13:40 21 October 2019
Poland up in ranking of expats-friendly countries
Spain has been recognized as the best country in the world for business expats in 2019, according to CEOWORLD magazine, while Singapore and Portugal placed second and third, respectively. Poland is not very high in the ranking, but is up compared to the last year (up from 45th to 42nd) The 2019 International Executives Mobility Study placed Japan in fourth ahead of Taiwan into fifth; while Finland ranked sixth, and Canada seventh.
Overall, among the top 10 best countries for business expats in 2019, the eighth, ninth, and tenth positions are held by the United Arab Emirates, Israel, and Portugal. Estonia took the No. 11 spot, followed by Australia (No.12) and Germany (No.13).
Rise of Finland and Portugal: According to the report, Finland (6th) and Portugal (10th) continue to impress expats with the quality of life and of family relocation (ranking 18th and 16th, in 2018, respectively). Nigeria ranks last once again, a position it also held in 2018 and from 2013 to 2016. 2018’s number one Canada, still features in the top 10 but drops to seventh place.
The Czech Republic came in fifteenth place, followed by Austria (sixteenth), New Zealand (seventeenth), the United States (eighteenth), and Saudi Arabia, ranked nineteenth.
(CEOWorld)
