Visiting Iran is an absolute pleasure. Persian (and really all Middle Eastern) hospitality is deeply rooted in the culture and the people are curious about foreigners. Getting in is relatively easy, compared to many of its neighbours and neighbours’ neighbours. Most nationalities can either enter visa free or apply for…
Part seven of the Jurisdiction Spotlight series will focus on Vanuatu, one of the lesser known best known offshore jurisdictions. It is a jurisdiction that offers among the highest secrecy of all offshore jurisdiction, which is good and bad. History helps us understand the present, so let’s start thousands of…
You enter the bank, leather briefcase in hand. You are greeted by someone in a suit and all you tell them is a number. The person nods and asks you to follow them. They present you to a teller. You place the briefcase on the counter. The teller opens it…
All internationalization communities encourage its readers and participants to move to some supposedly laissez-faire capitalist paradise. Recently, this has been Chile and Paraguay. They also encourage the acquisition of a second passport, from places like Dominica, Antigua and Barbuda, and Saint Kitts and Nevis. In this post, I will go…
If you are reading this – congratulations! This post is likely going to save you thousands of dollars, euros, or pounds. And I’m not even selling you anything. I often come into contact with companies, usually run by a sole individual, which either through a sales pitch by the OSP…