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The Safest Places To Live And Travel In The World By Region
According to the Institute for Economics and Peace, 2016 was in overall less peaceful than 2015. Average GPI (Global Peace...
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The Safest Places To Live And Travel In The World
Ever Wondered Where's The Safest Place To Be In The World? According to the Institute for Economics and Peace, 2016...
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Top 10 Expat Havens With The Fastest Internet In The World
The Best Destinations In The World, Sorted By Internet Speed Connection For internet savvy expats, having the fastest internet connection...
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Top Ten Places To Visit In Spain
Spain is always ready to take your senses for a drive anytime. Definitely, it pays homage in almost every corner...
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Live and Invest Overseas Staff Receives “Friend Of Abruzzo” Award
While much of the Live and Invest Overseas team is in the meeting rooms of the Panama City Marriott Hotel...
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The #1 Beach Destination In The World: El Nido, Philippines
CNNGo, Condé Nast Traveler, and several other travel Publishers agree: El Nido, in the province of Palawan, in the Philippines,...
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The Guide To Survival Abroad (While On A Tight Budget)
Living abroad can be hard. Living abroad can be even harder depending on your monetary situation. But even so, it’s...
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The Best Alternatives To Cable TV Services Overseas
As of 2016, The Nielsen Company estimates household ownership of television sets in the United States is around 95%, and...
Read moreHow To Build A Professional Network Overseas
Being an expat can be as exciting as it is intimidating. It takes a lot of courage to leave the...
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More And More Americans Abroad Are Renouncing Their Citizenship
As the adage goes, the truth is in the numbers, and the truth is there are more Americans renouncing their...
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10 Essential Pieces Of Travel Gear For Every World Traveler
Ready to pack your bags and go satisfy your wanderlust? Be sure to have this list checked first. We’ve put...
Read moreTop 10 Healthiest Countries In The World
Using a recent study published by The Lancet, we have come up with a definitive list of the 10 healthiest...
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Same-Sex Marriage Coming To Mexico?
In the wake of a 2015 Supreme Court decision that makes it illegal for individual Mexican States to bar same-sex...
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Border Restriction Sparks Tourism Blues For Chiang Mai
Since June 27, 2016, restrictions on tourists driving into Thailand from Laos have been in place as a way to...
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Are Thailand And Malaysia Building A Wall?!
Thai and Malaysian officials engaged in friendly talks on Sept. 9, 2016, to see about increasing security against violent extremism,...
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U.S. Flights To Cuba Resume
The first scheduled flight from the United States to Cuba in over 50 years left Fort Lauderdale, Florida, at 9:45...
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Japan Opens Up To Foreign Workers
The Japanese government is working to make the labor market here more attractive to foreign workers, with reforms to residency...
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Property Investment Rising As FDI Declines In Latin America
CBRE's newly released Latin America Investor Intentions Survey 2016 states the majority of real estate investors in Latin America plan...
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Top 10 Countries With The Tallest People
Here are the 10 countries with the tallest people 10. Australia: Apparently Australians are growing even taller. Australian men have...
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A Coup For Belize’s LGBT Community
A rainbow flag, the most recognizable symbol used in the LGBT community, was raised at the U.S. Embassy in Belmopan,...
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British Virgin Islands Property Market Developing, Despite Low Demand
The British Virgin Islands property market may be appreciating with an increasing cost per home, but demand, on the other...
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Greek Housing Prices Continue To Fall
House prices continue falling in Greece, though at a slower pace than the sharp drops of 2012 and 2013. Prices...
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Kiev Property Market Continues To Develop Despite Weak Demand
When compared with the recent stats of the Kiev, Ukraine, housing market, a 2% fall in average price per square...
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The Newest Casual Dining Franchise To Arrive In Panama
Another popular U.S. food franchise is coming to Panama. The casual-dining chain Cosi, specializing in flatbread sandwiches and salads, has...
