EU pressure on Antigua's 'golden passport' trade threatens budget cushion

Straits Times29 October 2026, 18:46 UTCAntigua and Barbuda

CASTRIES, St Lucia, Oct 29 - Antigua and Barbuda's likely move to end its citizenship-by-investment program under European Union pressure threatens a vital revenue stream for the island nation and could test the future of Caribbean \"golden passport\" schemes, analysts said.

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