In 2012, Portugal was forced to suffer in silence as IMF-engineered austerity took its toll on the country. However, a change of direction in recent years has revitalised and rejuvenated the nation’s economy Lisbon, Portugal. The country has managed to reverse the economic decline it found itself mired in just 7 years ago as it…
By Melanius Alphonse Caribbean News Now associate managing editor melanius@caribbeannewsnow.com ST GEORGE’S, Grenada – In new regulations gazetted on Monday, the government of Grenada has reduced the minimum investment requirement for the real estate option of the country’s citizenship by investment (CBI) program from US$350,000 to US$220,000. The new reduced investment is only applicable where…
January figures from SEF show Portugal’s Golden Visa program is continuing the upward trend its started last summer; 146 main applicants – and 241 of their family members – invested 85.6 million euros in the West-Iberian economy in the first month of the year. That’s an average of €586,000, well above the minimum. Should each month in…
Montenegro’s Secretariat for Development Projects says it has received more than 30 applications from international service providers expressing their interest in becoming accredited intermediaries for the country’s new citizenship by investment program. At the beginning of January, the government opened the application window for both prospective agents and due diligence providers, setting the deadline at…
Ahead of the Home Office’s heralded reform of the UK Tier 1 Investor Visa program – the particulars of which remain a known unknown – investors in December scrambled to submit applications. 2018 was a record year for the program; Application volumes have not been this high since before the price-doubling in 2014. Statistics from the…
For the past few years, the Cyprus Investment Program has been deemed as a leading organization that constantly evolves. Their development includes implementing a much more rigorous due diligence, providing newly improved processing procedures and consistently creating ideas that further promote the organization’s goals. Cyprus, one of the most prosperous nations of Europe, has made…
Antigua & Barbuda is the ninth largest country by size in the Caribbean. Its economic citizenship by investment program gives you and your family the opportunity to travel visa-free to more than 100 countries across the globe.
Canada provides a family-friendly lifestyle, with several world-class cities that provide well diversified business environments, vibrant social scenes and cultural events.
Dominica has a politically and economically stable climate and its crime rate is one of the lowest in the region. With a diverse cultural ratio, it is a perfect place for all groups of people.
A member of the European Union since 1981, Greece is a democratic and developed country with an advanced high-income economy, a good quality of life, and a very high standard of living. At the crossroads between East and West, it is a superb business location with the capital, Athens, providing access to both international business and travel.
