Dimitry Kochenov provides a general overview of the ethical and moral concerns raised by the critics of the investment migration industry and explains why their arguments do not quite hold up in his opinion. Many among the privileged minority of citizens of the richest countries in the world present citizenship by investment as sacrilege: citizenship […]
INTERVIEW: ALLEN CHASTANET, PRIME MINISTER OF SAINT LUCIA Allen Chastanet, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, says he supports the idea of common standards for the CBI industry, but he is against the idea of setting a base price that no country would go below. What is the history and background to Saint Lucia’s […]
INTERVIEW: BRUNO L’ECUYER, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE INVESTMENT MIGRATION COUNCIL Bruno L’ecuyer, Chief Executive of the Investment Migration Council, explains how the association works with professional bodies, governments and international organisations in order to increase public understanding of the investment migration industry and shares the IMC’s plans and priorities for the coming […]
The president of St. Paul’s Macalester College said former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan leaves a “powerful” legacy at the school. Annan, who died Saturday at age 80, was born in Ghana and finished his undergraduate work in economics at Macalester, graduating in 1961. From there he went to Geneva, where he began his graduate studies […]
Investor confidence in Dubai remained strong despite several global and regional challenges. This was on the back of a string of investor-friendly reforms and regulations initiated by the authorities, according to various surveys, including the latest data provided by the Department of Economic Development (DED). The competitive edge Dubai has been enjoying for years as […]
“Don’t it always seem to go / That you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone.” Joni Mitchell, arch-priestess of the hippy movement, might have been singing about the environment but, somewhat ironically, her words ring true for capitalism – and its cousin, globalisation. These two forces have done much more than shape the […]
A Burbank man who operated a string of allegedly sham medical clinics – and who already faces federal charges of using the clinics to orchestrate a massive narcotics scheme – was arrested today on new charges that he unlawfully procured United States citizenship. Armen Simonyan, 44, who was free on bond in the narcotics-trafficking case, […]
Described as “high-level” proposals, it is suggested that the Tax Department would be able to identify companies carrying out “relevant activities” such including banking, insurance and fund management and impose substance requirements on them, which may include having physical offices and employees based in Jersey. Those requirements could then be enforced through a series of […]
Three boys from the Wild Boar soccer team and their coach, who were rescued from deep within a flooded cave in Thailand last month, have been granted Thai citizenship. In a ceremony in Chiang Rai province, the Mae Sai district chief approved citizenship for Ardoon Sam-aon, Mongkol Boompiam, Ponchai Khamluang, and assistant coach Ekkapol Ake Chanthawong. The Wild […]
The European Commissioner for Justice, Věra Jourová has announced her intentions to bring forward a report on Citizenship-by-Investment from December to the Autumn, which will seek to issue new, more stringent guidelines – believing that the granting of citizenship poses a serious security risk. The Investment Migration Council (IMC), which represents the investor immigration and […]