Plot With A Magnificent Lake Panorama - ID 2614

Bulgarian Builders Facing Bankruptcy 21/03/2008
SOFIA, Bulgaria -- Bankruptcies in Bulgaria's construction sector are likely to increase by about 50 percent this year, global risk management consultancy Coface said last week. "We expect the risk in the construction sector to keep increasing, and the main reason is widespread and badly planned construction on the Black Sea coastline and in mountain resorts," Kamelia Popova, head of Coface's Bulgarian arm, told a news conference. Official data showed 15 construction companies went bankrupt in the Balkan country last year, out of a total of 240 bankruptcies, Coface officials said. Real estate deals and construction have boomed in the European Union newcomer in recent years, partly fueled by increased foreign demand. Property prices in Bulgaria are low compared with... more

What To Expect From Expatriation 04/04/2008
So your husband has come home and announced that his company is relocating him to Singapore.  So you’ve been offered a job heading up a team in Dubai and you need to inform your husband and children of that fact that you want to move.  Or perhaps you’re a singleton and have been looking for work abroad and have just landed that perfect career enhancing job posting in Paris? Whatever your personal job situation, if you’re about to move abroad for the first time I am pretty certain you’re actively wondering what to expect from expatriation!  There are many bonuses to living and working abroad and there are also a few pitfalls that you should really be aware of if you want to thrive on the journey rather than barely survive the move. If you’re being relocated by a company you really need... more