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Panama Scraps Planned Increase for Real Estate Investment Visa

“Significant impact” convinces Panama to abandon its planned investment visa price hike, maintaining the $300,000 threshold indefinitely.

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1 year, 6 months ago

Taiwan’s Elite Card A Golden Ticket that No One Can Obtain

Siren Chen says it’s better to curb your enthusiasm: The Elite Card promises a golden ticket, but with a NT$6M salary cap, few can qualify

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1 year, 6 months ago

French Finance Committee Adopts Bill Aiming to Introduce Citizenship-Based Taxation

The proposed law would track income, capital gains, dividends, and inheritance through a global tax credit system.

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1 year, 6 months ago

PM Drew Admits St Kitts Risked Losing EU Access Before Reforms Decimated CBI Revenues

PM Drew: “Ill-conceived Prison Project issued tens of thousands of citizenships,” which put EU and UK visa-free access in “grave jeopardy.”

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1 year, 6 months ago

All-Time High: Antigua & Barbuda CBI Application Volume Up 205% Year-on-Year in H1 2024

Antigua & Barbuda’s brinkmanship on MoA implementation, which saw it remain the cheapest Caribbean CIP for a month, appears to have paid off.

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1 year, 6 months ago

This Week in IMI - Oct 24: Panama Scraps Threshold Hikes, France Flirts with Citizenship Tax, 200k Indians Renouncing Citizenship, ++

🇵🇦 Panama Scraps Investment Threshold Hikes
🇹🇼 Taiwan’s Elite Card Not What It Seems
🇪🇺 “Growth of CBI in Europe” Expected
🇫🇷 France Flirts with Citizen…

1 year, 6 months ago

Indians Investing Overseas and Renouncing Citizenship Up Sharply Since 2016

Indians sent 2,800% more money abroad in 2024 than in 2014, and more than 200,000 of them are now giving up citizenship each year.

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1 year, 6 months ago

Hong Kong Reintroduces Real Estate Component to CIES

Hong Kong reopens door to property investors seeking residency through the CIES – for a premium

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1 year, 6 months ago

St Vincent Opposition Promises Citizenship by Investment Program (Again)

Could 2025 be the year St Vincent finally joins the CBI club? Opposition promises program if elected, challenging PM’s enduring objection.

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1 year, 6 months ago

Malaysia Probes MM2H Agents, Issues First Batch of Approvals

Gov’t warns of blacklisting MM2H agents spreading misinformation; Vincent Fong hopes for potential residence exemption for investors over 50.

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1 year, 6 months ago