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Emerging markets of the future for expats

Monday, July 25th, 2016

According to global economic research carried out by international investment company – Goldman Sachs, the latest batch of developing countries that are quickly growing into economic power houses are Indonesia, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico and Poland. Head of Global Economic Research for Goldman Sachs – Jim O’Neill’s original BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) have all reached their current peaks of economic growth for the time being after slowing down since the financial crisis struck; and investors since have turned to ... Read more

Best cities for expats to move to in 2016

Friday, June 24th, 2016

*The UK is no longer part of the EU and therefore while the information in the following Blog was correct at the time of writing, it would be best to gain more current information. According to consulting firm Mercers’ 18th Annual study of foreign worker’s overseas lifestyles, which assesses the quality of living conditions in over 440 locations around the world, the following cities are the best cities for expats to move to in 2016. Vienna (Austria) Zurich (Switzerland) Auckland (New Zealand) ... Read more

Top reasons for moving to Panama

Friday, June 17th, 2016

If you are looking for an exotic and adventurous place to move to, that also offers one of the lowest costs of living for expats, then moving to Panama is the best decision you could make. Currently around 1000 British expats live there either full or part-time, while American expats account for over 30% of Panama’s immigrant population of about 190,000 people. Why Panama? 1. Luxury and Modernity Panama is still a developing country, however it has the fastest growing economy in Latin America, with ... Read more

Welcome to the family

Friday, May 27th, 2016

27/05/2016 Britannia Harrisons & Rowley would like to announce the arrival of Jim Williams, who joined as General Manager on the 1st February 2016. Jim will be based at Harrison and Rowley’s office in St.Neots, taking over from John Thomson who will sadly be retiring from the business. Jim has over 30 years’ experience of running truck operations from sectors as varied as Waste & Recycling to Wholesale distribution to Parcel delivery to Washroom services; He is married to Karen with one son ... Read more

Britannia Movers announces construction of new head office

Friday, May 27th, 2016

Britannia Movers International are delighted to announce that construction of our new head office has begun in Merstham, Surrey. A short hop from our current head office in Croydon, the move is designed to bring Britannia’s hub closer to the M25, improving consolidation of Britannia’s shipping operation. Having spent time designing a more suitable office layout and warehouse specifications, the changes will allow Britannia to serve its customers across all our services in an even more tailored fashion. Merstham in Redhill is part ... Read more