10 on The Weekend – Pearce Cheng: COVID Generating “Overwhelming” Interest in Singapore Immigration
Cheng says inquiries about Singapore immigration have kept climbing quickly since January and that he hopes to take AIMS public soon.
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10 on the Weekend – James Hartshorn: “The Big Agents Had a Lot to Lose; Pop-Up Agents Don’t”
James Hartshorn finds the chaos currently enveloping the Chinese RCBI-market disconcerting, but bullish on India after H-1B’s suspension.
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10 On The Weekend – Anatoliy Lyetayev: Our Agents Get Paid No Matter What
“The only thing I would have changed if I could go back 10 years would have been to enter the market much earlier,” says Anatoliy Lyetayev.
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Eric Major on Investment Migration After COVID: “Phone Rings The Most During Times of Turmoil”
Major also comments on the reasons he believes the Montenegro CIP has underperformed so far and, as of last week, had only issued ten passports.
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Andrew Henderson on Investment Migration After COVID: “It’s Going to Be a Reset”
Watch: Andrew Henderson thinks CBI programs have little room to maneuver on price and warns citizenship-based taxation is on the European agenda.
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10 on the Weekend – Hangama Wanner: “My Country of Origin Started to Implode”
Hangama’s personal journey from asylum seeker to investment banker taught her lessons she now applies to help good people from countries with a stigma.
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10 on the Weekend – Nestor Alfred: CIP Harmonization Still a Priority
Saint Lucia’s CIU-boss Nestor Alfred looks forward to a time when he can finally see the glass half-full – of Merlot.
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10 on the Weekend – Hakan Cortelek: “Build a Team and the Rest Takes Care of Itself”
Hakan Cortelek, who has 15 years behind his belt in the industry, says today’s booming market and the plethora of programs is owed to a handful of pioneers.
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10 On The Weekend – James E. Harris: “Demand for Vanuatu CIP Can Explode if New Govt. Takes Action”
James Harris, a former British Army officer once stationed east of the iron curtain, has discovered a latent passion for gardening during the lockdown.
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10 On The Weekend – Yakof Agius: “Firms Try to Set up a Self-Regulating Body With Limited Success”
Yakof Agius may be digitally revolutionizing the way investment migration operates, but his true obsession is the legend behind the Knights Templar.
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10 On The Weekend – Dr. Hussain Farooq: “I Firmly Believe Turkey Will Outperform”
Dr. Hussain Farooq thinks Turkey’s CIP will be a winner after the pandemic but worries about the “strange correlation” between Transatlantic recessions and conflict in the Middle East.
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10 On The Weekend – Alexander Varnavas: “Real Estate is The King in This Industry”
Alexander Varnavas has worked with golden visas since before it was cool and is surprised that industry leaders think startup visas are the next big thing.
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10 On The Weekend – Kianoush Mahmoudi: “I’ve Been in Lockdown for One Month Now”
Kianoush Mahmoudi explains that running an investment migration firm in Iran is a high-stakes endeavor fraught with obstacles. And that was before Covid-19.
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10 on the Weekend – Sam Bayat: “I Know Too Many Secrets”
Sam Bayat likes camping in the desert with his kids, regrets not getting into the government advisory business, and thinks 2020 will be harsh for everyone.
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15 Million Stateless Individuals – An Interview With Kristy A. Belton
Statelessness showed up on the CIP-world’s radar as Antigua & Barbuda’s CIP explores the possibility of making such people eligible. How big is the issue?
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10 on the Weekend – Paul Williams: “Politicians Meddle in Successful Programs to Their Detriment”
Mountain-bike enthusiast Paul Williams points to the absurdity of cash-strapped governments taking 12 months to accept hundreds of thousands in investments.
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10 on The Weekend – Angie Rupert: “My Business Model is Narrow; I’ve Picked a Niche”
Angie Rupert dreams of building the largest E2 specialist firm in the United States and finishing her Midwestern cuisine cookbook.
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10 On The Weekend – David Lesperance: “Governments Are Increasingly Harassing the Wealthy”
Lesperance is full of admiration for Jean-Philippe Chetcuti and believes the Greek golden visa, when subjected to closer scrutiny, is a pretty raw deal.
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Ten On The Weekend – Anthony Haiden: “Concerned About Incompetence” of Industry Newcomers
“No disrespect to the newcomers, including the mentioned gentleman, but they have not earned the right to sit at the same table as the veterans […]”
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Ten On The Weekend – Jean-Philippe Chetcuti: “Unity in the Industry is Key to Survival”
2019 was the year Jean-Philippe Chetcuti learned who his true friends were.
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