Like picking a car: “You could choose a Toyota for certain reasons or a Mercedes for other reasons. Each country has a different attraction.”
“The idea that the [EB-5] program could be ended or somehow amended before that [Gold Card’+] came as a big surprise to practically everyone”
“It doesn’t matter which party wins in November, that feeling [of unease] will be there. But if Trump wins, it will be a little bit higher.”
Kristin Surak: “It is nothing more than an electoral measure and has such a small impact that it is of no interest beyond the votes.”
Eric Major on what will happen If Trump wins the election in November: “Simple, I’ll have the business year of my career.”
“As long as one has enough money and the right connections, it is possible to negotiate citizenship in many places.”
Kristin Surak: “people are trying to hedge their bets against an authoritarian regime or an uncertain future.”
Jeremy Savory: “There was brief talk of North Macedonia, but thankfully, we trod carefully while others rushed in and got burnt.”
Marco Cerrato […] says the scrapping of Portugal’s special tax regime “plays in favour for Italy and other countries”.
“To regulate the industry as a whole may be a good project to have, but I’m not sure it can get off the ground,” author Kristin Surak tells IMI.
“Before, they would stay because they were making a ton of money in China. Now they’re not making as much money. So they’re like, why am I staying again?”
“Every time governments threaten to shut these programs down, there’s a surge of people trying to get through the door,” said Katz.
Investment migration people in the news this week.
Investment migration people in the news this week.
Investment migration people in the news this week.
Others may want to avoid “a further demonization of the ultra-wealthy,” Kosnitzky continues.
“There’s a citizenship hierarchy out there, in that a lot of the people with privileged passports don’t even realize it,” said Kristin Surak.
“The sector is benefiting from all the instability we are living worldwide at the moment — pandemic, conflicts and wars, travel bans, unemployment and bankruptcy […]”
Investment migration people in the news this week include: Alexander Shatalov of Savills Russia Nirbhay Handa of Henley & Partners
Richard Moir and Kristin Surak consider how the pandemic has transformed investor migrants’ preferences.