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Panama Economic Growth Continues
The IMF is projecting Panama’s economic growth to surpass 6% this year, once again ranking it among the fastest expanding...
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DGI Continues Crackdown On Unregistered Rentals
The Dirección General de Ingresos (DGI) continues to try formally regulate short-term vacation rentals made online with sites such as...
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Panama’s Tourism Authority Launches International Promotion Effort
The National Tourism Council (CNT) has authorized a budget of as much as US$20 million for development of a two-year...
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United States Treasury Plans To Require Identification Of Anonymous Shell-Companies’ Owners
The United States wants to force anonymous shell-company owners to disclose their personal information, a result of the Panama Papers...
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Metro Line 3 Tender Set For May 2017
President Varela pronounced May 2017 to be the date the tender will be launched for the construction of Metro Line...
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Global Renewable-Energy Investment Market Expected To Boom After Record-Breaking 2015
Approximately US$409 billion was invested in renewable-energy resources worldwide in 2015, according to the 10th edition of the UN Environment...
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Free Zone Sees US$1 Billion Drop
The Colón Free Zone experienced a fall of US$1 billion in movement of goods in the first two months of...
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Continued Strong Growth In Czech Housing Market
Economic growth, low mortgage rates, and increasing foreign demand continue to fuel a strong housing market in the Czech Republic....
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More Work Permits For Foreigners In Panama
Panama’s Ministry of Labor and Workforce Development issued 67% more work permits to foreign nationals in 2015 compared to 2014....
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Brazilian Lower-House Votes In Favor Of Impeachment For President Dilma Rousseff
On Sunday, April 17th, Brazil’s lower-house council members voted in favor of the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff. This is...
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Housing Affordability Continues To Fall In Scotland
Data from the Bank of Scotland Affordable Cities Review shows affordability in Scottish cities is now at its lowest level...
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Growing Demand For Beachfront Apartments In Panama
Demand from both domestic and foreign buyers is expected to grow beachfront apartment inventory from some 400 units today to...
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Guatemala Sees 25% Decline In Mango Harvest
Guatemalan mango producers will see drop of as much as 25% in production compared to last year due to the...
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Clearing Up Panama City Sidewalks
Following the recent passing of amendments to a 1954 regulation relating to the use of public spaces, the Mayor’s office...
Read moreFDI Tops US$5 Billion In 2015
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Panama climbed 16.9% in 2015 to over US$5 billion, according to reports from the Comptroller...
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Saint Kitts And Nevis Attracting High-End Property Buyers
Thanks to its citizenship-by-investment program, the federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis is attracting an increasing number of wealthy foreign...
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Panama Housing Figures For 2015 Released
The National Board of Housing Developers (Convivienda) recently released market figures for 2015, showing that home sales for the year...
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New Investment Incentives in Colón
Among the measures for increasing commerce in the Colón Free Zone approved by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, companies...
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Nicaragua Canal Progress At A Standstill
The progress of the Nicaragua Canal seems to have come to a (unsurprising) halt. First proposed in the 16th century...
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Panama Now Top Destination For Wealthy
According to Virtuoso, a company specializing in luxury travel, Panama has become the destination of choice for wealthy vacationers. After...
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Expocomer Generates US$131 Million
During the four days of Expocomer 2016, held at the Atlapa Convention Center in Panama City, more than 500 exhibiting...
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The 8 Least Touristy Countries In The World
Sophisticated travelers often long to find that one beach without a tiki bar, that one trattoria where mom still rules...
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Colombia’s Best Region For Agriculture
In a study conducted by the Agustin Codazzi Geographic Institute (IGAC) to determine which part of Colombia has the best...
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Travel To Brazil Visa-Free This Summer
With an underwhelming amount of ticket sales for the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro this Aug. 5–21, Brazilian officials...
Read moreExpat Vote Could Play And Outsize Role In Presidential Race
Oxford Researchers Suggest Expats Could Play Outsize Role In 2016 Presidential Vote A report out of the United Kingdom’s Oxford...
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