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Global Connection Online

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.
 
Specials Books

Global Connection publishes books about living, working and travelling abroad. These books can be ordered from the bookstore.

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Magazine Cover 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.

About GC


News & Recent Articles

Expat & Travel Stories - Signed but not sealed
3 February 2012 - In Shanghai, in the early 1990s, it wasn’t easy to find personnel accustomed to our German work attitudes. So I was very pleased when Heinrich, a ‘local’ German, applied. He was married to a Chinese woman and had lived in Shanghai for years. read more ...

Monthly of February is out
2 February 2012 - Today we have sent out February's Monthly to all registered members of Global Connection. If you are a member, but you did not receive the Monthly, please send an email to helpdesk@gcmail.info
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New tool to help calculate your cost-of-living abroad
31 January 2012 - A new online utility on the Lloyds TSB International website ranks Tokyo as the most expensive in terms of cost of living, with Luanda, Zurich, Osaka Kobe and Oslo making up the rest of the top five, respectively. read more ...

High flying expats more likely to opt for international schooling
30 January 2012 - Expats' salaries seem to be a big deciding factor in the type of schools their children attend, according to the latest Expat Explorer Survey of HSBC. read more ...

Expat & Travel Stories: One man and his dog
27 January 2012 - It always takes a few days to get used to a new city. My new boss, the Russian manager of our office in Moscow, had welcomed new expats before, understood this and offered to pick me up at my hotel. read more ...

Expats in the Eurozone remain resilient in the face of economic deterioration
25 January 2012 - Expats in the Eurozone remain resilient in the face of economic deterioration, while those in the Middle East head home, according to the latest Expat Explorer Survey of HSBC. read more ...

Is Hong Kong's pollution driving expats away?
24 January 2012 - The news that air pollution levels in Hong Kong were at a record high last year comes as little surprise to the expats who live in its smog. read more ...

Chinese New Year
23 January 2012 - Chinese New Year is celebrated worldwide to mark the first day of the New Year in the Chinese calendar, which differs from the Gregorian calendar. It is also known as the Spring Festival or the Lunar New Year and celebrations can last for about 15 days. read more ...

Expat & Travel Stories: New friends
20 January 2012 - A friend and I travelled for two weeks through Java, Indonesia. We started our trip in Jakarta where another friend, Diane, had lived until shortly before our arrival. read more ...

January Newsletter is out!
19 January 2012 - Today we sent out the January newsletter to all registered members of Global Connection. If you are a member, but you did not receive the newsletter, please send an email to helpdesk@gcmail.info. read more ...

Expat wealth continues to look east
18 January 2012 - Top of the Expat Economics league table this year are Saudi Arabia, Singapore and Egypt, according to HSBC's Expat Explorer Survey. Expats in these countries work predominantly in the banking or financial sector. read more ...

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 4 February 2012. We still have availability. Please contact us for further information.

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HR on Global Connection

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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Members on Global Connection

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...
 

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