Ray de Bono

About the author

Ray de Bono is a seasoned business leader with over 25 years of experience leading projects in various industries across the United Kingdom, Germany, Malta, and Ghana. His clients have included notable clients such as Aon, Microsoft, the Bank of Valletta, and the Maltese Government. Ray has contributed to respected publications, including TimesofMalta.com, Money Magazine, and Ghana Business & Finance Magazine. His insightful analysis and commentary cover various topics, particularly aspects related to the Nation's Identity and Soft Power. Ray believes a nation's Soft Power is a crucial indicator of its attractiveness, particularly in the context of Investment Migration.

Private Healthcare Costs Surge 18% as Dubai Climbs Global Ranking

Private healthcare costs have risen by an average of 18%, with the United States remaining the world’s costliest market and Dubai climbing four places to sixth.

Spain Leads EU Residence Permits as Germany Tops Asylum Grants

Spain leads EU residence permits, Germany grants the most asylum protection, and Malta stands out per capita. Eurostat’s latest figures reveal how work, family and humanitarian routes are shaping Europe’s migration landscape.

UK Faces Migration Dilemma as Tougher Rules Clash With Labour Shortages

Britain is tightening migration rules even as key sectors struggle to recruit, exposing a wider European dilemma as governments seek to cut immigration without deepening labour shortages.

London Loses Another Finance Veteran as Europe Courts Global Capital

Global wealth mobility is reshaping Europe’s financial map. As another senior investment executive leaves London for Luxembourg, Britain faces growing competition from jurisdictions courting mobile capital, fund managers and the businesses that follow them.

Europe Courts the Wealthy as Germany’s AfD Talks of ‘Deporting Migrants at Gunpoint’

Europe is competing for wealthy residents and global capital. But in Germany’s east, the AfD is talking about deporting migrants “at gunpoint”. Is Europe’s investment-friendly image beginning to fracture?

Why Nevis believes investment migration will become smaller, costlier and more rooted in place

For more than four decades, St Kitts and Nevis has occupied an unusual position in global investment migration. It pioneered citizenship by investment in 1984. Now, Premier of Nevis Mark Brantley believes the model is entering another transformation.

Ireland Spends €3.9m on Deportation Flights as Immigration Enforcement Tightens

Ireland has spent nearly €3.9 million deporting 377 people by charter flight. As immigration enforcement intensifies, what does the rising cost reveal about Dublin’s tougher approach to removals?

Germany’s AfD Migration Plan: Tough on Asylum, Different Rules for EU Citizens

Germany’s AfD is pushing a far tougher migration agenda, but its approach to EU citizens differs sharply from its stance on asylum seekers and irregular non-EU migration.

From Plan B to Plan C: The New Geography of Personal Security

Americans are looking beyond the traditional second passport as wealthy families increasingly build Plan B and Plan C strategies, diversifying residence, citizenship and jurisdictional risk across borders.

US prepares record visa revocation targeting asylum applicants

The Trump administration is preparing a potentially record visa revocation targeting foreign visitors who subsequently sought asylum, raising questions over immigration enforcement, legal status and the future of thousands of pending cases.

Four Minutes to Steal 3,000 Years of History: Heritage Crime Is Becoming Bolder

A four-minute raid on Spain’s Treasure of Villena highlights a growing global threat to cultural heritage, where stolen artefacts represent not only financial loss, but an assault on national identity, collective wealth and soft power.

Latvia Rewrites Golden Visa Rules as €150,000 Fund Route Replaces Traditional Investment Options

Latvia is recasting its Golden Visa regime around a €150,000 fund investment, replacing traditional property and bank routes as tighter security screening and declining programme use reshape investor residence in the Baltic state.

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