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UK business confidence hit 12-month high

Business confidence across Britain rose to its highest level in a year during February after the government revealed its 'roadmap' for a return to normality after 12 months of pandemic lockdowns.
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Welcome to the Innovation Supplement – Out now!

Innovation Supplement showcases how schools as are responding to the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic. From the publishers of the Guide to International Education & Schools at the start of Relocate Global’s Spring School Fair during February and March.
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Pandemic dampens cities' appeal to expats

The 'liveability' ratings for expatriates of almost three-quarters of cities around the world have fallen over the past year because of limitations on movement and recreation resulting from the coronavirus pandemic.
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Expats rank Finland's environment as best

Finland has been rated by a global expat organisation as the world's most environmentally-sound nation.
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UK spells out route for Hong Kong relocations

The UK government released on Wednesday more details about how up to three miliion Hong Kong residents who qualified for a British National Overseas (BNO) passport would be eligible for a visa to work or study in Britain.
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Why the time is right to consider a truly bilingual education

With the school break here, now is the time to plan for the future to ensure children and families thrive. Relocate Global’s upcoming webinar live with Françoise Zurbach of EIFA international school, Johanna Mitchell, of Lumos Education and Brenda Levis of NYC Navigator offers a wealth of practical insights.
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Asia tops 'Best Expat Cities' rankings

For the second year running, Taipei has emerged as the favourite city in the world among expatriates with traditional destinations such as New York, Paris, Rome and San Francisco among the bottom ten in the rankings.
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French Nationality Remains Best in the World, while Brexit Britain Risks a Dramatic Decline

Why has France held onto the top spot for eight years? Who else is on the list? What factors does the Kaelin and Kochenov’s Quality of Nationality Index take into account?
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Webinar on India – Inbound and outbound

Coming soon a fascinating webinar on how to support project teams and international assignments to India and the highly skilled mobile talent coming out of India on assignment.
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Achtung! UK facing looming shortage of linguists

Employers are increasingly seeking job candidates with foreign language skills at a time when the number of UK school leavers with language qualifications is tumbling, according to a new report.
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Weekly news roundup: 20 September 2018

This week's David Sapsted roundup includes information about the UK economy, Brexit, expat taxes in The Netherlands, the US-China "trade war", a neoliberal think tank proposed "free trade agreement" between the US and UK, and new visa laws for expat retirees in the UAE.
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Weekly Roundup: 16 August 2018

This week's Relocate roundup includes: the most 'liveable city' worldwide, Brexit-related corporate relocations from and within the UK, and good employment news for the city of Detroit, Michigan.
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French Nationality Ranked Highest in the World

France’s quality of nationality is the best in the world, according to the third edition of the Henley & Partners – Kochenov Quality of Nationality Index (QNI).
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Which city is best for expat lifestyle and culture?

Culture and lifestyle continue to draw expats around the world, in their latest Expat Explorer survey, HSBC expat, rates cities for their lifestyle and cultural attraction.
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Hong Kong king for arrivals among global cities

Euromonitor International's latest Top 100 City Destinations Ranking puts Hong Kong as the most visited city in the world, followed by Bangkok and London.
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Trust in me: simple communications key

An online poll by the Academy of Executive Coaching suggests when it comes to how leaders can best build and maintain trust, plain speaking is a must.
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‘Difficult climate’ for language learning in schools, says report

Language learning is facing a ‘difficult climate’ in schools as take up at GCSE and A-Level remain low, according to a new report.
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Mandarin competition aims to boost language learning in schools

HSBC predicts that China will become the world’s largest economy by 2050 but the number of students taking a GCSE in Mandarin remains frustratingly small.