AsiaNet  88598

LONDON, March 23, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

In response to unprecedented global demand for residence- and

citizenship-by-investment programs as a means of overcoming the limitations and

risks of being restricted to a single jurisdiction in the wake of COVID-19,

Deep Knowledge Analytics [https://www.dka.global/] and Henley & Partners

[https://www.henleyglobal.com/] have published the Investment Migration

Programs Health Risk Assessment [

https://www.henleyglobal.com/publications/investmentmigration-programs-health-risk-assessment

] – a ranking and analysis of how sovereign states that run these programs have

performed during the global pandemic and the likelihood of them being oases for

longevity in future.

Considering over 4,000 data points and 140 different parameters, this

groundbreaking report features systematic analysis, interactive tools, and

exclusive insights into how effectively 31 countries that host investment

migration programs to attract foreign capital and talent have managed the

global health and economic crisis triggered by COVID-19.

Dr. Juerg Steffen

[https://www.henleyglobal.com/about/key-people/dr-juerg-steffen], CEO of Henley

& Partners, says this is an invaluable resource for those considering

investment migration as a means of creating optimal value and mitigating risk

in terms of where they can live, work, study, and invest. "The chaos and

disruption experienced worldwide over the past year has seen access to health

security become a chief concern."

Dmitry Kaminskiy [https://www.kaminskiy.info/bio], Co-founder of Deep Knowledge

Group, says the "health as the new wealth" paradigm has gained significant

prominence among the global investment community. "The notion that health,

rather than wealth, is the most valuable asset class, will see the ascendance

of regions that promote both individual and institutional migration and

relocation on the basis of prioritizing well-being, rather than capital."

The results reveal Canada to be the top performing investment migration country

in terms of health management and risk readiness, with New Zealand in 2nd

position, and Australia narrowly behind in 3rd place. Four European countries

are in the top ten, with Switzerland in 4th place, Austria in 5th place, Italy

in 9th place, and the UK occupying the 10th spot.

There are also some interesting surprises in the upper echelons, with the UAE

in 6th place, just behind Austria, and ahead of Singapore, which is in 7th

place and Hong Kong, which is in 8th position. Turkey and Ireland are hot on

the heels of the UK in joint-11th position. Despite being the world's most

powerful country and one that spends the highest percentage of its GDP on

healthcare, the US is ranked just 16th out of the 31 investment migration

countries.

Dr. Parag Khanna [https://www.paragkhanna.com/], Managing Partner of FutureMap,

says countries should learn from the COVID experience and improve their health

security while also undertaking other reforms to attract the next wave of

investor migrants. "The investment migration program options may well grow.

Many countries have cleverly amended their visa policies on the fly during the

pandemic, allowing tourists to become classified as nomads, nomads to convert

into entrepreneurs, and entrepreneurs into residents."

View the full Investment Migration Programs Health Risk Assessment [

https://www.henleyglobal.com/publications/investment-migration-programs-health-risk-assessment

] online.

Source: Henley & Partners and Deep Knowledge Analytics