Word: foreigners
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...foreign companies also figured prominently on the list. In fact, they got nearly $60 billion at a time when U.S. firms, notably General Motors, are having to beg for federal dollars just to stay solvent. The biggest winners were French banks, including Société Général, which together scored $19 billion, and German banks, including Deutsche Bank, which got a combined $17 billion...
...people like Rudajev, staying put means learning to live without many plush perks of the expat lifestyle. The first to vanish are the generous housing allowances that many companies use to entice foreign talent overseas. "I'm beginning to see more expats downgrade to smaller and cheaper apartments," says Michael Ciola, an Australian real estate broker who caters to foreigners. The second luxury to be dropped is the private club. The cost of a transferable membership at the Singapore Island Country Club has slumped to $100,000, down nearly a third during the past 18 months, according to the Business...
...years in a row, it has been named the best city in the world for expats by the London-based advisory firm ECA, garnering high marks for its superior roads and airport, health care, low crime and decent air quality. The government makes an effort to retain foreign knowledge workers, who are viewed as vital to the health of Singapore's small but highly competitive economy. Unlike many countries, Singapore does not automatically deport foreigners who lose their jobs. Expats can apply for a special visa that allows them to look for another job for up to six months...
...WWII and exports are plunging. The young politician was elected to the German parliament just seven years ago representing the conservative Christian Social Union (CSU) party, which is aligned with Chancellor Merkel's party. A fluent English speaker, he soon made a name for himself in parliament as a foreign policy and defense expert. But it wasn't until last fall, when the CSU went into meltdown after suffering big losses in the Bavarian state elections that Zu Guttenberg was thrown into the spotlight. Last November the rising star won his party's top job. When Michael Glos quit...
...stable and democratic system strengthened in the country." Earlier in the week, the U.S. ambassador to Pakistan paid visits to Zardari and Sharif, while the Obama Administration's special representative to the region, Richard Holbrooke, held a videoconference with Zardari and later telephoned the opposition leader as well. British Foreign Secretary David Miliband and the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon have issued similar appeals. (See photos of the attacks on the Sri Lankan cricketers...