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Expats in the UK aren’t concerned for a potential euro fall…

by Mark Benson on May 16, 2012

Expats in the UK have concerns over impact of Euro crisis on the Pound

But hope to see their pound going further.

Expat Forum on behalf of Barclays Wealth and Investment Management recently ran a poll on the expat forum website in relation to the troubled Euro and what impact this might have within the expat community. Voters were given a variety of different options and asked how they feel about the potential collapse of the euro and what impact this may or may not have on their lives. Some of the answers are very interesting because it seems that many expats have not even contemplated a number of outcomes which may or may not occur. [click to continue…]

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