Caribbean: EU Adds Dominica to Tax Blacklist, Bermuda Introduces $2.5m Golden Visa
Dominica is back on the European Council’s blacklist of tax havens. Bermuda is opening a pricey residency by investment program.
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Calls for Infringement Procedures Against Golden Visa Countries Dismissed by von der Leyen
Giegold openly denounced von der Leyen in the European Parliament, accusing her of “extending an open invitation to criminals.”
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For CBI, The Election That Matters Most This Week Isn’t The American One
As Vincentians go to the polls on Thursday, they are effectively casting a vote for or against citizenship by investment.
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European Commission Launches Infringement Procedures Against Cyprus, Malta Over CIPs
Cyprus and Malta must now provide “satisfactory” answers within two months or see the matter referred to the European Court of Justice.
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Long-Term MM2H Agents Question Program’s Future, Ask If Erratic Govt. Action is Deliberate
Not as advertised: A 15-year veteran MM2H advisor questions whether authorities really want foreigners to make Malaysia their second home.
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Antiguan Ambassador Warns of “Threats on the Horizon” as EU/OECD Consider Action Against CIP-Countries
“We are looking closely at actions that are taken and actions being contemplated by the EU and also by the OECD,” said Ambassador Colin Murdoch.
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Vanuatu Citizenship Commission’s New Chairman Tasked With Addressing Dual Program Paradox
Vanuatu’s new government wants more transparency for its two CIPs. Particularly for the VCP, a program exclusively operated by a single agent in Hong Kong.
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Moldovan Parliament Extends CIP Moratorium Until Sep 2020 in Final Reading
Opposition MPs had also insisted on removing a legal provision that would ensure the concealment of CIP-applicants’ identities.
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As CIP Moratorium Expires, Moldova Still Undecided on Program’s Future
The government, however, says it will propose a further extension of the moratorium, one that could last until 2021 if approved by parliament.
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Cyprus to Enshrine CIP in Law and Put Applications on Hold in the Meantime
Opposition lawmakers say no CIP applications submitted after January 31st can be considered until government presents new regulations in Parliament.
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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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Portuguese Govt. Moves to End Golden Visas for Lisbon and Porto
Mendes, leader of the Socialist bench, said her party would do away with golden visas for hotspots Lisbon and Porto in favor of less developed regions.
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Seven Elections That Could Affect the CIP-Market This Year
Seven countries that either have or are considering a citizenship by investment program will go to the polls in 2020. Here’s how it can affect the market.
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EESC Echoes Eur. Parliament’s “Phase-Out” Call – “Intellectually Disingenuous,” Says IMC
The IMC expresses chagrin at being excluded from consultations on a report it says was “hijacked by ill-informed, unaccountable third party organizations.”
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Portuguese Govt. to Review Residence by Investment Program
Portugal’s government wants to channel more golden visa funds into non-real estate projects to address concerns about housing costs. That will not be easy.
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Cypriot MPs Once More Calling for Publication of Investors’ Names
MP George Perdikis has tabled a bill that would see CIP-applicants’ names published. Data Protection Commissioner Loizidou is again compelled to intervene.
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Senator Moves to Prevent EB-5 Price Hike on Nov 21st by Joint Resolution
Republican Senator Rand Paul is asking his colleagues in the Senate to sign a Joint Resolution that would stop the EB-5 program’s planned price increase in November.
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Warnings to Caribbean Politicians Who Seek to Make CIPs Political Footballs During Elections
Burning down a citizenship by investment program to become king of the ashes is not credible nor effective, writes Carlyle Rogers.
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As Hong Kong Impasse Intensifies, Investment Migration Firms Report Surge in Inquiries
As anti-Beijing protests enter their third month in Hong Kong, service providers say inquiries about investment migration are surging.
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CBI-Debate Escalates to Ad-Hominem Attacks in Dominica As Election Looms
Both sides of the aisle fling scathing allegations as the citizenship by investment program takes center stage in the political debate ahead of possible elections.
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