Published 16 August 2022
There are always a handful of locations with hot housing rental markets, but this year has been hotter than usual with big increases on both sides of the Atlantic.
Published 31 July 2024
Our latest interim cost-of-living survey shows index rises for nearly all the countries involved.
Published 17 May 2022
We take a look at why rents are rising in many markets around the world, including a focus on four locations where our clients' assignees are feeling the pinch.
Published 05 November 2024
Inflation could blow up under Trump
Published 08 February 2024
After a shorter than usual wait since the postponed 2020 Tokyo Summer Games, Paris is set to host the Olympics and Paralympics later this year. Estimates vary, but the number of visitors to Paris is set to cross at least 10 million between July and September. Global mobility ...
Published 14 June 2024
Canned corned beef, camera film, DVD hire and MP3 player - all items once included in ECA's cost of living basket, representative of consumer tastes in their time which have since fallen out of favour. Here we look at how ECA's cost of living team ensures the basket is always...
Published 17 December 2024
From political instability to conflict, economies around the world continue to experience inflation and volatile currency movements. Following our September 2024 Cost of Living Survey, we take a closer look at 13 volatile locations to enable you to understand how various fact...
Published 19 January 2022
As inflation continues to surge around the world, Sri Lanka's cost of living takes an alarming jump, while Venezuela finally exits hyperinflation.
Published 06 March 2024
Africa dominated exchange-rate news in February, providing both the world's weakest and strongest currencies, and just as we were going to press Egypt floated and devalued the pound. Read all about it in our monthly round-up.
Published 15 May 2024
Brexit continues to pull UK inflation both up and down, and Argentina introduces higher-value notes as soaring cost of living erodes value.