Better Due Diligence, Faster Payments: Why Are CBI Jurisdictions So Slow to Adopt Blockchain Solutions?
“It may be more of an emotional issue, rather than a technical one,” says Pavel Jakovlev.
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Industry Trends
1 in 4 Investment Migration Firms Say North America Is Their Fastest-Growing Market
26% of respondents in this year’s Investment Migration Executive Survey said North America was their fastest-growing source market. That’s up from 0% in 2019.
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Remote-Work Adaptations Likely to Outlast Pandemic Say Industry Executives
Investment migration after COVID: Business travel and live conference participation will return, but not to pre-pandemic levels, according to survey respondents.
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COVID, Ultimately, Benefited Investment Migration Industry, 2021 IM Executive Survey Responses Show
Following the initial shock in spring 2020 that sent inquiry volumes plummeting worldwide, investment migration has emerged from the pandemic stronger than ever.
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From Laggard to Best-in-Class in Two Years: The Saint Lucia CIU’s Remarkable Comeback
In our annual survey, industry executives identified the Saint Lucia CIU as the most efficient processing unit last year. CIU-boss Nestor Alfred shares details of the turnaround operation in this interview.
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Will Next Year’s Price Change Kill Portugal GV’s Fund Investment Category?
The Mobility Standard hosts Murat Coskun to understand the future of golden visa investment fund options, in Portugal and beyond.
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The Great Reconfiguration of the Investment Migration Market After COVID-19
Richard Moir and Kristin Surak consider how the pandemic has transformed investor migrants’ preferences.
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Weekend of Libel: Range Developments, Vanuatu Govt. React to False Claims
Mohammed Asaria warns of legal action against competitors he says employ “dirty tricks”. Vanuatu assures its Schengen-access is not imperiled.
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UAE’s New Citizenship Law: “Big Questions Unanswered”
The UAE says it will naturalize investors. Industry leaders are cautiously optimistic about the new law, and ready to assist in making it a program.
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More Citizenship-Based Tax Would “Set Off a Bonanza” for Investment Migration
The heads of Harvey Law Group and CS Global outline what effects they expect the pandemic to have on the investment migration market in 2021 and beyond.
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Khanna: Even After Vaccinations, Mobility Will Be Tied to Individuals, Not Just Passports
“The system will not return to what it was: Nationality will not suffice to guarantee safe passage,” Dr. Khanna writes.
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Investment Migration Has a Crucial Role to Play in the Post-Pandemic Urban Exodus
The pandemic’s shifting of populations away from expensive megacities is an opportunity for investment migration, writes Stephane Tajick.
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Hindsight 2020: The Year in Investment Migration
2020 has been investment migration’s most turbulent year yet. We review the biggest stories and trends in investment migration in the year that’s finally drawing to a close.
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Health Passports Are Coming – What Does That Mean for Investment Migration?
“Health passports may be a proto-version of global citizenship from the ground-up, attached to bodies not borders,” writes Michael Krakat.
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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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The Passport’s Future: Is The Physical Travel Document on Its Way Out?
Thanks to the technological advances Nicola Mangion explores in her article, forgetting your passport at home may soon be a non-issue.
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Should Countries That Sell Citizenship Disclose Their National Debt to The Buyer?
The national debt burden is borne by the public. If you are a citizen, you are part of “the public”.
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What If, When Borders Reopen, CBI Citizens Actually Move to Their COVID-Free Island Havens?
How prepared are small CIP countries for a potential deluge of CBI-citizens who want to move to their COVID-free islands when borders reopen?
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Investment Migration’s Next Frontier Market: First-World Millionaires?
3 in 4 millionaires live in the “West” and display little interest in alternative residency or citizenship. What if that changed?
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The Case For Citizenship by Investment Is Never Stronger Than During Times of Crisis
Michael B. Krakat argues that, during crises, apprehensions about RCBI tend to diminish, temporarily clearing the path for expansion.
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