Missed Some Great Expat Twitter Links? (December 14-15 edition)

Hi Everyone, I hope you are enjoying a great week! Here are some expat links I have tweeted recently, that might interest you...

New: Results From 2011 HSBC Expat Explorer (Expat) Survey
http://bit.ly/sRfJKs

BBC Video: The Life Of The Trailing Spouse Who Wants To Work Abroad, But Cannot
http://bbc.in/uDfvnC

Top 10 Global Topics Most Discussed On Facebook In 2011
http://bit.ly/rYnNr1

Which U.S. Companies Import The Most Talent From Abroad?
http://read.bi/vHIT0s

Best of 2011: Books For, By & About Expats
http://bit.ly/t89EfP

25 Australian Travel Blogs & Bloggers To Watch In 2012
http://bit.ly/rt7sih

How To Live Safely Abroad
http://bit.ly/sycBbR

I Miss The Food & The Massages, But There's Life After China
http://tgr.ph/vMfPB5

More Americans Go Abroad For Economic Opportunities
http://bit.ly/uasXI7

The True Cost Of Expat Living In Australia
http://fb.me/tsv7DedJ

And finally... my personal news of the week via Twitter...

"It's official... Our family's moving again! Kuala Lumpur-to-Sydney-to-Sunshine Coast (Australia) in 4 months... Can't keep up? Neither can I sometimes..." Andrea :)

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Thanks for your support and I wish you a sensational day/evening! Andrea @andreaexpat

Barclays Wealth International: Press Release from an Expat Women Sponsor

Hi Everyone, One of our Expat Women Gold Sponsors, Barclays Wealth International, recently issued a press release  about how new clients could save on international payments. If you need to make payments across borders, you might be interested...

Barclays Wealth International: Press Release (Extract Only)
International payments savings for new clients of Barclays Wealth International
* New clients save a minimum of £25 on each international payment1
* Savings also available on a range of other online payments

Barclays Wealth International has introduced an exclusive offer for new clients, which provides significant savings on a range of online payments. Clients who apply for an international bank account with Barclays Wealth International before 6 January 2012 will enjoy the following savings until 14 January 2013:

* Reduced fees on international payments – standard payment charge is waived
* No fees on cross-currency transfers between Barclays accounts
* No fees on euro payments within Europe2
* Free same-day sterling payments (CHAPS payments)

The potential savings for new clients are significant. International clients make on average three international payments each month. By taking advantage of this exclusive offer, an international client making 3 international payments a month could save £900 in one year. For full details of the offer and conditions can be found here: www.barclayswealth.com/paymentsoffer. Thanks.

About Barclays Wealth
Barclays Wealth is a leading global wealth manager, and the UK’s largest, with total client assets of £170bn, as at 30 June 2011. Barclays is a major global financial services provider engaged in retail banking, credit cards, corporate and investment banking and wealth management with an extensive international presence in Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia. With over 300 years of history and expertise in banking, Barclays operates in over 50 countries and employs over 145,000 people. Barclays moves, lends, invests and protects money for customers and clients worldwide.