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November 15, 2023

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From 2007 to 2020, Cyprus operated a ‘golden passport’ programme ― essentially, citizenship and banking services for sale ― to draw financially prominent people to the tiny country. Anyone who sank 2 million Euros in the Mediterranean island nation could get a passport. Among those who took advantage of the ‘Cyprus Investment Programme’ – which meant renouncing Indian citizenship under Indian law – were

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