Expat Focus Brexit News Update August 2019

The summer of 2019 has obviously seen major ruptions in British politics, with Theresa May finally departing in a cloud of ignominy and, after a brief leadership tussle between Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson, being replaced by the latter. Max

Expat Focus Financial Update August 2019

More money lures young expats overseas Young expats heading overseas on a work assignment could see a 35% salary boost, a survey reveals. According to the HSBC report, their salary rises from $40,358 to $54,484 (£33,204 to £44,826), on average.Older

Expat Focus International Healthcare Update August 2019

New safety report from Riskline targets female expats A series of travel safety report aimed at female expats and business travellers have been unveiled by travel advisors Riskline. With more than 220 countries and regions being covered, researchers have provided

Expat Focus Brexit News Update July 2019

Over the last month, Brexit has taken a back seat to the Conservative leadership contest but the mood of the country (according to the BBC and, actually, pretty much anyone one speaks to) can be described as ‘thoroughly fed up’

Expat Focus Financial Update July 2019

Offshore account crackdown by HMRC A crackdown by HM Revenue and Customs on money hidden offshore by British expats has delivered £560 million to its coffers. HMRC’s ‘Offshore, Corporate and Wealth Unit’ generated the tax take from its investigations into

Expat Focus International Healthcare Update July 2019

More expats accessing mental health help Growing numbers of expats are accessing mental health support with preventative healthcare increasingly being one of the benefits they need the most, one organisation reveals. The Health Insurance Group (HIG) says the top three

Expat Focus International Healthcare Update June 2019

Expat men are worried about their healthcare Since moving overseas, four in five male expats say they have had to access healthcare, research has revealed. The findings from AXA-Global Healthcare highlights that 84% of male expats living overseas have used

Expat Focus International News Update June 2019

Bahrain bans expats from its public sector Following in the steps of other GCC countries, Bahrain is the latest to announce it is banning expat recruitment in the public sector. MPs there have now voted to approve plans to replace