Slaves, Sugar, and Citizenship by Investment – A Brief History of Caribbean Economics
Edwin Morgan argues that citizenship by investment programs in the Caribbean were an indirect result of European colonialism centuries prior.
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Citizenship by Investment And The Right to Be Unremarkable
In travel, being invisible is the goal. Using personal anecdotes, Kenneth Green explains the CBI industry’s role in making that possible.
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Australian COVID-19 Travel Restrictions: Art. 13 of Human Rights Declaration Suspended?
The Universal Declaration on Human Rights states that “Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country.”
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Four Unsung Investment Migration Markets That Deserve Your Attention
Christopher Clowes explores the potential of four fast-growing investment migration markets that don’t get enough attention.
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Acquiring Excellence: Price Dilution Among CIPs Will Not Boost Capital Flows
Price cuts will not work for CIPs, writes Mohammed Asaria. Maintaining brand value and prosecuting miscreants will.
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The Multiple Trials Awaiting the Caribbean After 2020 And What They Mean for CBI
Dual shocks to both the tourism and CBI sectors is far from the only challenge staring the Caribbean in the face in 2020, writes Kenneth Green.
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Investor Migrants Look at Healthcare When Deciding Where to Ride Out The Next Crisis
Kevin Bürchler: Tiny tropical islands can be great places in which to sit out a global crisis – until you need advanced medical assistance.
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Which Caribbean CIP Will Be First to Recognize Same-Sex Spouses?
“The first Caribbean CIP to move on this is going to gain a significant competitive advantage,” writes Andre Bothma.
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Why I’m Doubling Down on Portugal’s Golden Visa After the Pandemic
Nic Salerno has been a huge fan of Portugal – for himself and his clients – for years. After COVID-19, he is more bullish than ever before.
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Citizenship Through Impact – Refocusing CBI to Maximize Development
“Too few private initiatives have had a meaningful impact on the Caribbean economies,” writes Mohammed Asaria. “Time for a different approach.”
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The Pandemic’s Five Silver Linings for the EB-5 Program
Available EB-5 visas in 2021 will most likely be much higher than it has ever been in the past, writes Marko Issever.
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The “Bachelor Tax” Some CIPs Charge on Single Applicants
Governments offering CIPs need to start treating their CBI citizens as real citizens, and not life-long piggy-banks, writes Justin Donovan.
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The 8 Iron-Clad Rules for Investors Who Don’t Want to Lose Money on Caribbean CBI Hotel Projects
Investors in Caribbean CBI hotels must follow these eight rules or risk owning in a stake in an empty box that will never be completed.
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Asset Allocation for Citizenship Portfolios: Maximize Yield, Hedge Against Black Swans
Now is the time for advisors to talk to clients about diversification of their residency and citizenship portfolios, writes Tatiana Tolstaia.
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Investor Immigrants Are Dream Immigrants: The Case for Proactive Naturalization Policies
Sovereign countries are free to choose whom they naturalize. If you want the crème de la crème of immigrants, all you have to do is ask.
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It’s Time CIPs Worked With Due Diligence Firms to Redesign Applicant Vetting Procedures
Thomas Anthony: Time has come for programs to collaborate with due diligence providers in redesigning their due diligence methodology from the ground up.
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The Chief Beneficiaries of EU CIPs Could Be The Countries That Don’t Have Them
As professional advisors everywhere fall over themselves to get face-time with UHNWIs, Malta, Cyprus, and the EU itself are playing catch-and-release.
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COVID-19 is the Final Nail in the Coffin of the Caribbean CIP-Harmonization Dream
Promises not to undercut each other are all well and good but, when things get rough, they are the first commitments to go out the window.
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“Migration by Investment” in the Era of Deglobalisation
“No amount of discounts or special offers will re-create the demand enjoyed over the past period until globalisation returns to the crease,” writes Mohammed Asaria.
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The Virus Will Bring About What The European Commission Couldn’t: Genuine Links
Where paper-only immigration for increased visa-free travel was once the norm, the crisis will drive more HNWIs to invoke their Plan B and physically move.
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