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Caribbean Citizenship by Investment Summit 2019

Draft Programme – non-contractual information, subject to change. Please check back to this page regularly for updates.

PROPOSED AGENDA: Caribbean Citizenship Summit 2019

Sunday 1st December

Arrive in Grenada. Transfer to Hotel.

18.00 Sunset Cocktail Reception at Tradewinds Terrace, Radisson Grenada Beach Resort.

Monday 2nd December

09.00 start: Business meetings (dress code: business casual) at the St Lucia Conference Room, Radisson Grenada Beach Resort. Presentations, Round Tables and one-on-one meeting opportunities with industry influencers, bankers and government officials. Topics to include:

  • Developments in Grenada’s Citizenship-by-Investment Programme

  • Other Caribbean citizenship programmes: St Lucia, Dominica, Antigua and St Kitts-Nevis

  • Global Programmes: Vanuatu, Turkey, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia and Cyprus

  • Due Diligence trends

  • Changing Asset Protection and Trust Law in the Region

  • Bankers on Site to assist with account opening in Caribbean banks

  • Your substance and Fiscal Residence questions answered by experts

  • Roundtable on Bank Financing of CIP approved investment projects

  • Blockchain technology in the Eastern Caribbean

12.30 Lunch

14.00 Business Meetings continue

15.30 West Indian High Tea, Q & A with panelists

17.00 Meetings end. Time for the beach!

20..00 Optional evening outing to Dodgy Dock for light dinner and local live music.

Tuesday 3rd December

09.30 Departure in minibusses with private guides for an island tour

11.00 Chocolate factory tour

12.30 Visit to Beach and Resort, Barbecue lunch on the beach

16.30 Champagne Cruise

18.30 Dinner on sponsored by Bank

20.30 Buses depart for hotel, free evening

Wednesday 4th December

09.30 Buses depart for visit to The Point at Petite Calivigny Private Residence Club

11.30 St Georges town tour, including local lunch

15.00 Tour of St George’s University

16.30 Visit to Kimpton Kawana Bay

18.30 Return to hotel, dinner on your own

Thursday 5th December

Departure day, hotel to airport transfers

Possibility to travel on LIAT via Barbados to Antigua or St Kitts for further activities for those who wish to stay longer in the region and catch return flights on 7th or 8th December.

April 1st, 2020, A New Start for The Future of Iraqi Investors

April 1st, 2020, A New Start for The Future of Iraqi Investors

After having banned citizens of some countries from applying for its citizenship, who are Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen, Sudan, Iran and North Korea, The state of Antigua & Barbuda gives Iraq an auspicious exception that would open the door to the second citizenship for Iraqis citizens on the 1st of April 2020, while the rest of the countries bans were conditionally cancelled.

Türkiye’s Transition to The Electronic System E-Devlet

Türkiye’s Transition to The Electronic System E-Devlet

Türkiye’s transition to the Electronic system:
Day-after-day e-government services in Türkiye contribute to facilitating the daily lives and transactions of citizens and residents by saving time and efforts. These services vary between municipal services, ministries services, issues related to judicial cases, registration procedures for exams and universities, health and social insurance procedures. Besides, patients can obtain appointments at hospitals through the Internet, in addition to the possibility of applying for unemployment aids and applying for a passport.

Turkish Economy Exceeded Expectations

Turkish Economy Exceeded Expectations

The Turkish economy delivered a performance that exceeded expectations last year and is forecast to post significant growth this year.

According to the Investment Office of the Presidency of the Turkish Republic, Türkiye has jumped up 10 places and ranked 33rd in the World Bank’s Doing Business 2020 report. It ranked 69th in 2017, 60th in 2018, and 43rd in the 2019 editions of this report.