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OECD seeks input on: ‘PREVENTING ABUSE OF RESIDENCE BY INVESTMENT SCHEMES TO CIRCUMVENT THE COMMON REPORTING STANDARD (CRS)’

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has issued a consultation document entitled: ‘PREVENTING ABUSE OF RESIDENCE BY INVESTMENT SCHEMES TO CIRCUMVENT THE COMMON REPORTING STANDARD (CRS)’ The OECD is looking into the CBI/RBI industry as part of its CRS loophole strategy and the IMC needs your feedback to formally respond. The consultation document: […]

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OECD seeks input on: ‘PREVENTING ABUSE OF RESIDENCE BY INVESTMENT SCHEMES TO CIRCUMVENT THE COMMON REPORTING STANDARD (CRS)’

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has issued a consultation document entitled : ‘PREVENTING ABUSE OF RESIDENCE BY INVESTMENT SCHEMES TO CIRCUMVENT THE COMMON REPORTING STANDARD (CRS)’ The OECD is looking into the CBI/RBI industry as part of its CRS loophole strategy and the IMC needs your feedback to formally respond. The consultation […]

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Officials Respond to Real Estate Developers’ Fee Adjustment Request

The “forward-thinking” government of St. Kitts and Nevis says its officials listened to the concerns of real estate developers in the federation and has responded positively to their request for adjustments to government fees under the real estate option of the Citizenship by Investment (CBI) Programme. In making the announcement during the Feb. 13 sitting […]

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CBI: Business Are “Hugely Frustrated” by Government Delay on Brexit Immigration Paper

According to an influential business lobby group, the government must give clarity regarding its policy on future immigration,  following reports that it may delay publication of a fundamental policy paper on the said issue. The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) said that businesses would be “frustrated” if the government does not present an indication of […]

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All Set to Start Census 2020; Citizenship Query Still a Thorny Question

President Donald Trump took office on a nationalist anti-immigrant agenda, linking foreigners and migration to terrorism, crime and lost jobs   The United States is gearing up to conduct its next population census in 2020 but a thorny question on citizenship has ignited controversy even before it has begun. When the decennial national headcount gets under way, […]

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Trump Nominee for U.N. Migration Post Called Muslims Violent, Christians Top Priority

The Trump administration’s nominee to coordinate billions of dollars in assistance to migrants around the world has suggested in social-media posts that Islam is an inherently violent religion and has said Christians in some cases should receive preferential treatment when resettling from hostile areas. In tweets, social media posts and radio appearances reviewed by The Washington Post, Ken […]

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Leading Brexiteer Activist ‘buys EU passport via Malta’

A New Zealand-born backer of a think tank advocating a hard Brexit has obtained an EU passport through Malta, it has been reported. Christopher Chandler, founder of Legatum, which backs leaving the single market and the customs union, has become a citizen of the Mediterranean island. Critics branded the move double standards as the passport would give him the right to live […]

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FBI Anti-Bribery Official To Leave for Consulting Firm

Exiger, the global regulatory, financial crime, risk and compliance company, announced the appointment of George “Ren” McEachern as Managing Director in the company’s Global Investigations Group. A decorated investigator widely recognized as one of the world’s leading anti-bribery authorities, Mr. McEachern is based in Exiger’s Washington, D.C. Metro office. Mr. McEachern will focus primarily on leading anti-bribery investigations and […]

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