux Statue of Liberty at New York-New York Hotel and Casino, these pies are authentic takes, sometimes prepared by a city's expats, other times by students of pizza history.
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In Morocco, where I was born, I never heard members of Parliament express outrage that French immigrants — or ''expats,'' as they might call themselves — eat pork, drink wine or have extramarital sex, in plain contradiction of local norms.
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But now that soccer — particularly the British Premier League — is growing in popularity, it's hard to imagine a better companion show than this one hosted by two dry-witted British expats who still prefer to call it football.
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"We have a lot of expats that work in the company...probably of our 20153 employees, 50 are British and 50 are from other countries," he told Reuters at a media breakfast with members of the Jaguar team.
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But there's no question you stand to save a lot by relocating to a place such as Portugal or Vietnam, according to International Living, a website for expats, which recently released its annual global retirement index for 2020.
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The adjacent military hangar next door would eventually become the Capri — with interiors styled by the Hollywood set designer Sean Daly ("Sherlock Holmes"), and food that speaks to the town's diverse lot of cattle farmers, expats and artists.
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If you decide to rent here (as most expats do), you can find basic studio apartments for $400 a month; in the more rural East End, $650 a month can get you a three-bedroom apartment with a pool.
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They meet for games when their team is in town, bravely donning their visiting gear in foreign territory, sharing a brief nod or concourse high-five with fellow expats, making friends or enlisting new recruits to the mailing list.
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Since people are generally not alerted by phone to pick up Amazon packages at embassies, it instead seems like it is probably tied to a wave of phone scams targeting Chinese expats or immigrants in the U.S. and abroad.
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These electors decide on a leader that will control the fates of the 2150 million people who live in the city, a thriving financial center that is also home to more than half a million foreign nationals and expats.
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No one in the world of international relations seemed to have heard of him; even among expats in Moscow, where Mr Page spent a few years with Merrill Lynch before starting his own energy consultancy, he was scarcely remembered.
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The change has also enabled Monese to position itself against the banks as a more transparent and better value banking service for expats and immigrants or anybody else who may find it difficult to access so-called 'free' banking.
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In an attempt to convince French expats to have a say in the center-right party nomination and increase his odds of winning, Francois Fillon, one of the five contestants, spoke at the Royal Institution in London Thursday evening.
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In fact, French citizens living abroad are able to vote in specifically designated constituencies, meaning that the 320,000 expats who now call the U.K. home can be counted either as part of northern Europe or their original voting area.
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Anchored by Shah, the full team is a mix of Nairobi natives coupled with expats who have moved to the city through past work, as Nairobi is also a popular place from which development and humanitarian organizations run operations.
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THE GRINGA By Andrew Altschul When Americans move to the global south, they are not immigrants but "expats," which usually means they are rich, simply by dint of their access to dollars, and that they can go home anytime.
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According to a 2019 report the fintech is citing, China is projected to be one of the top remittance recipient countries in the world, with £54bn expected to be sent back home by Chinese expats and migrants living abroad.
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The catch: Jobs aren't easy to come by in St. Kitts and Nevis and living costs are about the same as in the United States, so experts say the island may be more suited for retirees than working expats.
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In many West African countries, at the top of that class structure, sit white expats, whether they are European diplomats in affluent neighborhoods, the United States Embassy staff members in their walled compounds or Lebanese merchants in electronic shops.
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A burly, mustachioed art dealer unaccustomed to the word "no," H.J. spots Marya from a distance while eating out with his entourage of expats — women wearing bejeweled skull caps and shiny silk dresses, men wearing ascots and crisp suits.
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Currently over 10 million expats work and live in Saudi Arabia under a sponsorship system that requires them to be sponsored by a Saudi employer and be issued an exit/re-entry visa whenever they want to leave the country.
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"The UAE Cabinet approved a law to provide special residency-visa privileges for expats retirees over the age of fifty-five years for a period of five years, with the possibility of renewal, according to specific conditions," the media office said.
