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| 08/09 New
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| 07/09
Flaws Uncovered In UK PAYE Tax System, Tax-News.com |
| 06/09
German Cabinet Agrees 'Future Package', Tax-News.com |
| 03/09
South Africa Rejects Mining Tax, Tax-News.com |
| 02/09 New
Lowtax Editor Column, by Kitty Miv |
| 01/09 New
PBTG Editor Column, Caroline, PBTG editor |
| 01/09 International
Privacy and Security, Investors Offshore special feature |
| 31/08
Lowtax Belize, annual update |
| 27/08
IRS To Drop UBS Lawsuit, Tax-News.com |
| 26/08 New
Lowtax Editor Column, by Kitty Miv |
| 25/08 New
PBTG Editor Column, Caroline, PBTG editor |
| 24/08
Uruguay Stays On OECD Grey List, Tax-News.com |
| 23/08 Don't
Forget Doha, And I Don't Mean The Tennis, Jeremy Hetherington-Gore
blog entry |
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Ireland Plans Social Security Overhaul, Tax-News.com |
| 19/08 New
Lowtax Editor Column, by Kitty Miv |
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PBTG Editor Column, Caroline, PBTG editor |
| 17/06
Lowtax Cayman Islands, annual update |
| 16/08
Germany's Fiscal Court Seeks Property Tax Reform, Tax-News.com |
| 13/08 Jurisdiction
Special Focus: Antigua and Barbuda, Investors Offshore special feature |
| 12/08 New
Lowtax Editor Column, by Kitty Miv |
| 11/08 New
PBTG Editor Column, Caroline, PBTG editor |
| 10/08 Brazil
Cuts Import Tariffs, Tax-News.com |
| 09/08 Ukraine
Tax Code Published, Tax-News.com |
| 06/08
France Plans Reform Of Property Tax Credit, Tax-News.com |
| 04/08 New
PBTG Editor Column, Caroline, PBTG editor |
| 02/08 Islamic
Finance - The New Mainstream Alternative, Investors Offshore special
feature |
| 28/07 New
PBTG Editor Column, Caroline, PBTG editor |
| 27/07 UK
Launches Raft Of Tax Consultations, Tax-News.com |
| 26/07 Fat
Tax On The Menu , Jeremy Hetherington-Gore blog entry |
| 23/07 Sarkozy
Seeks 'Fiscal Convergence' With Germany, Tax-News.com |
| 20/07 Singapore
Base For Tuvalu OIFC, Tax-News.com |
| 15/07 St
Vincent & The Grenadines, Investors Offshore special feature |
13/07 Tax-
News.com Jersey Review 2010-2011 |
| 12/07 Goodbye
To All That, Jeremy Hetherington-Gore blog entry |
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06/07 Hong
Kong Full PBTG Guide, added to Personal Business Tax Guide |
| 28/06
Lowtax Dubai, annual update |
| 18/06 Singapore
- Another Hong Kong?, Investors Offshore special feature |
| 15/06 Swiss
Parliament Approves UBS Agreement, Tax-News.com |
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08/06 Dubai
Full PBTG Guide, added to Personal Business Tax Guide |
| 04/06
Lowtax Panama, annual update |
| 01/06
Lowtax Luxembourg, annual update |
| 03/03
Personal Business
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Expats Find It Easier To Integrate In Germany, Canada And Spain,
by Phillip Morton, Investors Offshore.com 12 December 2008
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HSBC Bank International revealed on Wednesday that Germany, Canada and Spain
are perceived to be the easiest countries to settle in, according to the findings
of the bank's 'Expat Experience' report.
HSBC Bank International said that its report, the third and final study in
its 'Expat Explorer' survey, is the largest ever independent survey of expatriates,
questioning 2,155 expats across four continents. The report examines the integration
challenges faced by expats relocating to a new country by looking at the cultural
and social differences experienced.
Expats were asked to rate their host country in four areas: whether they made
friends with people from the local population; if they joined a local community
group, such as a religious or sports group; whether or not they learned the
local language; and if they bought property in their host country.
Among the most difficult countries in which to integrate were Australia, the
United Arab Emirates and China. Australia ranked poorly on the number of expats
who joined community groups; expats in the UAE found it difficult to make friends;
and China scored relatively low for the number of expats who bought property.
Martin Spurling, Chief Executive Officer for HSBC Bank International and Head
of HSBC Global Offshore, said: “We commissioned this independent survey
to take a look into the lives and experiences of our customers who live across
the globe and the transitional challenges they encounter from country to country.”
He added: “This final report in our Expat Explorer series focuses on something
that is incredibly important to all expats – their ability to fit in to
their new home. This is often the aspect that is most daunting, with many concerned
about whether or not they will be able to make friends or feel like they belong
in their adopted country. Through this survey we have been provided with a fascinating
insight into our customers’ lives which will help us also to best adapt
to their offshore finance needs.”
According to the survey, Canada is the most welcoming country to expats, with
almost all (95%) of respondents claiming that they found it easy to make friends
with the locals. This was followed by Germany (92%) and Australia (91%).
The United Arab Emirates was revealed to be the hardest country in which to
make friends with the local population, with only half of expats living there
(54% - the lowest score in the survey) advising that they found it easy to make
local friends. Singapore also ranked lower, with 68% of respondents indicating
that they found it possible to make local friends.
HSBC's survey found that almost half (45%) of all respondents said that they
had joined a local community group as expatriates. Expats living in Germany
were most likely to join a community group (65% of respondents), followed by
around half of expats living in Hong Kong (53%), Singapore (50%), Canada (50%)
and the US (50%).
Australia, despite scoring highly for making friends with local people, came
last in the category, with just 38% of expats saying that they had joined one
of these groups.
Expats living in Europe were most likely to learn the local language, the
survey revealed. Germany came top in this category with three-quarters of expats
learning the German language, followed by expats in Spain (70%) and Belgium
(70%) who were also likely to adopt the language of their country of residence.
Conversely, only one-fifth of expats in Singapore and Hong Kong (20%) learned
the language of their new homeland.
France came out as a property hotspot, ranking highest in the category of
expats buying property, with almost two-thirds (64%) of respondents stating
that they had purchased a property in the country. Expats in Asia are the least
likely to buy a home with India (6%), China (12%) and Singapore (24%) ranking
lowest for purchasing a property.
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