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After suffering teething pains for the better part of 2016, the Caribbean’s youngest citizenship by investment program – the Saint Lucia CIP – has found its bearings and is finally putting the processing pedal to the metal.

Europe

Malta to Build 550 Social Housing Units Using €50M From CIP Contributions

February 7, 2019February 7, 2019 Editor cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, joseph muscat, keynesianism, malta, miip, muscat, ndsf, social housing

Malta is dipping into its €400 million reserves of funds raised through the country’s citizenship by investment program to pay for social housing.

Cyprus’ CIP Has More Agents Than All Others Combined, But Saint Kitts Has Twice as Many on Per Capita Basis

February 6, 2019February 6, 2019 Editor accredited agents, cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, cyprus, licensed agents, registry, saint kitts and nevis

With 562 registered service providers, the Cypriot CIP has more accredited agents than all other citizenship by investment programs combined, but walk past a thousand Kittitians on the street and you’ll run into at least one licensee.

Caribbean Policy Updates

Saint Kitts’ New Escrow Law to Prevent CBI Real Estate Tricks

February 6, 2019February 6, 2019 Editor caribbean, cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, ciu, escrow, les khan, policy, real estate, saint kitts and nevis

The new escrow law will make developer payouts contingent on construction milestones.

Caribbean Editor's Picks Influencers Interviews

Antigua PM: Crypto-Payments Will be “Very Important” for Overcoming Banking Issues in Caribbean

February 4, 2019February 4, 2019 Editor antigua and barbuda, caribbean, Caribbean CIP unification, cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, davos, gaston browne, world economic forum

Cryptocurrency will be “very important” for overcoming banking issues, lack of progress on harmonization may be due to inertia, and new CIP competition from Europe is ultimately a good thing, Prime Minister Gaston Browne of Antigua & Barbuda told Investment Migration Insider in Davos.

Asia-Pacific Intel & Data

Vanuatu Citizenship Program-Income Up 3X in Two Years: Third of Govt. Revenue Now From CBI

February 3, 2019February 3, 2019 Editor asia-pacific, cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, data, dsp, pacific, statistics, vanuatu, vcp

Income from citizenship by investment in Vanuatu more than doubled in 2018 and now accounts for a third of overall government revenue.

Caribbean Intel & Data

Back With a Vengeance: Antigua CIP Applications More Than Double in 2018

February 2, 2019February 2, 2019 Editor antigua and barbuda, caribbean, cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, data, gaston browne, statistics

Application volume for Antigua & Barbuda’s CIP have not merely recovered; 2018 has been, by far, the best year on record.

Caribbean Vice

St Kitts Police Open Criminal Investigation of CIP Document Fraud Claims

February 1, 2019February 1, 2019 Editor caribbean, cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, ciu, fraud, investigation, real estate, saint kitts and nevis, vice

“The police have launched a full investigation, and it is our intention those responsible are brought to justice,” said the foreign minister.

Caribbean MENA

Persecuted Egyptian Activist Asks Online Followers’ Help to Get Dominica Citizenship by Investment

January 31, 2019January 31, 2019 Editor caribbean, cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, dominica, egypt, mena, politics

Human rights advocate Sherif Gaber tells the harrowing story of how Egyptian authorities are preventing him from leaving the country and asks his followers to help him invest in a Dominica citizenship.

Demand for Turkish Citizenship by Investment Takes Off Following Price-Cut, Reports Say

January 30, 2019January 31, 2019 Editor cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, trends, turkey

Turkey’s decision to cut the price of its citizenship by investment program by 75% at the end of last year has catapulted interest in the program to such an extent that some service providers say they are now filing 20 applications per week, reports say.

Asia-Pacific Tajick's Take

Remembering the Dead Part 2 – Citizenship by Investment Programs of Yesteryear

January 16, 2019January 17, 2019 Stephane Tajick cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, data, history, pacific, statistics, tajick

Stephane TajickMontreal This is the second in a two-part series on now-defunct residence and citizenship by investment programs. This week,

Europe Intel & Data

Cyprus CIP Could Reach 700 Naturalizations Limit This Year

January 10, 2019January 10, 2019 Editor cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, cyprus, data, europe, statistics

Christian NesheimEditor In the first seven months of 2018, Cyprus had already received 521 applications for citizenship by investment. Unless

Asia-Pacific Editor's Picks

The Bizarre Story of How the King of Tonga’s Court Jester Lost $26 Million Made From Passport Sales

January 4, 2019January 4, 2019 Editor asia-pacific, cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, history, passports, tonga

Christian NesheimEditor This is the incredible tale of how a Hong Kong businessman persuaded the King of Tonga to sell

Montenegro CIP Opens Applications for Agents, Due Dil. Firms: Deadline is 28 Days Away

January 3, 2019January 3, 2019 Editor cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, due diligence, montenegro, policy, public call, tender

Christian NesheimEditor The government of Montenegro today announced it will be accepting applications from prospective intermediary agents, as well as

Caribbean

Indian Govt. Disgruntled as Buddhist Leader Gains Travel Freedom With Dominica CIP

January 2, 2019January 2, 2019 Editor buddhism, cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, dominica, india, jungle Bay, karmapa lama, politics, sam raphael

Christian NesheimEditor In November, Investment Migration Insider broke the story of Ogyen Trinley Dorje (the 17th Karmapa Lama) obtaining citizenship