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And expats who live in Costa Rica are able to take advantage of this benefit every day of the year, paying a fraction of what they did back home for doctor's visits, surgeries, prescriptions, and any other care they need.
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Ninety-five percent of expats in the UAE reported receiving benefits as part of their employment package — the highest level in the world — while almost three quarters (73 percent) said their earnings prospects were better than in their home country.
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The EU's negotiator pressed Britain on Wednesday to offer more post-Brexit rights to European expats and accept it will pay a hefty sum on leaving if it wants a quick start to talks on a future trading relationship.
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These include the rights of expats left on either side of a new EU-UK border, a methodology for calculating how much Britain will owe to cover commitments to the EU and how to manage the new border, notably on Ireland.
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That effort suggests that at least some of this new fun will be geared toward tourists and expats without the constraints of Saudi's deeply conservative society: Women must cover up in public, gender segregation is the norm, and alcohol is forbidden.
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I was starting to be friends with assistants of [famed fashion photographer] Mario Testino in Paris because we were all expats — and Hugh Gwyther, who I became really good friends with— obviously knew Carine because they were always on set together.
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French authorities have put on a rare united front to promote Paris, with the ruling Socialist government unveiling tax breaks for expats last July while conservative-controlled local authorities have gone on roadshows in New York and launched advertising campaigns.
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In the first five months of this year, there were 72,399 issued but many of those who provide services to expats say they expect a further drop over the whole of 25 as they are seeing very few new arrivals.
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Monese, the London-based fintech startup that offers a mobile banking app for immigrants and expats who might otherwise find it difficult to open a bank account outside of their originating country, has raised $10 million in Series A funding.
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From expats who need a local phone number that connects them back home, to global business owners who want overseas clients to feel they are located nearby, this new feature gives them a local presence no matter where they are.
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Currently over 10 million expats work and live in Saudi Arabia under a system that requires them to be sponsored by a Saudi employer and be issued an exit and re-entry visa whenever they want to leave the country.
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Some schools are said to be struggling, especially at the top end of the market (1m-2.5m shillings a year) which is beyond the reach of all but the richest Kenyans, and therefore relies to a large extent on expats.
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RECOMMENDED: Iranian expats hard to woo as Western firms seek foothold in Iran Dell has also made progress in syndicating $10 billion of its financing package for the EMC acquisition dubbed 'term loan A', people familiar with the situation said earlier.
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It's not trying to be an actual bank — in the technical, banking license sense — but does enable immigrants and expats, who might otherwise find it hard to open a bank account outside of their home country, to access core banking services.
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Singapore was the top overall Asian country in the rankings:62 percent of expats living in the country said their earnings prospects are better than at home and 59 percent said it is a good place to progress their careers. 1.
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Playa del Carmen is a small town, and during my three months there I rubbed shoulders with all kinds of characters from every corner of the world: expats; nomads; international club kids; even self-admitted criminals hiding from the Feds.
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Barclays has carved out a niche among British and Middle Eastern clients looking to book money in Switzerland, and sees room to expand its onshore business for ultra-wealthy expats who are familiar with the bank's brand and British heritage.
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In February, ProPublica discovered that Facebook's ad platform allows advertisers listing houses to not show their advertisements to certain groups including African-Americans, mothers of high school kids, people interested in wheelchair ramps, Jews, expats from Argentina and Spanish speakers.
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By that time, the House on the Embankment was popular with expats, and was known for its proximity to a stretch of bars and night clubs in a renovated industrial space that once belonged to the Red October candy factory.
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On the flip side, junior Chinese bankers are typically paid 20 to 30 percent less than their foreign counterparts and enjoy a less generous package that excludes housing, school fees, and club memberships enjoyed by many Western expats, Yeo said.
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The most imposing property on her books is the La Château de la Croix des Gardes, an edifice in an area above Cannes known as the Quartier des Anglais, named for its development in the 19th century by wealthy British expats.
