By: Colin R. Singer The federal government will spend $218 million over the next five years to create a new one stop agency to attract foreign investment. This announcement comes at a time when foreign governments are souring on international trade agreements. For good measure, Ottawa should also consider improving its failed immigration policies to…
Industry experts expect U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to favour the continuation of the EB-5 investment immigration program, the future of which has been under threat over the last two years. Trump’s knowledge of the real estate industry and understanding of the importance of capital inflow will mean his outright support for the program, many are…
The U.K. is trying to attract investment from Chinese students in its Tier 1 Investment Visa in a bid to help overcome a growing housing crisis. A British investment company believes it can raise £1 billion from the sale of a bond and use some of the proceeds to build affordable homes. Oversea students, particularly…
Uncertainty over the direction in which Donald Trump is about to take America is expected to result in a spike in wealthy U.S. citizens looking for alternative residence and citizenship. Investment immigration is a thriving industry in the Caribbean and Europe, with multiple options for high net worth candidates looking for back-up passports, or a…
Investors in Portugal’s golden visa program are set to escape a new property tax to be imposed in 2017. Portugal’s government will impose a 0.3 per cent levy on all taxpayers owning real estate valued at more than €600,000. The real estate threshold for the permanent residency-by-investment program is €500,000. It is unclear whether the…