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Asia-Pacific Policy Updates 

Singapore Global Investor Program Quadruples Min. Investment Requirement

March 3, 2023March 3, 2023 Christian Henrik Nesheim asia-pacific, club, global investor program, golden visa, philippe may, policy updates, residence by investment, singapore

An average of 60 investors a year qualify for PR under Singapore’s GIP. Now, the government is quadrupling the minimum investment requirement.

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IM People in The News 

Chinese Govt. Seeks “Complete Control of its Population”: IM People in the News This Week

November 26, 2022November 26, 2022 Christian Henrik Nesheim club, david lesperance, eric major, im people in the news, philippe may, suresh rajan

“They are interested in having complete control over their population, including those who reside in HK.”

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Analysis Editor's Picks 

The 13 Planned Citizenship by Investment Programs The Market is Waiting For: Which Will Open First?

November 16, 2022November 16, 2022 Christian Henrik Nesheim analysis, citizenship by investment, club, philippe may, sam bayat

In the last four years, at least 13 countries have planned CIPs without actually opening them yet. Now, several are getting close to opening.

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IM People in The News 

“In China, They Play for Keeps”: Investment Migration People in the News This Week

November 16, 2022November 16, 2022 Christian Henrik Nesheim christian kalin, club, david lesperance, dominic volek, im people in the news, philippe may, richard hallam

Philippe May, CEO of investment migration firm EC Holdings, said the most common request from China was “a second passport, quick”.

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IM People in The News 

“So Affluent They Don’t Need to Think About How Much They Spend”: Investment Migration People in the News This Week

October 22, 2022October 22, 2022 Christian Henrik Nesheim christian kalin, club, david lesperance, henley and partners, im people in the news, latitude, philippe may

“The level of wealth they have achieved means they are unlikely to ever worry about money again,” Steffen said.

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IM People in The News 

“I Have a Giant Target on My Back”: Investment Migration People in the News This Week

September 24, 2022September 24, 2022 Christian Henrik Nesheim club, david lesperance, dominic volek, henley and partners, im people in the news, philippe may, risvas

Investment migration people in the news this week.

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Asia-Pacific 

In Astonishing Claim, Malaysian Govt. Says Premium Visa Program Got 20,000 Applications on First Day

September 6, 2022September 6, 2022 Christian Henrik Nesheim anthony liew, asia-pacific, club, malaysia, mm2h, philippe may, PViP

Industry insiders, however, are not buying the figure, calling it “misinformation” and a practical impossibility.

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People on the move 

Launches RCBI Advisory With 9 Global Partners: “We Aim to Be Among The 3 Largest IM Firms Outside of China”

September 1, 2022September 1, 2022 Christian Henrik Nesheim club, guvenc ketenci, kevin hosam, martin st-hilaire, people on the move, philippe may

The former Arton Capital MP, alongside eight other managing equity partners, hopes to put the spotlight on a range of unsung golden visas.

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Asia-Pacific Opinion 

How Losing Schengen-Access Would Affect Vanuatu Citizenship by Investment

January 31, 2022January 31, 2022 Martin St-Hilaire asia-pacific, cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, club, dsp, european commission, martin st-hilaire, philippe may, vanuatu

Philippe May and Martin St-Hilaire ask: Would it be the end of CBI in Vanuatu? Would a price cut be in order? Where would demand come from?

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Industry Trends Intel & Data 

Global Number of CBI Agents Up 16% Since Cyprus Closure – Dominica Blacklists Another Firm

December 3, 2021December 6, 2021 Christian Henrik Nesheim accredited agents, blacklist, citizenship by investment, club, data, les khan, philippe may, sam bayat, statistics

The global number of CBI-accredited agents is slowly recovering since the end of Cyprus’ CIP. Dominica adds to its agent blacklist.

