The mayors of three large Italian cities are refusing to obey a controversial anti-immigration law penned by far-right deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini, condemning it as unconstitutional. Salvini, also interior minister, on Thursday demanded the resignations of the rebellious leaders of Florence, Palermo and Naples, with the last escalating the row by also offering to […]
Dominica is rolling out its public housing scheme this year, funded entirely by the country’s successful Citizenship by Investment programme. This is part of the government’s plan to resettle families displaced by Storm Erika in 2015 and Hurricane Maria in 2017. In a bid to keep its promise to become “the world’s first climate resilient […]
Portugal’s parliament on Friday extended a residency program for wealthy foreigners to include investors who spend at least 500,000 euros on environmental projects. A majority of lawmakers approved the extension and rejected a motion by two far-left parties to end the scheme altogether. Such “golden visa” programs have faced criticism in Brussels for exposing the […]
The world is changing – globalisation has become an irreversible norm. We live in a time of unprecedented global peace, a new Pax Romana where conflicts are more often resolved through sanctions than kinetic warfare. The private sector has been far more successful than nation states at eradicating diseases like polio and malaria (witness the work […]
Were you told the truth by the bank? Did they explain …? Or did they merely say to you: “Sign here”? The Swiss Francs loan issue is not only of concern in our country, but was raised at a European level, as evidenced by the countless pending cases, with the result […]
The UK Tier 1 Investor Visa still remains to be one of the most sought-after visas in the world. According to Home office statistics ending March 2018, UK Tier 1 Investor Visa applications rose by 11% from the previous year, and there appears to be no signs of demand slowing down amid the hysteria […]
More than ever before the global Investment Migration (IM) industry needs to demonstrate transparency, responsibility, high standards of integrity and enhanced due diligence processes, given the levels of scrutiny, comment and challenge currently being experienced. As the IM industry matures and its popularity continues to develop there is a pressing need to demonstrate […]
Reports are wrong in stating that eight Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries are on a ‘black list’ recently released by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) over Citizenship by Investment (CBI) and Resident by Investment (RBI) schemes that they operate. The OECD has not ‘black listed’ these countries – at least not […]
None of the fact-finding missions which came over to Malta from both the European Commission, the European Parliament, and other institutions that have commented on Malta’s passport selling programme– the Individual Investor Programme (IIP) – never met any members of the scheme’s regulatory office, the regulator for the IIP scheme Carmel De Gabriele wrote in […]
The Solomon Islands parliament has passed the country’s first dual-citizenship legislation. The government said it would have wide-ranging benefits for the country. Earlier this year during a multi-country tour, the prime minister Rick Hou said he had met many Solomon Islanders living overseas who would benefit from the legislation. The Constitution (Amendment) (Dual Citizenship) Bill […]