Citizenship Investor Fund Gives Malta Cushion Against Covid-19, But Govt. Reluctant To Use It
“We cannot expect businesses to keep all their profits when things were going well and now expect taxpayers to completely make good for them.”
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Re-Launch of Malta IIP, With Amendments, Likely This Year, Says Govt.
The administration hopes to renew the program before it expires to avoid a gap in IIP-revenue. Real estate investment amounts may rise in MIIP 2.0.
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Malta IIP Not Going Anywhere, New PM Affirms – Opposition to Sit Out Regulator-Appointment
Malta’s Opposition does not want to engage in MIIP-reform talks with the new PM, Robert Abela, who has indicated he has no plans to end the program.
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French Court Orders TV-Channel to Share Raw Footage From Chetcuti “Sting”
A French criminal court has forced France’s M6, under penalty of daily fines, to share the raw footage, which plainly reveals deceptive editing.
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Malta’s Most Likely Next PM Would “Not Extend MIIP” Before Consulting EU-Institutions
Fearne’s comments mark a departure in stated intentions from Labour; Muscat, two years ago, indicated he was confident the program would be extended.
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Malta IIP 2018-19 Data Show Downward Trend Continuing: Regulator Chides “Unscrupulous” Detractors
The numbers offer but grim reading, as all arrows point downward for the program’s key performance indicators.
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Malta RVP’s Financing Option Shows Why the RCBI Market is About to Get 10 Times Bigger
Investment financing has the potential to catapult investment migration from UHNWI luxury product status to the much greater mass affluent market.
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Chetcuti’s Statement on ORiip Ruling: “Regulator’s Conclusions Did Not Come as a Surprise”
The “report has shown in crystal clear terms that allegations made on the TV programme were false,” writes Dr. Jean-Philippe Chetcuti in a press statement.
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Complete Exoneration for Chetcuti Cauchi; “No Evidence of Collusion,” Says Regulator
Having reviewed in detail all 164 Malta IIP applications from the firm, ORiip finds that Chetcuti Cauchi is innocent of all allegations brought against it.
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Chetcuti Speaks Out: “We Categorically Deny All The Allegations and Insinuations”
In an unequivocally worded public statement, Dr. Chetcuti addresses the allegations raised against his firm and person in a French TV-report last month.
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IMC Suspends Individual Memberships of Chetcuti Executives, ORiip to Review All Files
The Investment Migration Council has suspended the individual memberships of Dr. Jean-Philippe Chetcuti and Keith Camilleri. “On 26 September 2019,
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Malta IIP Suspends Chetcuti Cauchi’s License Over Hidden Camera Incident: “Gross Misrepresentation,” Says Licensee
The firm is now suspected of influence peddling. The video, however, provides no incriminating evidence of such behavior whatsoever.
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Chetcuti Cauchi’s Dual Citizenship Report, Global Edition
The Global Edition of the Dual Citizenship Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the laws regulating dual citizenship around the world.
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Malta Hints at Revoking IIP-Obtained Citizenship as Investor Pleads Guilty to Fraud
“Malta takes these matters very seriously,” the head of Malta’s IIP Agency told IMI.
Read moreMalta Citizenship by Investment: 3 Essential Steps For a Successful Application
As an immigration lawyer, I feel more in control of the outcome – and that the program is much more predictable – if I am told everything.”
Read moreMalta’s Golden Visa Has Received 1,600 Applications, But Backlog is Growing Due to Agents’ Sloppy Filing
Some 1,000 applications remain unprocessed due to missing documentation. To tackle the backlog, the MRVA will no longer accept incomplete applications.
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Malta Registers 3rd Consecutive Budget Surplus, 76% of Which From Citizenship Program
Malta saw revenues outpace expenditures in 2018. While the government was careful to point out that it would have logged a surplus even in the absence of its citizenship by investment program, the MIIP can take credit for three-quarters of the positive balance.
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Malta to Build 550 Social Housing Units Using €50M From CIP Contributions
Malta is dipping into its €400 million reserves of funds raised through the country’s citizenship by investment program to pay for social housing.
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UPDATED: Mizzi Replaces Cutajar as CEO of MRVA: “Three Rewarding Years,” Says Cutajar.
Mizzi takes over reins at MRVA as Cutajar leaves to pursue new ventures in the private sector.
Read moreDon’t Miss Our Exclusive Coverage of Investment Migration in Davos 2019
In January 2019, for the first time, the investment migration industry was represented in Davos during the World Economic Forum’s
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