Almost half of expats in the UK hit hard by the global economic downturn are considering returning home, with those currently based in the US, Thailand and South Africa the worst affected, a new survey reveals.
Expat Economics, the first of three instalments of the annual HSBC Bank International Expat Explorer survey identified the UK and US as having some of he highest numbers of expats considering a homeward move, surveying over 3,100 expats from around 50 countries. Almost half of expats in the UK and close to a quarter of those in the US are considering returning home, in stark contrast to the average of only 15% of expats overall who are contemplating the same move. This year the survey has probed expats' quality of life by examining for economic factors: annual income in excess of $200...
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