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I spoke with a colleague the other day whose business client owned a multi-national concern with warehouses, manufacturing plants and call centers throughout the world. During our discussion, my colleague told me that his client had located an operations unit in a small European...

History is replete with examples where a country, or the country’s government, would turn on a portion of its citizens. In the most egregious cases (Nazi Germany and Cambodia for example), entire groups of people were singled out for murder and extermination. In other examples...

Dominica has long enjoyed an established reputation as being one of the first jurisdictions to offer foreigners citizenship by investment in its country. Until recently, the only investment allowed was a straight contribution to the country. Now, however, Dominica is offering...

One of the benefits of the digitalization of the world is that it has given freedom-leaning countries and jurisdictions the ability to jump into the forefront of innovation. As many of the more “developed” countries (e.g. those in North America and western Europe) descend into...

The St. Kitts passport was one of the few in the world that did not list the holder’s original place of birth. This carried with it mixed consequences. For U.S. citizens who had trouble opening foreign bank or investment accounts due to FATCA, using a St. Kitts passport sometimes...

We live in a truly global economy. Businesses, entrepreneurs and workers can choose to operate and compete on a worldwide playing field for success. But it is not just businesses worldwide that are competing: nations have also recognized that they can benefit by attracting...

On February 18, 2015, Prime Minister Denzil Douglas of St. Kitts lost his position of almost 20 years when his party was defeated in general elections. His replacement, the Right Honorable Timothy Sylvester Harris, was a former minister in Douglas’ government until being...

For legal professionals, bankers, investors, travelers and anyone else interested in international investment, travel or governance, FATCA (the Foreign Account Tax Compliant Act) has been in our thoughts. The Act, in short, declares that the U.S. Government has the right to seek...