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Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister, Gaston Browne, is accusing the United States of America of trying to “kill” the Citizenship by Investment Programs (CIP) in the Caribbean.   Browne said to listeners on his weekly radio program Saturday gone, that “It seems as though they don’t want us to operate the CIP so they want to kill it”.   “They attacked St Kitts and Dominica too. And they do that so often I don’t even know what to say. But anytime they kill it, countries like Dominica and St Kitts, their economies will be decimated and they will plunge tens...

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Find out how Asia Outbound can introduce you to new intermediaries and agents for your project or services.       By Web Report Dubai   The initiative was launched in a bid to position the fast-developing emirate as a global centre for culture, an incubator for creativity, and a hub for talent. Dubai has announced it will grant cultural visas to 1,000 creators and artists from across the world. The announcement was made on Tuesday by the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, as part of the first-of-its-kind cultural visa initiative launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President...

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Find out how Asia Outbound can introduce you to new intermediaries and agents for your project or services     By CS Global Partners   The Commonwealth of Dominica's new geothermal plant is expected to be built in 2022. The project is part of the Caribbean island's goal to become the world's first climate-resilient country. It aims to reduce electricity costs for consumers and supply energy to its neighbouring French islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique.   The plant, which is partly funded by the country's Citizenship by Investment Programme, is expected to generate approximately 120 megawatts of electricity when finished. Dominica's Ambassador...

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By Christian Nesheim   A long-time reader raises an important question:   How much do the different Caribbean CIPs pay in commission to agents?    I am getting conflicting figures from different sources.   That’s a more difficult question to answer than you might think, for the following reasons:   First, different CIUs define “agents” differently. All five Caribbean programs have accredited local agents, who are authorized to submit applications. Several programs also have international marketing agents, and some have government marketing agents. In some instances, the government pays the commission to the local agent, while in others they pay it to the international marketing agent...

IMMIGRATION BY INVESTMENT NEWS 2021