ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC—The Eastern Caribbean countries that operate Citizenship by Investment Programmes (CBI) will gather later this month to discuss a wide range of issues related to the industry’s future.
The representatives will attend the annual Caribbean Investment Summit 2025 (CIS25), which will be held April 22 to 26 at the American University of Antigua conference center.
Speaking at a recent press conference, the Chief Executive Officer of the Antigua and Barbuda CIU, Charmaine Donovan, said CIS25 comes at an opportune time, as the theme will be integrity, Stability, and Sustainability.
The conference will be attended by prime ministers and heads of the respective CIP units in each of the territories—St. Kitts and Nevis, Dominica, Grenada, and St. Lucia.
The conference was conducted against increased scrutiny of these programs by the European Union nations and the United States.
However, Donovan said the agreement signed by these countries a year ago seeks to strengthen their operations and that CIS25 is a bid to satisfy international concerns.
“We are exceedingly pleased that this summit will provide a platform for all stakeholders to increase their awareness of the advancements made on the regional regulatory body for the Programmes, which the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank is spearheading in collaboration with the OECS Commission. The Interim Regulatory Committee has been established and is developing the appropriate legislation and administrative framework.
These programs are a significant revenue source for our economies, and we continue to demonstrate individually and collectively our commitment to continuously improving them to secure long-term sustainability,” she explained.
According to the CEO, Antigua and Barbuda continue focusing on integrity and transparency in their processes. These safeguards have made their program generally the ‘gold standard’ for CIPs in the sub-CIPs the subregionmit allows us to place a well-deserved spotlight on Antigua and Barbuda, not just as investment jurisdiction but as a fantastic place to live, work, and vacation. With the eyes of the region and the wider international investment migration industry on us, we’ve made sure to infuse this summit with the best of who we are,” she observed.
Also addressing the news conference was Stacio Williams, the Chief Catalyst of OPEN Interactive Inc., a St. Kitts-based company working with the CIU to organize the event. He noted that the summit was the brainchild of Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister Gaston Browne, who felt that it was important for these countries to meet regularly to review the operations of the programs.
“Prime Minister Gaston Browne started this summit in 2016 and 2017. He didn’t just create a conference – he created a movement for better citizenship programs across the Caribbean. The Prime Minister understood before anyone else that we needed to work together rather than compete,” he stated.
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