These countries are the most attractive for foreign workers

Sep 7, 2018

Toronto skyline stands on the waterfront before Alphabet Inc, the owner of Google, announced the project "Sidewalk Toronto", that will develop an area of Toronto's waterfront using new technologies to develop high-tech urban areas in Toronto, Ontario, Canada October 17, 2017. REUTERS/Mark Blinch

Number one stays put. Image: REUTERS/Mark Blinch

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