Charles Savva is the founder and Managing Director of Savva & Associates, and is based in Nicosia, Cyprus. He is Canadian-Cypriot and has lived in Cyprus since 2001.
With over 22 years of experience in the Cyprus professional services space, Charles’ areas of expertise include Cypriot tax, international tax planning, and investment immigration.
Since founding Savva & Associates in 2009, Charles has advised extensively in the areas of tax optimisation (personal and corporate), and assisted HNWIs and their families obtain EU citizenship or permanent residency via investment programs.
Prior to founding Savva & Associates, Charles obtained five years’ experience working with two major banks in Toronto, Canada, and was responsible for the Financial Reporting of publicly listed mutual funds. In Cyprus, he has worked for Big 4 accounting firms, as well as some of the largest professional services providers.
He has made numerous presentations at conferences worldwide regarding the uses of Cyprus in international tax planning, and is a frequent speaker at events dedicated to EU investment immigration solutions offering citizenship or permanent residency via investment programs.
Charles holds an MBA degree in Corporate Finance from the internationally renowned Schulich School of Business in Toronto, Canada, is a UK qualified Chartered Accountant, and a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners.
Apart from his native English, he is fluent in Greek.
Charles Savva: EU revoking visa-free travel “could significantly impact the mobility and value of Caribbean passports.”
Charles Savva advocates for a more constructive resolution of the tensions between Caribbean CBI countries and the EU: A CBI partnership.
The new rules allow for naturalization in as little as three years and legally guarantee processing citizenship applications within eight months, writes Charles Savva.
Charles Savva last week argued Hungary’s new golden visa is an inferior proposition. Today, Laszlo Kiss presents nine counter-arguments.
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