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Prijsnan di petroleo ta stop di subi mientras envionan di Venezuela ta reanuda, pero preocupacionnan tocante Iran ta persisti.TOKYO – Prijsnan di petroleo a pone un pausa na nan subida diaranson, bahando despues di cuater dia di aumento, mientras cu Venezuela a reanuda exportacion, pero temornan di interupcion den suministro di Iran despues di disturbionan civil mortal den e productor principal di Medio Oriente ta colga riba e mercado. Futuronan di Brent tabata wordo negocia 9 cent mas abou, of 0.14% mas abou, na $65.38 pa bari pa 0207 GMT. Crudo West Texas Intermediate di Merca tabata abou cu 12 cent, of 0.20%, na $61.03 pa bari. Futuronan di Brent a cera 2.5% mas halto diamars mientras WTI a subi cu 2.8% meymey di un aumento di 9.2% den prijs pa ambos contrato durante e ultimo cuater sesionnan di negoshi, ya cu e protestanan creciente na Iran a aumenta temornan di interupcion den suministro for di e di cuater productor mas grandi di OPEC.1 Presidente Mericano Donald Trump diamars a urgi Iranesnan pa sigui protesta y a bisa cu ayudo tabata na caminda sin specifica ki ayudo lo wordo brinda. “Protestanan na Iran ta core e risico di preta balansnan global di petroleo door di perdidanan di suministro riba termino corto, pero principalmente door di un prima di risico geopolitico creciente,” analistanan di Citi a bisa den un nota, den cual nan a hisa nan perspectiva pa Brent pa e proximo tres luna na $70 pa bari. E analistanan di Citi a nota cu te asina leu e protestanan no a plama pa e areanan principal di produccion di petroleo na Iran, locual a limita e efecto riba suministro actual. “E risiconan actual ta mas inclina pa friccionnan politico y logistico en bes di interupcionnan directo, manteniendo e impacto riba suministro di crudo y fluhonan di exportacion Irani conteni,” nan a bisa. Contrarestando e preocupacionnan tocante Iran, Venezuela, un miembro fundador di e Organisacion di Paisnan Exportado di Petroleo, a cuminsa reverti cortenan den produccion di petroleo haci bao di un embargo petrolero Mericano mientras cu exportacionnan di crudo tambe tabata reanudando, tres fuente a bisa. Dos supertanquero a sali for di awanan Venezolano dialuna cu mas o menos 1.8 miyon bari di crudo cada uno, den locual por ta e prome envionan di un acuerdo di suministro di 50 miyon bari entre Caracas y Washington pa pone exportacionnan move atrobe despues di e captura Mericano di Presidente Venezolano Nicolas Maduro. Sinembargo, fundamentonan di mercado di petroleo ta sugeri un situacion di oferta y demanda hopi mas los hasta meymey di e asuntonan geopolitico. Esey a wordo reforsa pa datonan di inventario di Merca publica laat diamars. Stocknan di crudo na Merca, e consumidor di petroleo mas grandi na mundo, a subi cu 5.23 miyon bari den e siman cu a termina 9 di januari, e Instituto Americano di Petroleo a raporta, segun fuentenan di mercado. E fuentenan tambe a bisa cu e datonan di API a mustra cu inventarionan di gasolin a subi cu 8.23 miyon bari, mientras cu inventarionan di destilado a subi cu 4.34 miyon bari for di un siman prome. Datonan di stock for di e Administracion di Informacion di Energia di Merca lo wordo publica mas laat diaranson. Un encuesta di Reuters a mustra diamars cu tabata spera cu stocknan di crudo di Merca a baha siman pasa, mientras cu inventarionan di gasolin y destilado probablemente a subi

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Caribbean CBI countries propose 30-day residency requirement; mandatory integration programs
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Caribbean CBI countries propose 30-day residency requirement; mandatory integration programs

A 30-day residency requirement, mandatory integration programs and “genuine link” to countries are among proposals put forth by Caribbean nations with Citizenship by Investment (CBI) programs as they face international scrutiny and pressure.

Additionally, they are proposing an annual cap on applications, a draft agreement between the so-called Caribbean Five consisting of Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts and Nevis, and Saint Lucia shows.

This means that applicants for passports for any of these Caribbean countries must reside there for at least 30 days, undergo integration programs and show they have “genuine links” in order to qualify for receiving citizenship.

The new requirements are a radical shift from the original method of offering citizenship without applicants having to relocate and were outlined in the draft agreement, dated July 1, 2025, that proposes the creation of a regulatory body to oversee CBI programs in the five Caribbean countries.

“The Unit or other Competent Authority of a Participating State shall ensure that an Applicant to whom citizenship is to be granted shall be required to commit to establishing a genuine and effective link to the Participating State through the fulfillment of residency and integration obligations,” the draft agreement reads.

It went on to say that applicants must be “physically present within the territory of the Participating State for an aggregate of at least thirty days during or up to any of the first five calendar years after the date of the grant of the certificate of citizenship or naturalization…”

Not only that, the draft agreement is proposing that the physical presence of passport applicants is not enough but they must engage in “mandatory integration programs which may include (i) civic education, including knowledge of the laws, history and constitutional principles of the Participating State; (ii) cultural orientation or community service engagement; and (iii) an in-person or virtual interview conducted by a Competent Authority of the Participating State…”

The draft agreement also proposed an annual cap on applications whereby the “Board shall recommend to the Council a maximum number of applicants who may be granted citizenship by investment in each Participating State in a financial year, based on an annual assessment of global demand, economic impact, national absorptive capacity and reputational risk.”

Each of the participating countries will report every month to the new regulatory body which will “determine and approve the maximum number of applicants to be granted citizenship in each Participating State in a financial year.”

The 66-page draft agreement said the regulatory body will be known as “the Eastern Caribbean Citizenship by Investment Regulatory Authority (EC CIRA)” and its purpose will be “regulating and maintaining public confidence in the citizenship by investment programs in the Participating States.”

It has been placed on the website of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) and will be available till July 16 for public comment. Link: https://www.eccb-centralbank.org/draft-legislation-for-establishment-of-cbi-cip-regulator

Feedback should be submitted via the following channels: Email: [email protected] or WhatsApp: 1 (869) 662-3543.

CBI programs, like the one run by St Kitts, Dominica, as well as other Caribbean islands, have been under international pressure for the fact that they offer citizenship without the requirement of residency.

Last month, the Trump administration in the US announced that 36 countries, including Dominica, were under consideration for a travel ban. One of the reasons given was that some of the countries did not meet State Department requirements such as having the availability of citizenship by monetary investment without residency requirement.

The European Union (EU) is working on legislation to put mechanisms in place to suspend visa-free travel to the Schengen area in Europe for countries, such as the Caribbean Five, that operate investor citizenship, “whereby citizenship is granted to people who have no genuine link to the third country concerned, in exchange for pre-determined payments or investments.”

The full draft agreement is available below.

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