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Educated Unemployables: China, Twitter and 20-Year-Olds vs. the Pyramids

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Xpatulator

Egypt, Jordan, Yemen, Tunisia today are overflowing with the most frustrated cohort in the world — “the educated unemployables.” They have college degrees on paper but really don’t have the skills to make them globally competitive. I was just in … Continue reading →

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Take Control of Your Currency Exchange Needs

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Xpatulator

One of the benefits of using a specialist foreign exchange broker is that you have a lot more control over your ability to manage currency fluctuations which, whether you are making regular pension transfers or buying property, can help to … Continue reading →

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Expats Warned on Compensation Complacency

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Xpatulator

Expats need to remain on their toes over compensation rights, despite the higher €100,000 deposit compensation limit now in force in all European Economic Area (EEA) member states as from 1st January 2011. While the raised limit is a welcome … Continue reading →

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Expat guide to South Africa: schools

Posted on February 6, 2011 by Xpatulator

Schools offering a British educational experience in South Africa tend to be relatively new – and small – but the sector appears to be growing, driven in part by the popularity of GCSE and A-level qualifications offered by University of … Continue reading →

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Where to Find the World’s Best Quality of Life in 2011

Posted on February 6, 2011 by Xpatulator

Where will you find the world’s best quality of life? Going by numbers alone, the winner is clear: the United States. On a macro level, the numbers tell their story. The U.S. has more paved roads than anywhere else, more … Continue reading →

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Expatriate Tool- Google Translate

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Xpatulator

The search giant last night launched an application that allows a mobile phone to instantly translate a conversation. Users speaking into a device running Google’s own Android operating system will hear their words translated into another language, and their conversation … Continue reading →

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Expat Investment News: How to stop currency fluctuations damaging your savings

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Xpatulator

Dramatic currency fluctuations in the last week should remind expatriate savers they need to take account of currency risk on their savings, writes Charlotte Beugge. Last week, when the bad news about UK gross domestic product was announced, sterling fell … Continue reading →

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Expat Egypt News: One American woman’s diary under curfew

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Xpatulator

I am under curfew, banished from the streets after 4 pm. There’s still no Internet, which evokes mild withdrawal symptoms. Cellphone service is back after a day, when dusted-off landlines proved their worth. Mona, who lives in the apartment upstairs, … Continue reading →

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UK Expatriate News: Bank of England chief Mervyn King: standard of living to plunge at fastest rate since 1920s

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Xpatulator

Households face the most dramatic squeeze in living standards since the 1920s, the Governor of the Bank of England warned, as he reacted to the shock disclosure that the economy was shrinking again. Families will see their disposable income eaten … Continue reading →

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Expat guide to France: health care

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Xpatulator

No two health care systems in the Western world are the same. The French approach shows the usual Gallic individualism. It has worked well for its citizens, giving excellent all-round care and greater consumer choice than in Britain. Peter Pallot … Continue reading →

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