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A growing number of Chinese students and expats have rushed back to the country as the situation has worsened elsewhere -- and that has drawn the ire of some Chinese internet users, who blame them for potentially bringing the virus back home.
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A similar share of expats say they're committed to their organization's goals, and they're also more than twice as likely to recommend their company as a good place to work, compared to those who have stayed in their home countries.
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"Even if that is their goal, is their health and mobility going to allow them to accomplish that?" said Dr. David Shlim, 70, who treated many expats when he ran a medical clinic in Kathmandu, Nepal, in the 1980s and '90s.
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Though expats working in Birmingham earn well below the global average, more than half (51 percent) praised the city's affordable cost of living, saying they enjoy a higher level of disposable income now than they did in their home city.
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CreditJosé Jiménez-Tirado for The New York Times The movement is alarming an earlier generation of Puerto Rico tax expats like the hedge fund manager Robb Rill, who runs a social group for those taking advantage of the tax incentives.
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From speaking to expats in Sihanoukville, International Living Managing Editor Conor O'Brien reports that most live comfortably on a budget of around $1,250 to $1,500 a month, including rent for an air-conditioned, one-bedroom apartment at $250 a month.
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PARIS (Reuters) - France's prime minister on Monday renewed a push to tempt bankers to Paris after Britain leaves the European Union by pledging to temporarily exempt expats from paying into state pension schemes and making more places available in bilingual schools.
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Now, many expats and dental tourists have learned that they can save tens of thousands of dollars on dental treatments without sacrificing on quality…and all of these services are just a short plane journey—or even a short drive—away.
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The universe of people who lack the financial resources to ride out the battle includes the millions of Filipinos, Bangladeshis, Pakistanis, and Nepalis who build the country's train tracks and look after the children of wealthy Qataris and white-collar expats.
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Placencia is one of the more expensive places to live in Belize because of its popularity with tourists and expats, but the cost of living is still much lower than in the U.S. A couple can live comfortably for $2,500 a month.
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On any given night you might stumble into a club that feels wholly the preserve of French expats, or others playing Mando-pop where the only foreign faces are the Russian "models" paid 300 RMB to dance on the tables with high rollers.
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Sharon Giraud says she might have pushed to move to Penang earlier had she known about the good food, rich social life and high standard of living, not to mention how much they have in common with other expats in the area.
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A UK government memo says a no-deal "Brexodus" could see 217,2911 expats returning to the UKThe internal document revealed that officials are preparing for a sudden rush of citizens coming home if Britain crashes out of the EU without a negotiated settlement.
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"The tax bill for expats residing abroad would be reduced just as it would be if they remained in the United States," said Rademacher, adding that Trump had not yet said if he planned to amend existing tax rules on individual foreign earnings.
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As streetwear expats continue to overhaul the luxury fashion arena and disrupt the ready-to-wear game as we known it — see: Kim Jones, Demna Gvasalia, and Abloh himself — the menswear circuit is more relevant to the greater fashion corporation than ever before.
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But the nomination would bring much deserved recognition to the local fisherman and expats who call the island home and have dedicated their days to lifesaving efforts in the first port of call for refugees, those calling for it to happen say.
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Ivy & Coney: This Shaw watering hole, which comes to us from the team behind the inventive BBQ joint Kangaroo Boxing Club, is singular in both design and purpose: to be a cheap place to eat and drink for expats from Chicago and Detroit.
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As the Leave and Remain campaigns have traded lurid claims—comparing the EU to Hitler, claiming that a vote for Brexit would embolden Islamic State—the practical implications for the hundreds of thousands of expats in other EU states have been largely ignored.
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A two-mile thoroughfare lined with shops and restaurants frequented by expats and locals alike, it also leads to a few remaining residential alleyways called longtang, as well as the sprawling hotel where President Richard Nixon signed the Shanghai Communiqué in 1972.
