Source: in-cyprus.philenews.com Published: 21 December 2021 Disgraced ex parliamentary speaker Demetris Syllouris will most likely be prosecuted for serious offences, Philenews reported on Tuesday citing insiders. Syllouris was filmed by Al Jazeera last year while promising to make the Cyprus passport issuance procedure easier for fictitious investors with a criminal record. An insider said police have rounded […]
Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com Published: 16 December 2021 The EB-5 program has always been a topic of discussion and chaos among highly influential investors. Though the EB-5 program has enjoyed a good history, it also had its share of issues and controversies that many investors find difficult to fathom. This article will discuss some of the most common […]
Source: iiusa.org Published: 3 December 2021 Yesterday (3 Dec 2021) Congress passed a “continuing resolution” (CR) until February 18, 2022, to keep the U.S. government-funded and operational. By design, CRs are simple measures intended to instruct the U.S. Treasury to continue paying the government’s operation costs. That “simple” instruction, however, is critical to the government’s stability. In the absence […]
Source: channelstv.com Published: 1 December 2021 International migration rose last year despite the dramatic impact of the Covid pandemic on migration patterns, including restrictions blocking many from crossing borders, the United Nations said Wednesday. In a fresh report, the UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM) said the number of international migrants grew to 281 million in […]
Source: thenationalnews.com Published: 26 October 2021 The UAE’s 10-year golden visa is the most cherished ticket in the regional entertainment industry. Ever since the government scheme was introduced in 2019 to attract investors, it has been expanded to also acknowledge the cultural contributions made by creatives, including actors, singers and composers, spanning the Arab world and beyond. From […]
Published: 4 November 2021 On the 21 October 2021, the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) published a Study – European added value assessment (EAVA) intended to support the drawing up of a legislative-initiative report on Citizenship and residence by investment (CBI/RBI) programmes by the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties and Home Affairs (LIBE Committee). […]
Source: antiguaobserver.com Published: 4 November 2021 The Citizenship by Investment Unit (CIU) is looking to engage more with its successful applicants in the future, following the warm reaction it has received at Expo 2020 Dubai. The unit forms part of the Antigua and Barbuda delegation to the world expo and is one of the many socio-economic […]
Source: imf.org Published: 29 October 2021 On September 13, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with St. Kitts and Nevis. St. Kitts and Nevis entered the Covid-19 pandemic from a position of fiscal strength following nearly a decade of budget surpluses. A significant part of the large CBI revenues […]
Source: gulfnews.com Published: 25 October 2021 Fashion mogul Giorgio Armani is the latest recipient of the UAE golden visa, which has been bestowed upon a number of noted celebrities in recent months. Armani was conferred the UAE golden visa by Major General Mohamed Ahmed Al Marri, Director General of General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs […]
Source: blogs.lse.ac.uk Published: 26 October 2021 What makes sovereignty possible? Drawing on the example of citizenship for sale programmes, J. Samuel Barkin argues that sovereignty is built on state collusion – states work together to privilege sovereignty in global politics because they benefit from its exclusivity. Last summer, the Guardian published a series of stories on the alarming participants in […]
