A Portuguese city has once again made Forbes magazine’s list of “best European cities to invest in”, with Porto replacing Lisbon which had made the list last year. Forbes contacted LeadingRE, a global consortium of 565 real estate brokerages across 70 countries, to create the list for 2020 and find out what cities were showing…
By Len Port Portugal has been much in the international news this year and most of the reports in the major papers have been positive. When Portugal was rated number three in this year’s Global Peace Index, published annually by the Australia-based Institute for Economics and Peace, the Sydney Morning Herald was naturally among those quick off the…
We are writing to update you on the latest developments regarding the Cyprus Investment Program (“CIP”) as some amendments and clarifications were decided in a meeting of the Council of Ministers on July 25th 2019 and were published in the official Gazette of the Republic on 23rd August 2019. The Program’s financial requirements are still…
Recovering Portuguese economy is being bolstered by continuous support from foreign investors. The country succeeded in attracting many investors from all around the world to help steer it away from its crisis back in 2010. Data shows that investor interest in Portugal continues in 2019. Migratory (Golden Visa induced) and tourism related movements are generating…
IF YOUR RETIREMENT dream is to live in one of the grand old cities of Europe, it can be difficult to narrow down your options. Retirees on a budget need to consider the cost of living and affordability of real estate. As you get older you will need health care that is readily accessible at reasonable prices.…
O jornal espanhol El Mundo fez um ranking dos países que considera os melhores para os reformados viverem “bem com pouco”. Portugal, mesmo ao lado, é um deles. Os restantes exigem atravessar oceanos. Viver muito bem, com pouco dinheiro, enquanto se descobre o património cultural, gastronómico e natural de um sítio. Foi com base nesta…
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 [email protected] 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…