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Moving to Australia? Bank accounts 101

By Tom Watson, Money Writer at Mozo Moving countries, whether to study or for new work opportunities, can be both an exciting and daunting experience – especially when you’ve got to juggle travel arrangements, move your belongings and find a new place to live. With so much to think about it can be easy to
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Global Economies

Wellington Vs Melbourne: Which City is Better?

Josh Brown, Financial Writer Wellington and Melbourne are often considered to be sister cities. They both have a similar vibe and both cities definitively beat Sydney. Melbourne’s population has skyrocketed due to internal and external migration and is due to overtake Sydney in size this decade. This rapid increase in population seems to be taking
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Travel

5 South Island Adventures Every New Kiwi Should Tick Off In 2019

Guest post by Breadcrumbs app There are many things that define us as “kiwis” – from barefoot shopping to supporting the All Blacks, there are lots of building blocks that make up our cultural identity. Perhaps one of the largest blocks there is, would be a connection with the outdoors. Kiwis are an “outdoorsy” bunch
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Global Economies

The foreign exchange market in 2018, a forecast for 2019 and a message from the CEO

In 2018, the Australian dollar has seemed to find some stability in October with it stabilising around 0.705 and then clawing its way back up since then to its current level at 0.72. The ‘aussie’ has been whacked by an appreciating US dollar, a Chinese economic slowdown and economic worries that there’s a bubble in

Immigration

5 important financial services you need as a new immigrant

Moving to a new country is always a time-consuming and often exasperating exercise. It may take months before your affairs are finally in order and years before you can feel ‘settled’ as a new immigrant. There are many things you’ll have to sort out such as finding a place to live, finding a school for
remittance costs

Global Money Transfer

Ignorance is not bliss when it comes to remittance costs

All money transfers are processed for a fee – whether they are hidden or not. To be clear, the remittance costs have certainly dropped considerably since fintech companies such as OrbitRemit appeared on the scene However, they have not yet managed to discover a way to facilitate remittance payments for free. Banks charge about 5%

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