Singapore, Italy, Switzerland, Greece, Hong Kong, and New Zealand are emerging as some of the most attractive destinations for internationally mobile wealth in 2026, while the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Norway, and South Korea are facing growing competitiveness pressures as tax reforms, fiscal uncertainty, and policy shifts prompt wealthy individuals and families to reassess their options.

There is a sad irony in the timing of the publication of a global survey that names Valencia - which, at the end of October, was devastated by the deadliest floods in modern Spanish history - as the world's best city for expats to live in.