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Malta’s Citizenship “Czar”, Alex Muscat, promised to oppose efforts to tax or stop CBI programs but expressed support for tighter regulation.
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The Eur. Parliament research report proposed taxing, regulating, and phasing out IM programs, imposing physical presence requirements, and limiting access to the EU for participants in third-country CBI programs.
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Migratio Group hires 26-year-old Denis Kravchenko as CEO while citizenship unit heads in Europe and the Caribbean switch career lanes.
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Sam Bayat of Bayat Legal Services spoke about the early days in Montreal, his recommendations for the IMC, and the latest updates on CBI in North Macedonia.
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“It is disappointing, however, that the European Commission decided not to propose regulation of citizenship by investment,” said the IMC.
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Nicolas Salerno and Anatoliy Lyetayev argue that an RCBI-industry regulator would bring many advantages but that starting one is tricky.
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Henley & Partners says Jho Low was never their client. The Investment Migration Council says that an internal review is underway.
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Training has already led to over 100 graduates and, notably, certificate attainment has doubled over the last six months of 2020.
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Investment migration people in the news this week include: Bruno L’ecuyer of the Investment Migration Council, Tina Cheng of […]
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Risks related to investment migration had been the subject of “significant exaggeration” and were “primarily theoretical in nature.”
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IMC-boss Bruno L’ecuyer explains how infringement procedures work, how common they are, and what they will mean for Malta and Cyprus.
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Legal scholars, the IMC, and Malta signal fierce resistance as Brussels aims to seize powers of naturalization from EU member states.
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Allegations, demonstrations, resignations, and investigations: Cyprus reels from the Al-Jazeera bombshell and heads have begun to roll.
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The implication of the report’s recommendations for regulation and common standards is that investment migration is a legitimate business.
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Alexander Zvarkovskiy, a recent program graduate, say he’s “better equipped and more confident now to operate in this ever-changing industry.”
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“The IMC established that Dr Jean-Philippe Chetcuti has not acted against IMC Codes in the case that was subject to investigation,” wrote the organization.
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For March, only events in Russia/CIS and Vietnam appear to be going ahead as scheduled, while a dozen or so conferences around the world are postponed.
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A comprehensive report from the EU’s anti-money laundering watchdog gives cause for both optimism and concern. The IMC largely echoes the sentiment.
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The money-for-rights model of investment migration – while economically successful – is a hard sell, politically. Canada’s model offers a compromise.
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“This is another step in further professionalizing our industry and harmonizing standards globally,” says Bruno L’ecuyer in an email to IMI.
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