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Global Connection is an internationally operating media company focusing especially on expats and their partners. Global Connection informs and inspires expats and their partners in order to contribute to their well-being and mobility and thus to the success of their posting. |
Books
Global Connection publishes books about living, working and travelling abroad. These books can be ordered from the bookstore. |
Partner Support
For companies that would like to provide structured support to their expat partners, Global Connection offers corporate membership which includes a quarterly magazine, a partially secured website, e-mail newsletters and a range of other services. For more information, please go to about GC. |
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News & Recent Articles
Russia Has Wealthiest Expats
08 September 2010 - Russia, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain are home to the wealthiest expats, with euro-zone countries falling behind when it comes to paying for foreign expertise, according to a survey of expats released last week.
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The rewards of being creative
07 September 2010 - Practical and very satisfying. That's how Ingrid Power (42) describes her newfound hobby of pottery. She took it up just over a year ago, shortly after moving to the US. The pottery classes that Ingrid attends have proven to be a good way for finding out more about her current location.
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Americans give up 459 million vacation days
06 September 2010 - Over-worked, over-tired and stressed-out workers have one more thing to worry about this coming Labor Day - how many vacation days they could potentially be losing this year. The fact that people are not using all of their vacation days is well documented and the statistics are staggering.
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Expat & Travel Stories: Container full of nappies – China
03 September 2010 - Many years ago, one of our engineers was posted to China for two years, along with his wife and their newborn twins. In those days, disposable nappies were not available in China and so the engineer had some sums to do, calculating how many nappies a child would need over a period of two years - and then multiply that by two.
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September issue magazine out soon!
01 September 2010 - Our magazine will be sent out in the next few weeks and is available to be viewed by our members online now. What can you expect to find in this September issue? As a preview we give you a short insight in a few of the articles featured.
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Expats Getting Younger
31 August 2010 - Whilst it is notoriously hard to get reliable data on such a disparate group as expats, there has been a definite trend over the last five years for the average age of expats to decrease. Working abroad was once exclusively for the experienced worker or manager sent for a specific project or purpose.
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Expat & Travel Stories: A hot issue - Hungary
27 August 2010 - One keen expat in Hungary was very much moved by the fate of a poor local family. But then the story would make anyone's heart bleed. The father could no longer work for health reasons and the family was not entitled to any benefits.
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Do you already own an iPad?
26 August 2010 - About 7 percent of the readers of Global Connection are the proud owners of an iPad. Another 7 percent are thinking of buying one. Those are the results of a survey we did a couple of months ago.
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Expats turn to new style of properties in Singapore
25 August 2010 - Increasing numbers of foreigners are shunning apartments and condos in favour of buying ‘landed properties'- meaning that the property is set on a good sized plot of land - in Singapore...
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Expats part of historic census in China
23 August - The first official count of Beijing's expats is underway but, for most in the community, the historic survey simply doesn't add up. As an army of 100,000 surveyors take to the streets to map the first accurate picture of foreigners in the capital...
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Workshops
Cycles of Change Workshop
We organise workshops completely attuned to the needs of the expat partner. The Cycles of Change workshop is a great success and very popular among expat and repat partners. The next workshop will be helt on 2 October. We still have availability. Contact us for further information.
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BG Group plc - Global Mobility Manager
"The high quality of the content and production makes this an excellent and well received benefit for our accompanying spouses and partners who appreciate the Company thinking of them and of course the networking opportunities it provides. We regularly increase our order of Global Connections magazine ...
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Susan, expat partner Rabobank
‘Although I'm an outgoing person, it took me quite a while to figure out the simplest things when I arrived in Sacramento. That's why I wanted to get involved by becoming a Global Connection Coordinator. That's what Global Connection is all about; helping expat partners...