The Investment Migration Knowledge Platform
Through the legal protections afforded to him under Antigua’s common law system, the former diamond merchant has been able to stave off extradition so far.
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The organization does not expect the upward trend in CBI-revenue to continue and, therefore, urges the Vanuatu government not to grow too accustomed to it.
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Skerrit said OECS member states have agreed to implement policies that will further unify the region’s citizenship by investment programs.
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Confusion about the Moldova CIP has been widespread this week. IMI explains what’s really going on and what the possible outcomes are for the program.
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Every RCBI-professional knows that opportunities for education is among their clients’ top motivating factors, but very few capitalize on it, says Merriman.
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Measuring CIP due diligence on 38 criteria divided into five pillars, the authors hope the framework will become a standard for the industry.
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Thomas Anthony, who has headed the Grenada Citizenship by Investment Unit (CIU) since September 1st last year, will not be renewing his one-year contract when it expires on August 31st.
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Moldova’s new ruling coalition has explicitly stated that it intends to repeal the program.
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During a panel discussion at the Investment Migration Forum in Geneva last week, CIU-heads and agents exchanged views on how to ensure the integrity of CBI real estate. The chairman of CIPA, furthermore, indicated a regional CBI-regulator could soon become a reality.
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The IMC’s chief executive says “there is a very big misunderstanding of what this industry is all about” but thinks the reshuffling of the European Parliament is a unique chance to set the record straight.
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Antigua & Barbuda’s deal with Russia catapults its passport’s overall landmass-access score from 25% of the world to 37%.
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Asaria says the EB-5 program was able to create 276,000 jobs during the credit crunch thanks to its employment requirement, and that Caribbean CIPs should do the same.
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Jean-François Harvey argues that the practice of not providing any explanations when rejecting an application is Kafkaesque, unnecessary, and unfair.
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Moldova’s CIP is about to launch its real estate investment option, priced at 250,000 regardless of family size. Off-plan investments are ineligible, and all sales agreements are subject to independent evaluation.
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“Something as important as due diligence within our industry, should not be kept under wraps,” Agius tells IMI.
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PM Skerrit claimed Dominica’s political opposition had agreed to grant a single company exclusive agency for the CIP in exchange for campaign funding.
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Gareth Brookes analyzes the degree to which citizenships acquired through investment can be passed on to future generations.
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Moldova’s Foreign Minister indicated that the CIP does not interfere with the goal of one day joining the EU – rather the opposite – and that he’s glad to have had private-sector partners to help structure the program.
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Grenada’s government has just published a wide set of amendments to its Citizenship by Investment Act of 2013. No citizenship
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“Only when something goes wrong do you see how dangerous these practices can be,” says Carlyle Rogers.
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