Cypriot MPs Once More Calling for Publication of Investors’ Names
MP George Perdikis has tabled a bill that would see CIP-applicants’ names published. Data Protection Commissioner Loizidou is again compelled to intervene.
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Cyprus Luxury Home Sales Slump on Introduction of CIP Contribution Requirement
Following the Cypriot citizenship by investment program’s introduction of a €150,000 donation requirement in May, luxury property sales in Cyprus have taken a hit.
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How Many m2 of Property Do Residence by Investment Programs Buy You in Europe?
Adjusting for differences in minimum requirements, you’ll get three times as many square meters in the cheapest market as in the most expensive.
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Greek Govt. Planning a Citizenship by Investment Program, Unconfirmed Reports Say
Greece’s new center-right government is the reported main catalyst of the plans, which would take direct aim at Cyprus’ market share.
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Cyprus CIP Investors Who Began Process Under Old Rules to Be Grandfathered in, Avoiding €150k Donation
On Monday, Cyprus’ Council of Ministers decided to grant an exemption from the €150,000 donation requirement to those investors who began the CIP investment process prior to the new rules.
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Cyprus Citizenship Program Raises Mininum Investment, Reports €6.6 Billion Revenue Since 2013
Having lowered the minimum investment requirement for its citizenship by investment program in 2016, from €2.5 million to €2 million,
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Cyprus’ CIP Has More Agents Than All Others Combined, But Saint Kitts Has Twice as Many on Per Capita Basis
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.
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Cyprus CIP Could Reach 700 Naturalizations Limit This Year
In the first seven months of 2018, Cyprus had already received 521 applications for citizenship by investment. Unless it rejects
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Cypriot President Responds to “Targeting” of Citizenship Program in European Parliament
During a debate among members of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, earlier this week, President Nicos Anastasiades of Cyprus came
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Astons announces the opening of its new Cyprus office in Limassol
Due to the growing demand for the Cyprus Investment Scheme (citizenship by investment program), Astons felt the time was right
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Cyprus CIP Seeking DD-Partner, May Raise Program Price to Fund Housing Subsidies
The Cypriot government says it may raise the Cyprus citizenship program’s minimum investment requirement by EUR 50,000 to finance rent
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EU Committee Calls for Golden Visas and CIPs to be “Phased Out as Soon as Possible”
In a draft report published yesterday, the European Parliament’s Financial Crimes, Tax Evasion, and Tax Avoidance Committee is calling for
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CIP Doesn’t Reduce Tax Transparency in Cyprus Says Head of CPA Institute
Cyprus is preparing a response to the OECD, in an attempt to remove its citizenship programme (the Cyprus Investment Programme)
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EU to Use “All Legal and Psychological Tools” to Force CIP-Country Compliance With New Guidelines
Vera Jourova, the European Commissioner for Justice, visited Cyprus on Friday as part of a “fact-finding mission” intended to give
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Cyprus MP: Boost Transparency in Citizenship Program to Avoid Foreign Criticism
Giorgos Perdikis, a Green Party MP in Cyprus, has stated he plans to introduce a bill to increase the transparency
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A History of Citizenship by Investment – Infographic
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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Cyprus’ CIP Service Provider Registry Out Now – Developers Included Despite Protestations
Cyprus’ Committee of Supervision and Control for the Cyprus Investment Programme yesterday published the official list of licensed service providers.
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Arton VP: Granting Advisor-Licenses to Cyprus Developers Would be “Huge Blow” to CIP’s Reputation
The new Cypriot regulations are ambiguous as to whether the companies selling investments under the Cypriot Investor Scheme – mainly
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3 Reasons the EU Could Learn to Love Citizenship by Investment – By Stephane Tajick
This article was contributed by regular columnist Stephane Tajick. For more articles by Stephane, see the “Tajick’s Take” column. The
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Application Deadline for Cyprus CIP Service Provider Accreditation is a Month Away
Cyprus is standardizing the operation of its citizenship by investment program, the Cypriot Investment Scheme (CIS), and is increasingly taking
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