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The United States Census Bureau's 2017 American Community Survey, which estimated the number of people who moved states within the prior year, found that Florida gained the most new residents of any state, with the biggest group of expats coming from New York.
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Nearer the state border, we were surprised by the South Carolina expats at Due South Pit Cooked BBQ in Christiansburg, Va. The interior was wall-to-wall pig tchotchkes and punny pig shirts for sale — even the bathroom has a framed pig painting.
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Lawyers said rising anti-foreigner sentiment in Chinese education and a glut of teachers mean expats are also more likely to be exposed to non-criminal legal issues, including schools docking pay, refusing to provide documentation for visas and changing contracts without warning.
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McAuliffe, the author of several books about Paris, draws on the troves of material left behind by the era's great writers and expats to bring the city to life in a kind of you-are-here-with-Cocteau-and-Chanel tableau vivant.
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In Dubai, hotels, restaurants and more are specially decorated to serve as beautiful venues for Suhoors, during which Emiratis, expats and others all come together to share food, culture, and to reflect amid an experience you'll have a hard time replicating anywhere else.
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It was the birthday or welcome-back or going-away drinks for one of the NGO expats we had in common, and David was buying martinis for everyone, throwing money around in the way that only extremely poor or extremely rich people do.
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An official at the Football Association of Thailand acknowledged that once it was announced that the game was on, there was never a possibility of enforcing a no-cheering policy, especially with about 2,000 Australian supporters — both visitors and expats — expected to attend.
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I discovered a vibrant cultural scene, one filled with men and women who care deeply about celebrating their city and country — but who are fighting an uphill battle against a lack of support from the Moroccan government and that influx of expats.
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She can even try to visit Js Bar or The Alchemist in the upmarket western suburbs of the city, which are teeming with eager young American expats who have come to "make a difference in Africa" by building one app or the other.
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Expats living in Negril make it their club, where you might meet old-time hippies in sandals like Janet, a blustery San Franciscan who married a local 27 years ago and is building a house with a swimming pool on a hill.
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"The exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the Mexican peso right now makes Mexico a tremendous bargain for expats funding their retirement or travel with dollars," said Dan Prescher, the senior editor at International Living who lives near Lake Chapala, Mexico.
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SYDNEY (Reuters) - Tourists, expats and business owners in Papua New Guinea joined locals in hunkering down for a night of potential violence amid fears of "payback" against the nation's police force after it opened fire on a group of students, wounding several.
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Once again, Djokovic and his team mates thrived on noisy support from a sea of Serb fans in the stands, namely expats who made Team Serbia feel as if they were reliving the memorable 2010 Davis Cup final in the Belgrade Arena.
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Since Britain voted to leave the European Union over a year ago, millions of EU citizens living in the U.K. and over a million British expats in other EU states have been living in a prolonged state of insecurity about their future.
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Abdelmeguid said that the decision was "another way of trying to shore up confidence among expats and Qataris," following the government's realization that its sanctioned economy cannot rely on the mere 300,000 Qatari nationals in the state of approximately 2.6 million people.
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Nearly everything is more affordable than in the U.S. Expats report that basic utilities tend to run around $20 per month, thanks in part to the mild weather which requires little heating or no air conditioning and the government subsidies on liquid petroleum.
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Reading blogs written by expats and watching YouTube videos by people who have moved to the country and are learning the ropes of living there can be informative, but keep in mind that what works for someone else may not work for you.
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Add to that excellent health care backed by first-rate technology—medical tourism is a fast-growing industry here—and temperate weather throughout the year, and it's easy to see why tens of thousands of expats call this 18th-century colonial town home.
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"I find that Parisians are quite warm, and I know a lot of expats, so I like to bring together groups of people who I feel should know each other," said Ellery, who invited an eclectic guest list of visiting friends and locals.
