Egypt Cuts Minimum Investment Amounts for its Citizenship by Investment Program
Minimums will drop in the real estate investment and bank deposit options. After a slow start, the program approved 200 applicants last year.
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Africa
Central African Rep. Top Court Rules Citizenship for Sango Coin “Unconstitutional”
The government will respect the ruling and is already “looking at another way to offer land and citizenship to investors,” said a spokesman.
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Citizenship by Investment in the Central African Republic for $60,000 Worth of “Sango Coin”: Is the Project Viable?
The country believes placing its asset on a blockchain will transform the economy. The first asset to be sold with Sango Coin is citizenship.
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The Gambia Gambit: Developing The West African CBI Market Beyond Nigeria
NTL’s Ted McEwan explains why his firm picked a tiny country with barely a hundred millionaires as the base for its foray into the continent.
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1 in 3 Investment Migration Firms Plan to Open Offices in Africa This Year
Despite the continent’s being home to a mere 0.5% of HNWIs globally, one in three large investment migration firms are making it their top priority.
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Everything You Need to Know About Egypt’s New Citizenship by Investment Program
Hany Mostafa Moawad has undertaken an extensive Q&A session with Egypt’s newly established citizenship by investment unit.
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Kenya “Pushing Ahead” With Citizenship by Investment Program, Says KenInvest Director
Kenya’s Investment Authority is drafting legal amendments that would permit a CIP. Its chairman says “there’s really no opposition to it.”
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Kenya: A Potential Gem of an RCBI Market – But Is It Too Early to Penetrate It?
HNWI-population growth shows Kenya is on the path to creating large pools of potential clients. Now, all they need is awareness of RCBI.
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3 Reasons You Should Make The Nigerian Investment Migration Market a Priority
Anatoliy Lyetayev offers three reasons you might think twice before sending the next email from a Nigerian prince to your spam folder.
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The Investment Migration B2B Partners List Africa: 300+ Private Client Firms You Can Contact Today
Jump-start your investment migration business in Africa with this curated list of wealth managers, private banks, law firms, and more.
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RCBI-Firms Go All-in on Nigeria as Applications From The Country Triple in 3 Years
Judging by the number of top-flight RCBI firms that have entered the market over the last two years, Nigeria is Africa’s “next big thing”.
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Rwandan Cabinet Approves Law That Would Define Criteria for Investor Naturalization
Rwanda becomes the fourth African country in two years to publicly consider plans for citizenship by investment.
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Nearly 1 in 5 South African HNWIs Cite “Emigration” as Reason For Selling Homes
South African HNWIs’ offshore real estate holdings are growing rapidly and 1 in 5 say they are selling their homes in order to emigrate.
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Egyptian Cabinet Approves CIP-Law, Formalizes Requirements
Egypt is set to open the world’s 13th formal citizenship by investment program, with minimum investments starting at US$250,000.
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Frontier Dispatches: Nigeria’s Investment Migration Market
30,000 millionaires, terrorism, a cash-economy, and trust issues: Nigeria’s investment migration market offers great challenges, but even greater potential.
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Kenya’s Plans for Citizenship by Investment – Any Takers?
No EU, no Schengen, and a relatively high price tag. Kenya hopes a CIP will help repay its debts. The notion is far-fetched, but not altogether ludicrous.
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Egypt Moves Closer to CIP-Launch as Parliament Grants Approval In Principle to New Law
What had initially been a residency program with a path to citizenship is shaping up to become a bona fide CIP without the need for a residence period.
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Mauritius to Open US$500k Citizenship by Investment Program Says PM in Budget Speech
Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth of Mauritius – a country whose citizens enjoy visa-free access to Schengen, the UK, and
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