Vanuatu Launches AUD-Denominated CBI Bond Investment Option
The government will appoint a single Master Agent to market the world’s only sub-US$100,000 (technically speaking) CBI option globally.
Read moreThe government will appoint a single Master Agent to market the world’s only sub-US$100,000 (technically speaking) CBI option globally.
Read moreMartin St-Hilaire and Philippe May suggest Vanuatu give up trying to meet the EU’s ever-shifting demands and focus, instead, on the mass market.
Read moreVanuatu will actively involve the EU in the process of reforming its citizenship by investment programs to Brussels’ satisfaction.
Read moreUkraine, whiplashing post-pandemic demand, Portugal’s golden visa crisis, and a host of price changes made for a highly eventful year.
Read moreThe EU Council is extending the visa-waiver suspension to non-CBI citizens of Vanuatu, citing a “lack of progress” in addressing concerns.
Read moreGrenada’s CIU seeks a new CEO, while the Chairman of Vanuatu’s Citizenship Commission has been given leave.
Read moreQ2 was the lowest-grossing quarter in four years for citizenship by investment in Vanuatu. And it’s likely to get considerably worse.
Read moreIt now remains to be seen whether the remaining non-EU Schengen countries – Norway, Lichtenstein, and Iceland – will follow suit.
Read moreThe visa-waiver suspension will last until at least February next year, at which point the EU will re-assess the country’s CBI programs.
Read more40 years have passed since countries first began selling citizenships. See our timeline of the history of citizenship by investment programs.
Read moreIn a “Hail Mary” effort to ward off the suspension, Vanuatu is establishing a national task force to review and improve its CBI procedures.
Read moreBy attacking CIPs in small, defenseless countries with no allies, EU politicians rack up PR points at zero cost, writes Martin St-Hilaire.
Read more“I do not see any way to please the EU other than stopping the whole program,” says St-Hilaire, while Harris thinks it’s not over yet.
Read moreVanuatu’s worst-case scenario becomes a reality as the European Council decides to revoke visa-free travel to the EU.
Read morePhilippe 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?
Read moreNuri Katz calls CBI vetting “the best due diligence known to man.” He also takes part of the blame for the industry’s failure to effectively lobby Brussels.
Read moreThe Attorney General and the FIU objected to the contract. Lack of unified messaging undermines the program, indicates Micha-Rose Emmett.
Read moreMartin St-Hilaire points to red herrings, straw man arguments, and other deliberate fallacies the European Commission uses against Vanuatu.
Read moreVanuatu appoints international partners and promises retroactive due diligence. Industry observers offer reactions to the EU’s announcement.
Read moreThe European Commission has formally proposed that the Council partially suspend visa-free Schengen access for Vanuatu passport holders.
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