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Several fresh faces will also be joining the TLC show's well-known cast, including HGTV expats Sabrina Soto, John Gidding, and Kahi Lee, and newcomer carpenters Brett Tutor and Joanie Sprague, The new season of Trading Spaces is coming to TLC in spring 2018.
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Hours after the UK's historic vote to exit the European Union shocked the world and sent financial markets crashing, British expats gathered at local pubs in New York to express their disbelief and speculate on what may be in store for their country's future.
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Two-thirds of the expats polled said they do not feel they should be required to file U.S. tax returns each year — even though more than 25.49 in 240 said they either didn't owe Uncle Sam anything or hadn't received a refund last year.
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Visitors and expats here said it's easy to integrate in Vietnam, and that the locals help them feel secure and welcome,The country was also ranked 14th in the world for career prospects, job satisfaction, and work-life balance in a 2018 survey by InterNations.
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Les Années Folles belonged to the upper class and the dilettantes and creative types who could afford to while away the hours at the boozy boîte known as the Jockey, where expats and Parisians came to drink and listen to American jazz and blues.
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In a sprawling barbecue restaurant atop a mall in Wangjing, an area of Beijing popular with the city's large Korean population, Jeong said that she and many other Korean expats felt increasingly uncomfortable, as even Chinese friends seemed to look at them differently over THAAD.
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At lunchtime, locals and expats take meetings in the dining room, which resembles a mash-up between the Beverly Hills Hotel and a Milanese gentleman's apartment, with palm-tree-print-upholstered chairs fringed in gold, mirrored columns and an elegant gold-and-wood bar.
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In a survey by InterNations, the world's largest network for people who live and work abroad, the company asked 14,300 expats, representing 174 nationalities and living in 191 countries or territories, to rate 43 different aspects of life abroad on a scale of 1-7.
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Anthony Minghella, the director of "The Talented Mr. Ripley," one of Donnersmarck's favorite films, had no direct experience of American expats on the Italian Riviera, but he drew upon the oppressive class consciousness of his English childhood to lend authenticity to Tom Ripley's striving.
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Claim a spot among the sociable crowd of expats in their finest frippery, and order a few bites: blistered padrón peppers, garlicky fried squid, crisp jamón croquettes and, if you ask nicely, a palm-size Spanish omelet filled with spicy chorizo from the regular menu.
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For someone who grew up in a privileged environment, this kind of suffering is not easy to process—not to mention that, as three of the experts I talked to for this piece pointed out, expats can undergo trauma themselves, from kidnapping to sexual assault.
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Among my very favorite restaurants was the inexpensive and friendly La Popular, low-key place also in the centro and open to the street, where Oaxacan families, writers, artists and expats gather for the fresh shrimp, seafood casseroles, fresh salads and house-made soups.
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BERLIN (Reuters) - Activists from the online campaign group Avaaz tore down a cardboard wall near the site of the former Berlin Wall on Friday to urge American expats in Germany to vote against Republican nominee Donald Trump in the U.S. election on Nov. 8.
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Tirana may not have a robust avant-garde scene, but it does have a gritty, iconoclastic edge — the Pyramid, a large monument to Hoxha in the center of town, is now popular with skateboarders — and a joie de vivre that's enticed many former expats.
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Factors like your age, financial situation and skill set will come into play as you consider where to explore long term, but if you don't have a place in mind, reading some "best countries for expats" lists might put some places on your radar.
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We were also really lucky that other "expats" from cities all over the country came in through that same fellowship program, so we had a built-in social support system of like-minded people to explore our new city with, and we made some lifelong friends.
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While some hear Fitzgerald's name and automatically think of some wealthy Long Island village by the water or drinks with Ernest Hemingway and other American expats in France after World War I, his time in his half of the Twin Cities formed him and informed him.
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Most crowds are about 25 percent locals, with the rest a mix of expats and travelers, along with a smattering of digital nomads who roam the globe working remotely, hailing from countries that include the United States, Britain, Australia, France, Germany, Russia, South Korea and Singapore.
