Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, has reported that the Hurricane Relief Fund (HRF), introduced as a temporary investment option under the country’s Citizenship by Investment (CBI) Programme, has been a largely successful initiative undertaken by the Government following an active hurricane season last year. The HRF was established […]
Rich-listers such as Californian billionaire Ric Kayne have issued a warning to New Zealand – banning house sales to foreigners could hurt the country’s reputation and turn wealthy investors away. Mr Kayne, who has built an exclusive golf course in New Zealand and wants to expand his investments, is one of several rich businessmen who […]
Prime Minister, Allen Chastanet, has said that Saint Lucia supports the idea of the Citizenship by Investment Programme (CIP) being run out of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). He suggested that the sub-region could find a way to share funds and have one common standard. ‘In the absence of it being run out […]
The East African nation is, for the first time in history, is allowing non-Tanzanian residents to invest in property on the tropical island. This, coupled with strong economic growth, is expected to boost the property market this year. According to a 2017 Africa Report by Knight Frank, Tanzania is one of a small group of African nations […]
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Beijing has announced new visa, residency, and foreign investment incentives in a bid to attract top overseas talent to its high-tech Zhongguancun Science Park. Those who qualify for the incentives will benefit from longer visa terms and permanent residence status – also known as China’s green card. Those holding permanent residency will be allowed to act as […]
The Office for National Statistics data series points to a fall in net migration from the EU27 to the UK over the past year, although there are still more such persons coming to the UK than leaving on a net basis. Also, the overall net migration to the UK from all parts of the globe […]
In a bid to shut down a loophole in the common reporting standard, the OECD has opened a consultation on the abuse of residence by investment schemes, a move that has been met with scepticism from legal experts. Officials from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) are concerned that residence by investment (RBI) […]
CONGRATULATIONS ARE in order for the parents of first lady Melania Trump, who, The Post reports, will soon be sworn in as citizens of the United States. Like tens of millions of immigrants before them, the first lady’s parents, Viktor and Amalija Knavs, left their homeland (in their case, Slovenia) and made a fresh start in America […]
Finland’s employment ministry has launched a ‘social impact bond project’ promoting immigrant employment. The training targets residence permit-holding immigrants of working age that are registered as jobless. The Finnish Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment is supporting immigrant job seeking with a new Integration SIB project funded by so-called ‘impact investment’. At the unveiling […]
