The UAE Cabinet approved long-term visa system for investors, entrepreneurs, specialised talents and researchers in the fields of science, knowledge and outstanding students to facilitate business and create an attractive and encouraging investment environment for the growth of business for investors, entrepreneurs and professional talents. The decision of the Cabinet follows the decision approved earlier this […]
German Chancellor Angela Merkel defended a United Nations agreement on migration in a passionate speech to parliament on Wednesday, accusing its opponents of “nationalism in its purest form.” The UN pact, to regulate the treatment of migrants worldwide, was approved in July by all 193 member states except the United States and is to be […]
The Morrison government has confirmed it will not sign up to the United Nation’s migration pact, claiming it will undermine Australia’s harsh policies to deter asylum seekers despite Australia’s role in helping to draft it. The Refugee Council of Australia and advocates have strongly rejected the government’s claim, citing the fact the compact is non-binding […]
Ministers should introduce electronic identity cards stating the right to live, work, claim benefits and use public services in Britain to address the concerns of leave voters about immigration in the event of a second referendum, a study has suggested. The report from the Global Future thinktank, backed by the remainer peer Andrew Adonis, claimed the […]
Authorities in Saudi Arabia have arrested or deported an unprecedented 2.1 million foreigners since November 2017, accused of residing in the country in violation of residency and labour regulations, according to the latest tranche of statistics from the Saudi government. Almost 100,000 arrests have been reported in the past week alone. Officials confirmed that 541,087 […]
In an attempt to further boost its booming real estate sector and attract foreign investment, Egypt will grant residency permits to foreigners who invest at least $100,000 in the country’s property market. The growth rate of Egypt’s property market stands at 133 percent in 2018. This has been fueled by strong demand for housing, along […]
Jonathan Cardona, CEO of the Malta Individual Investor Programme Agency, discusses what the programme offers to investors and to the country Source: europeanceo.com
The Cabinet on Monday amended conditions set in February this year to grant investors Jordanian nationality or residency, a Cabinet statement said. The new rules entailed changes to several previous instructions, allowing, for example, investors who have been present in the country to apply and obtain the same privileges as new peers. Investors are offered […]
A draft report by MEPs calling for the ‘phasing out’ of Citizenship by Investment schemes has been presented to a EU Parliamentary Committee. The draft report prepared by Co-rapporteurs Jeppe Kofod and Luděk Niedermayer from the Financial Crimes, Tax Evasion and Tax Avoidance (TAX3) committee in the European Parliament was presented to the public today. […]
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 […]