How Has the 2026 Iran War Affected the Gulf’s Startup Market? Experts Have Their Say
Venture funding across the Middle East fell in the first half. But those deals were done before the missiles, so the real reckoning is still to come.
Ethiopia Sets $10 Million Threshold for 10-Year Golden Visa Ahead of Launch This Year
Applicants investing $5 million can also qualify if they create substantial local jobs; a pending directive will set the exact quotas.
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Indonesia Passes Financial Center Law With 0% Tax for Golden Visa Holders in the Zone
The zero-tax zone will have special courts, a presidentially appointed governor, and a ring-fenced offshore enclave. Philippe May: “Looks like they are desperate.”
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Spanish Police Project 3 Million Regularization Applicants
The three-million figure is a police-union multiplier, not a count, and Spain’s income rules make reunification far from automatic.
Caribbean CBI States Submit Joint Response to EU “Phase-Out” Demand
The Roseau statement never mentions the June 2028 deadline or any refusal; its firmest language concerns the terms of “any transition.”
Dubai Issues 66,000 Golden Visas, Over 1M New Residence Permits in H1 2026
Permit conversions and a cooling property market kept volumes high through the Gulf’s most turbulent year in decades.
Ethiopia Sets $10 Million Threshold for 10-Year Golden Visa Ahead of Launch This Year
Applicants investing $5 million can also qualify if they create substantial local jobs; a pending directive will set the exact quotas.
Dominica Accelerates, Italy Takes Lead as Half of Programs Get Faster in Q1
An even split: Portugal slipped below its record as Italy overtook Vanuatu for fastest program. IMI’s Q1 Survey is out now.
The European Golden Visa “Squeeze” and What It Means for Latin America
Fewer than 700 people have used Brazil’s golden visa in five years. Anatoliy Letaev thinks Portugal just fixed that.
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