Expat Focus Financial Update September 2024
Read our round-up of this month’s financial news for expats – September 2024.
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Expat Focus International Healthcare Update September 2024
Read our monthly round-up of international healthcare news for expats – September 2024.
Expat Focus Financial Update August 2024
UK Election: Will There Be an Exodus of Wealthy British Expats?
Back in June, investment migration firm Henley Global estimated that there could be a net loss of 9,500 millionaires from the UK in 2024 – and that was before
Expat Focus International Healthcare Update August 2024
Retirees Struggle with UAE Health Insurance
Retired expats in the UAE report difficulties with accessing affordable health insurance. There is, they say, a shortage of packages for the over 60s, with a corresponding increase in premiums, especially if you have
Expat Focus Financial Update July 2024
UK Elections: Financial Impact on Brits Abroad
British expats were able to vote in the recent UK elections, held in the first week of July, after legislation removing their voting rights if they had been out of the country for
Expat Focus International Healthcare Update July 2024
European Medicines Agency to Review Nolotil Scandal
The European drugs regulator, the EMA, says it is reviewing the drug Nolotil, linked to the recent scandal in Spain where the medication seems to have resulted in the deaths of a number
Expat Focus International Healthcare Update June 2024
New Gallup Poll Suggests Healthcare is a ‘Main Reason’ for Americans to Move Abroad
A new poll by Gallup indicates that the cost and difficulty of healthcare is a primary driver behind Americans’ desire to relocate. 70% of respondents told
Expat Focus Financial Update June 2024
EU to Harmonise Withholding Tax
At the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) meeting in Brussels in mid May, financial ministers of the EU agreed to implement a proposal to streamline existing tax barriers to the capital markets union (CMU),
Expat Focus International Healthcare Update May 2024
Expats Are Stressed – But Do They Cope Better With Burnout?
A recent survey, the Cigna Healthcare Vitality Study, suggests that 89% of expats are suffering from stress – a finding that probably won’t come as a great surprise. But
Expat Focus Financial Update May 2024
Expats’ Pensions Affected By Serious Fraud
The Times reported in late April on a fraud that may affect £2.37 billion worth of pensions held by 10,000 British expats. An investigation by the Sunday Times has revealed that executives at financial