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Originally targeting immigrants and expats who might otherwise find it difficult to open a bank account outside of their originating country, the startup has since extended its target customer to anyone who isn't being served well by so-called "free" current accounts offered by incumbent banks.
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The convivial outdoor bar draws college kids, N.G.O. workers, expats and local young professionals with its menu of beers from the United States, Australia, Europe, Asia and beyond, including Hitachino Nest Red Rice Ale from Japan (266 baht) and Chiang Mai's own Tropical Wheat beer (66 baht).
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"There are more than 70,000 Venezuelans in the United States who are in a migratory limbo, and some within this group who do not have a legal status," wrote José Antonio Colina, a former Venezuelan military officer who now leads a Miami-based group of Venezuelan expats.
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The congregants that night were mostly expats (students, embassy staff and the employees of various multinational corporations), but there was a small group of Egyptian Jews at the front of the hall and one could feel the presence of their forbearers in the empty space above us.
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"I've heard a lot of people say 'I have red lines', and there are a lot of people who are saying that they no longer want to sign G7 or G20 communiques because there are these red lines," Macron told an audience of French expats in Tokyo.
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The third newcomer to the top ten, the U.K. climbed nine places from 18th in the 2015 rankings, with 64 percent of expats in the U.K. saying they were better able to pick up new skills compared to their home country, while 62 percent enjoyed better career progression.
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In a new survey by InterNations, the world's largest network for people who live and work abroad, expats ranked their health and well-being in the countries that they lived or lived in as part of a wider report on the quality of living for those who move abroad.
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For non-EU expats in Berlin, attempting to get a visa at the Ausländerbehörde is a dreaded rite of passage—particularly for non-German-speaking immigrants, who must hire someone to help or, if they can't afford that, beg their Deutsch-fluent friends to come along with them.
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There are still substantial pockets of expats unable to feast on an Amazing Aloha Champ Burger (a bacon-cheeseburger with a wodge of pineapple), and in 2016 the company will open new branches of its eponymous chain in places such as Britain, Italy and Canada to reach them.
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"There is no existing fan base but for the expats and people who were educated and lived in the United States," said Marc Ganis, the president of consulting firm Sports Corp Ltd and an adviser to NFL teams, who has worked in China for more than a decade.
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A television journalist turned war correspondent embarks on her first tour of duty in Afghanistan, where she dashes into shootouts, wards off the advances of a government official, parties with the expats like there's no tomorrow — and finds herself along the way in this dark comedy starring Tina Fey.
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They planned to sell the Jeep for what they bought it for, as many expats have done, but by the end of their stay the tourism industry and economy had taken a massive dive because of political unrest, Mark said, so they left the car with a trusted friend.
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From workers set to lose jobs, to those on the much-debated Irish border and hundreds of thousands of expats across continental Europe whose visa fates are uncertain, the lives of millions have been reduced to percentage points on GDP, cannon fodder in the illusory crusade for sovereignty.
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The real challenge facing the nightlife industry was how to cope with the sharp decline in Arab expats willing to purchase tables for tens of thousands of dollars in clubs that tied fireworks to the dozens of champagne bottles they'd parade to the table with the largest tab.
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"The Gulf has 30 million citizens (excluding expats) entitled to government services, 70 percent are below 30, sovereign wealth funds of $3 trillion, the gross domestic product (GDP) of the GCC is $1.7 trillion and private wealth of at least $1.5 trillion and healthy sovereign debt," he said.
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We were going at the exact wrong time, tourists and expats past told us, at the tail-end of the rainy season when the humidity pushes the heat index up 20 degrees and plans can be washed away in thunderous downpours that turn streets into rushing rivers of mud.
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In Chicago, Zuhlke says, those differences have been draws for some coastal expats who have moved to the region: Sure, there are fewer corporate perks like foosball tables and beer taps, but there's better work-life balance and fewer struggles to find housing on a six-figure income.
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