Source: home.treasury.gov Published: 21 May 2023 WASHINGTON – Today, the United States, in coordination with the G7 and other international partners, is strengthening the unprecedented global sanctions and other restrictive economic measures to further degrade the Russian Federation’s capacity to wage war against Ukraine. The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) […]
Source: c40.org Published: 28 April 2023 Today, at the Cities Summit of the Americas in Denver, leading mayors from across the western hemisphere met with international organisations and senior U.S. government officials to discuss the impact of the climate crisis on urban migration and the need for more investment in city-led solutions. The closed-door roundtable, convened by the […]
Source: dw.com Published: 4 April 2023 European countries are shutting down their visa- or residency-for-investment schemes, worried about corruption and security. Meanwhile, the Middle East is just getting started in the so-called “citizenship industry.” After the extremist group known as the “Islamic State” took over parts of her own country in 2014, Iraqi journalist Hiba Ahmad started looking […]
Source: timesofmalta.com Published: 24 March 2023 José Herrera has been appointed chairman of Community Malta Agency, the state-run entity that handles matters related to Maltese citizenship. Herrera’s appointment, which Times of Malta had revealed back in December was close to being announced, was formally confirmed in Friday’s government gazette. The lawyer and former politician will serve in a non-executive role […]
Source: middleeastmonitor.com Published: 19 March 2023 Saudi Arabia has announced it will grant citizenship to certain to selected foreign nationals, following the passing of a law, allowing Prime Minister and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to do so, upon the proposal from the Minister of Interior earlier this year. The decision was made public on the […]
Published: 16 March 2023 Chairman of the Grenada Citizenship by Investment (CBI) Committee, Richard W. Duncan, OBE today announced the appointment of Thomas Anthony, Citizenship by Investment Consultant, as Chief Executive Officer of the Grenada CBI Unit effective April 3, 2023. Thomas Anthony is a former commercial, retail and investment banker with 26 years’ experience […]
Published: 6 March 2023 On 25 February 2023 a historic US-Caribbean Roundtable on Citizenship by Investment was held in Saint Christopher (St Kitts) and Nevis. The highly productive and mutually beneficial engagement involved delegations of the five Eastern Caribbean states with Citizenship by Investment (CBI) Programmes led by their Prime Ministers and a delegation of […]
Source: bbc.com Published: 6 March 2023 Channel migrants will be removed from the UK, banned from future re-entry and unable to apply for British citizenship under new legislation. The slew of proposed measures will apply to anyone arriving on UK shores in a small boat. Further details are expected to be announced by the government on […]
Source: telegraph.co.uk Published: 17 February 2023 Tom Tugendhat orders review of investment visas that can give criminals and corrupt oligarchs a backdoor route into Britain Cash for visa schemes that provide crime bosses and corrupt oligarchs with a backdoor route into Britain face being shut down in a crackdown by security minister Tom Tugendhat. He has […]
Source: reuters.com Published: 17 February 2023 Portugal announced on Thursday a hefty package of measures to tackle a housing crisis, including the end of its controversial “Golden Visa” scheme and a ban on new licenses for Airbnbs and other short-term holiday rentals. Rents and house prices have skyrocketed in Portugal, which is among the poorest countries […]
