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Australia, Adelaide – Cost of Living
The economy of Australia is a prosperous, free market economy dominated by its services sector, representing 68% of Australian GDP. The agricultural and mining sectors (10% of GDP combined) account for 57% of the nation’s exports. Adelaide is the capital … Continue reading
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Negotiating an Expatriate Package
Although international experience can be helpful for future promotional prospects, companies recognize that employees are cautious about going abroad for “possible future consideration”. Consequently companies usually offer employees financial and non-financial incentives to compensate for the upheaval associated with relocation … Continue reading
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Africa Cost of Living – July to September 2010
Africa’s most expensive city for expatriates is Luanda in Angola (ranked 15 in the world) with a cost of living index of 106.17 (New York = 100). Luanda is particularly expensive for education, (ranked 3 in the world), accommodation (ranked … Continue reading
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Americas Cost of Living – July to September 2010
The Americas most expensive city is Brasilia which is the world’s fourth most expensive city to live in. Caracas (ranked 11 in the world) is the second most expensive city in the Americas; however this may change as a result … Continue reading
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Europe Cost of Living – July to September 2010
Europe’s most expensive cities are those that are not on the Euro. The most expensive city in Europe is Geneva (ranked 3 in the world). The Swiss Franc has strengthened by 8% in the past year and by 16% over … Continue reading
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Middle East Cost of Living – July to September 2010
The Middle East has experienced a drop in inflation in most cities over the past two years following a few years of relatively high inflation. The strong link of most regional currencies to the United States Dollar has resulted in … Continue reading
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Asia-Pacific Cost of Living – July to September 2010
Asia-Pacific has the top 2, most expensive cities in the world. Tokyo is first and Hong Kong the second most expensive location in the world (and most expensive in greater China), whilst Sydney is the third most expensive city in … Continue reading
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Restaurants Meals Out and Hotel International Cost of Living Ranking
This report provides you with the rank of Restaurants, Meals Out and Hotels cost of living indexes as at April 2010 for each of our 282 global locations. The indexes are calculated using the prices for specific quantities of the same … Continue reading
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Expatriate Engagement
Engagement is a fairly recent term in business. In the past the talk was about “attracting, motivating and retaining” expatriate employees. All three strategies focused primarily on money. A competitive salary that takes into account the relative cost of living, … Continue reading
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Negotiating an Expatriate Package
Although international experience can be helpful for future promotional prospects, companies recognize that employees are cautious about going abroad for “possible future consideration”. Consequently companies usually offer employees financial and non-financial incentives to compensate for the upheaval associated with relocation … Continue reading
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