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Podcast 

EU Campaign Against CBI “Driven by Ideology”: Philippe May on the Mobility Standard Podcast

November 1, 2021November 1, 2021 Christian Henrik Nesheim blacklisting, cbi, cip, club, discount, EU, europe, european commission, european parliament, golden visa, latvia, mobility standard, philippe may, podcast, portugal

If appeasing the EU was Malta’s goal, says Philippe May, it was unsuccessful. “These people are driven by ideology. They will never give up.”

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Caribbean Editor's Picks 

These 16 CBI Promoters Are Blacklisted: That Number is “Way Too Low” Say CBI Veterans

October 18, 2021October 18, 2021 Christian Henrik Nesheim bayat, bayat group, blacklist, caribbean, cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, club, philippe may, sam bayat, vice

“I could name five or six companies, just offhand, that should be blacklisted for gross misbehavior,” says one veteran CBI advisor.

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Interviews Ten On The Weekend 

Surprised That Chinese IM Market Shrank During Pandemic: Philippe May in 10 on The Weekend

October 3, 2021October 3, 2021 Christian Henrik Nesheim club, interview, philippe may, totw

“The Chinese are normally far-sighted, so this change of heart is surprising. At least at this magnitude,” says Philippe May about the market slump.

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IM People in The News 

“Our Clients […] Bought About $1bn Worth of Properties”: Investment Migration People in the News This Week

August 15, 2021August 15, 2021 Christian Henrik Nesheim arthur sarkisian, arton capital, astons, club, david lesperance, henley and partners, hlg, im people in the news, jean francois harvey, philippe may

“Our clients worldwide, since 2019, have bought about US$1 billion worth of properties” under various IM programs, said Harvey.

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Caribbean 

As Bahamas Govt. Considers Citizenship by Investment, Opposition MP “Will Fight to the Death” to Stop It

December 7, 2020December 7, 2020 Christian Henrik Nesheim bahamas, caribbean, cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, club, philippe may

Prompted by the local business community, the government is considering citizenship by investment. The opposition takes umbrage.

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IM People in The News 

Investment Migration People in The News This Week

September 16, 2020September 16, 2020 Christian Henrik Nesheim armand arton, club, gregor nassief, im people in the news, juerg steffen, les khan, mohammed asaria, paddy blewer, philippe may, veronica cotdemiey

Investment migration people in the news this week include: Mohammed Asaria of Range Developments Gregor Nassief of Secret Bay Les

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IM People in The News 

Investment Migration in the News This Week: “COVID-19 Has Accelerated Adoption of [CBI]”

June 8, 2020June 8, 2020 Christian Henrik Nesheim andrew henderson, armand arton, christian kalin, club, im people in the news, jean francois harvey, maxime lapointe, mohammed asaria, paddy blewer, philippe may, richard kurland, sam bayat

Prominent investment migration figures have garnered an unusually high degree of coverage in mainstream outlets over the past week

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IM People in The News 

Investment Migration People in The News This Week

October 7, 2019October 31, 2019 Christian Henrik Nesheim apex capital, armand arton, arton capital, bartra, chris kalin, club, henley and partners, im people in the news, nuri katz, paddy blewer, philippe may

In a new segment, we provide a roundup of industry personalities’ appearances in the large, traditional media over the past week.

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Asia-Pacific Editor's Picks Features 

Why Does Vanuatu Have Several CIPs? And What do They Really Cost?

June 27, 2018June 27, 2018 Christian Henrik Nesheim citizenship by investment, dsp, james harris, philippe may, vanuatu, vcp

Vanuatu, an island nation in the Pacific home to some 270,000 ni-Vanuatu – the demonym used for nationals of that

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Asia-Pacific Editor's Picks Popular 

Vanuatu Can Rival Caribbean CIPs, But Can’t “Keep Changing Every Few Months” says Arton Capital MD

November 5, 2017November 8, 2017 Christian Henrik Nesheim arton capital, citizenship by investment, dsp, geoffrey bond, harvey law, philippe may, vanuatu, vic

Philippe May, Managing Director of Arton Capital’s Singapore office, thinks Vanuatu’s citizenship program could be a serious contender to its

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