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• Young Greeks dream of international relocation and a new life abroad

  
  Almost 74 per cent of college-educated, Greek youngsters would consider international relocation if given the opportunity, according to a new survey.
  
  

• Tonnage rates rise in Duluth as US port emerges from recession

  
  Duluth Seaway Port in Minnesota has announced it expects 2010 freight volumes to increase by as much as 30 per cent on the previous year.
  
  

• Fears over skilled labour shortfall Down Under

  
  Australia is said to be facing a skills shortage, with not enough workers moving to Australia to plug the gap.
  
  

• Vince Cable appeals for business friendly immigration controls

  
  Vince Cable has once again called for Conservative ministers to avoid imposing immigration controls that could hurt businesses and slow economic growth in the UK.
  
  

• Ex-pats driving a great deal on their new motors

  
  Ex-pat British motorists continue to buy and pay for their cars 'tax-free' in the UK, thanks to some excellent deals offered by manufacturers.
  
  

• UK firms consider international relocation to escape tax man

  
  An estimated one in five big businesses in the UK has thought about leaving the country to escape British corporation tax.
  
  

• Brits abroad say they’re staying put

  
  The majority of Brits who retire abroad have no desire to return to the UK, according to a new survey.
  
  

• UK passport overhaul adds new anti-forgery measures

  
  Emigrants who leave the UK bound for a new life abroad will have some new images to remember their homeland by if they renew their passports before their departure.
  
  

• Number of new emigrants from UK falls 56,000 in a year

  
  Net migration to Britain rose by 20 per cent to 196,000 in 2009 - and a large contributor to the figures was a 13 per cent fall in the number of Britons leaving to live abroad.
  
  

• Kiwi estate agents attempt to round up Yorkshire farmers

  
  A group of estate agents from New Zealand are heading over to the UK in an attempt to encourage farmers in North Yorkshire to emigrate, according to York-based newspaper The Press.
  
  

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