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1 in 5 RCBI-Firms Say Dominica Will be Best-Selling Program This Year – 2018 Investment Migration Executive Survey

November 27, 2018November 27, 2018 Editor cbi, citizenship by investment, data, executive survey, investment migration, rcbi, residence by investment, statistics, survey

by Christian NesheimEditor  We surveyed 40 senior executives – CEOs, COOs, Principal Partners, and owners – from the leading residence

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IMC to OECD: Singling out RCBI-Countries “Makes No Sense and Cannot be Justified”

October 24, 2018October 24, 2018 Editor blacklist, cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, IMC, oecd, RBI, rcbi, residence by investment

by Christian NesheimEditor  In a public response to the OECD’s “blacklisting” of jurisdictions with residence and citizenship by investment programs

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Malta, Austria Have Best Citizenship, Residence Programs Finds Henley & Partners

October 23, 2018October 23, 2018 Editor cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, golden visa, henley and partners, index, ranking, rcbi, residence by investment

by Christian NesheimEditor  In its fourth annual Global Residence and Citizenship Programs report, released today, Henley & Partners finds that

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IMC’s L’ecuyer Urges Adherence to Ethical Code Following QIIP-Investigation

October 8, 2018October 8, 2018 Editor bruno l'ecuyer, canada, cbc, code of conduct, ethics, IMC, investment migration, qiip, report, vice

by Christian NesheimEditor  In a response to the airing of an investigative report on the Quebec Immigrant Investor Program (QIIP)

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22 Major RCBI Conferences Coming This Fall

September 13, 2018September 13, 2018 Editor conferences, events, rcbi, schedule

From Shanghai to Saint Petersburg, from Beijing to Bangalore, the September-to-November RCBI-conference season is once more upon us. Over the

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Dominica Tops CBI-Index Again in 2018, But Major Methodology Flaw Remains

August 22, 2018August 22, 2018 Editor caribbean, cbi, cbi index, cip, citizenship by investment, CS global, dominica, index, james mckay, ranking

For the second year running, Dominica has ranked first on a global ranking of citizenship by investment programs. The Citizenship

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A History of Citizenship by Investment – Infographic (Updated)

August 20, 2018August 20, 2018 Editor antigua and barbuda, belize, cip, citizenship by investment, cyprus, dominica, grenada, history, infographic, investment migration, ireland, jordan, malta, moldova, montenegro, saint kitts and nevis, saint lucia, turkey, vanuatu

From Saint Kitts & Nevis in 1984 to Jordan, Moldova, and Montenegro in 2018; we’ve made a step-by-step guide to the

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Third of UHNWIs Hold Second Passport, Another Third Plan to Buy One, Wealth Report Finds

August 17, 2018August 17, 2018 Editor cbi, chris kalin, cip, citizenship by investment, data, hnwi, knight frank, kristin surak, rcbi, research, residence by investment, second passports, survey, uhnwi

34% of Ultra High Net Worth Individuals (UHNWIs) – defined as those with a net worth in excess of US$30

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It’s Official: Greek Golden Visa Biggest in Europe, Breathing Down US EB-5’s Neck

August 9, 2018August 15, 2018 Editor data, golden visa, greece, greek, residence by investment, statistics

In the first half of 2018 alone, Greece issued nearly 3,000 golden visas – or the equivalent of all golden

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Investment Migration Nearly a US$20 Billion-a-Year Industry Estimates Chris Kälin

August 8, 2018August 8, 2018 Editor caribbean, chris kalin, citizenship by investment, data, henley and partners, investment migration, saint kitts, trends

“The investment migration industry will soon reach US$ 20 billion annually,” says Dr. Christian Kälin, CEO and Chairman of Henley

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Antigua & Barbuda Citizenship Program to Accept Payment in Cryptocurrencies, Euros

July 25, 2018July 25, 2018 Editor antigua and barbuda, bitcoin, caribbean, cip, citizenship by investment, ciu, cryptocurrencies, de-risking, gaston browne

Antigua & Barbuda’s Parliament this Monday amended the Citizenship by Investment Act to allow for cryptocurrencies, as well as euros,

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China Industry Trends Opinion 

The “Great Integration” of China’s Migration Market : Education and Tourism Merging with RCBI

July 24, 2018July 25, 2018 Luc Lu china, education, integration, investment migration, luc lu, merger, opinion, real estate, tourism, trends

This article was written by Luc Lu, Investment Migration Insider’s official partner in China. Fewer than one in ten Chinese

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Moldova’s Market Impact: Likely to Attract “Different Type of Clientele” says Harvey

July 18, 2018July 19, 2018 Editor cip, citizenship by investment, EU, europe, feature, gareth brookes, harvey, henley and partners, james harris, mcbi, moldova

The new Moldova Citizenship by Investment program (MCBI) enters the global CIP-market with a value proposal and price level that

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Industry Trends MENA 

Egyptian Parliament Proposes Residence-to-Citizenship for US$ 391,000 Investment

July 17, 2018July 27, 2018 Editor cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, egypt

A proposed bill in the Egyptian Parliament, which received the preliminary approval of lawmakers on Sunday, would allow foreigners residing

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Gentlemen Prefer Bonds: Why Most UK Tier 1 Investors Pick Fixed Income Over Shares

July 5, 2018July 5, 2018 Editor bonds, farzin yazdi, golden visa, real estate, residence by investment, rupert gather, shares, Tier 1, uk

While the UK Tier 1 Investor visa (UKT1-i) allows for investment in both equity and bonds (corporate and gilts), the

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Top 7 Emerging EB-5 Markets To Watch – By EB-5 Daily

June 22, 2018June 22, 2018 EB-5 Daily analysis, brazil, eb-5, eb-5 daily, guest post, india, nigeria, russia, south korea, taiwan, trends, united states, venezuela

This article was contributed by EB-5 Daily The EB-5 Program is a popular way for high-net-worth foreign nationals to obtain

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Industry Consolidation: As RIF and Latitude Merge, Are We Seeing the Start of an M&A Trend?

June 18, 2018June 25, 2018 Editor acquisition, consolidation, david regueiro, dubai, eric major, jersey, latitude, merger, mimoun assraoui, rif

Executives of Dubai-based RIF Trust Investments and Jersey’s Latitude Consultancy have announced they will be merging the two young firms

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