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This Week in IM - Nov 13: 🇺🇸 RCBI Market 4X’s, 🇨🇦 Overhauls Citizenship Law and Immigration, 🇬🇮 Doubles PR Path, ++ · IMI Podcasts

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  SPEAKER_00: You're listening to IMI This Week.
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  SPEAKER_00: Grenada's Citizenship by Investment Program saw a forty five percent drop in applications, but reached a record high average revenue per approval of 802,889 Eastern Caribbean dollars, or 297,000 US dollars in the first half of 2025.
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  SPEAKER_00: The program processed 119 approvals in Q2, continuing its momentum under a 1.6 processing to intake ratio.
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  SPEAKER_00: Real estate remained dominant at 69% of approvals, and the government reported its first ever significant investment category approval.
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  SPEAKER_00: Mozambique has announced a new residency program offering five and ten-year residence permits for investors who commit at least$500,000 to the country.
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  SPEAKER_00: The initiative targets key sectors like tourism, infrastructure, and renewable energy, and introduces a digital system to simplify processing.
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  SPEAKER_00: With thresholds exceeding most alternative programs, Mozambique positions itself among the world's most exclusive destinations.
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  SPEAKER_00: Officials have yet to clarify whether the program offers a citizenship path.
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  SPEAKER_00: Stefan Tajik argues that the U.S.
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  SPEAKER_00: Treasury's$20 billion loan to Argentina could either jeopardize or fortify Argentine President Miley's forthcoming citizenship by investment program.
• 1:33
  SPEAKER_00: The loan, framed as a currency stabilization measure, may conceal diplomatic pressure for Argentina to scrap the initiative, or, paradoxically, make Washington its strongest backer.
• 1:45
  SPEAKER_00: Tajic suggests tying CBI revenues to U.S.
• 1:49
  SPEAKER_00: debt repayment could protect the program from EU opposition.
• 1:53
  SPEAKER_00: In this week's 10 on the weekend, new IMI pro Anka Ulea of Arg Visa discusses her path from law to investment migration, her team's expansion, and the growing interest in Romanian residency among Americans.
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  SPEAKER_00: She balances her weekends between family time, travel, and faith, highly navigating the challenges posed by European political uncertainty.
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  SPEAKER_00: Ulea envisions Argivisa evolving into a global firm.
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  SPEAKER_00: Vanuatu's government has launched an investigation into four marketing agents accused of forging payment receipts to secure citizenship approvals.
• 2:33
  SPEAKER_00: One suspect fled the country before police action.
• 2:37
  SPEAKER_00: Martin St.
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  SPEAKER_00: Hilaire of ACJ Vanuatu urged agents to enhance due diligence as the government leverages the scandal to promote a bill strengthening regulatory oversight.
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  SPEAKER_00: The 2025 Investment Migration Executive Survey, conducted by IMI in partnership with Art and Capital, shows Americans have become the dominant force in investment migration.
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  SPEAKER_00: Forty percent of firms identify North America as their top source market, and 50% cite Americans as their fastest growing demographic, a four times rise since 2019.
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  SPEAKER_00: The findings confirm a significant change.
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  SPEAKER_00: The center of investment migration demand has moved decisively westward.
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  SPEAKER_00: Gibraltar has introduced sweeping reforms, doubling the timeline for permanent residency to 10 years and full status to 20 while temporarily suspending new applications.
• 3:35
  SPEAKER_00: The changes aim, argues IMI pro Paul Correa, to manage the territory's social infrastructure before its pending Schengen access.
• 3:46
  SPEAKER_00: Although business groups fear short-term recruitment challenges, officials plan to unveil a fiscally attractive residency framework that rewards contributors.
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  SPEAKER_00: Canada's immigration blueprint spared the startup visa program from broad cuts, locking in 500 annual admissions within a 250 to 1,000 range IMI Pro, Slava Apple, says the reform divides applicants between a fast-track group and others who may wait over a decade.
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  SPEAKER_00: Moreover, Canada expanded citizenship rights for Canadians abroad, abolishing the first generation limit, and restoring citizenship to lost Canadians.
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