In terms of mainstream media coverage, the pandemic appears to have had a positive impact on the industry; nary a week now goes by without investment migration practitioners making appearances in heavy-weight publications. Investment migration people in the news this week included: Jean-Francois Harvey of Harvey Law Group Alexander Varnavas of Varnavas Law Georg Chmiel […]
The unique nature of the COVID-19 crisis poses new opportunities for Grenada’s Citizenship by Investment (CBI)/E-2 visa programme, to continue real estate investments, job creation, infrastructure development or investments in government bonds towards economic viability of the Caribbean. Considering coronavirus (pandemic responses) crisis management, Grenada’s reassurance in times of crisis offers unique flexibility, once a […]
At the budget address for the 2020/2021 fiscal year, prime minister Roosevelt Skerrit announced that progress has been made towards the construction of the international airport. ‘We have completed the necessary property surveys, and Cabinet has approved for the acquisition of 213 properties required for the airport construction, of which 47 are farms. The total […]
Even before the pandemic, the American passport had been in decline, sliding in the past five years from first place to being tied for seventh on the latest Henley Passport Index, a ranking of the world’s most powerful passports. Since March, the United States’ inability to control the spread of COVID-19 has led to an […]
The chair of Vanuatu’s Citizenship Commission says revenue collected over the past three months as part of its citizenship programme has skyrocketed to about $US84 million. However Ronald Warsal told the Vanuatu Daily Post the government had tightened security and due diligence measures to ensure that all applicants had clean criminal records. The programme has […]
For the first time in history, the 21st century will see a decline in global population not because of wars or pandemics. The number of people is expected to peak at 9.7 billion in 2064, then shrink to 8.8 billion by 2100, because the fertility rate (the average number of children a woman delivers over […]
The implication of the report’s recommendations for regulation and common standards is that investment migration is a legitimate business. A recent report from the Council of Europe (CoE) endeavors to shed an objective light on issues surrounding investment migration in EU states. Adopted by the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons, the report delves […]
As travel restrictions between countries start to relax and coronaivurs exposes some countries’ healthcare inadequacies, families and individuals are rushing to become citizens of the safest countries in the world. Switzerland is the world’s safest country, according to a new ranking by Deep Knowledge Analytics, a research company. Already there has been a run on […]
As the Covid-19 virus spreads throughout the world, governments across the globe shut their borders or restricted travel to try and quell the spread. With various supply chain issues also emerging in key areas, such as with personal protective equipment, ventilators, and other medical equipment, there has been growing concern that the golden era of […]
Last June, the Housing Revolution funded entirely by contributions from the Citizenship by Investment (CBI) programme handing over 254 keys to families in La Plaine, Grand Fond, San Sauveur; and 66 resilient housing for families in Delices . The healthcare system in the Commonwealth of Dominica was also cared for – building 14 new polyclinics […]
