Former U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed "$5 million Gold Card" visa program aims to offer permanent U.S. residency to foreign nationals who invest $5 million, positioning it as a replacement for the existing EB-5 investor visa. This initiative is expected to appeal to wealthy Indian investors, offering benefits like immediate residency, flexible tax options, and no job creation requirements.
However, legal experts caution that implementing such a program would require Congressional approval, as the EB-5 program is legislated and cannot be unilaterally altered by the President. Additionally, the absence of an official website or documentation has raised skepticism about the program's viability.
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November 19
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November 19 BUSINESS TODAY : The Indian Army has signed a contract with Larsen & Toubro (L&T) for the indigenous production of BvS10 Sindhu vehicles - an advanced, all-terrain armoured platform designed for India's diverse terrain. L&T will manufacture the vehicles at its Armoured Systems Complex in Hazira with technical and design support from BAE Systems Hägglunds, the original manufacturer of the BvS10 platform. NEWS LINK
November 19 BUSINESS LINE : The Global South is losing faith in the dollar. Why? The US slaps tariffs on friends and foes. The White House tries to bully its own central bank. Debt keeps rising. Sanctions turn the greenback into a weapon. Rising competition with China and broken security pacts with the Middle East fuel mistrust. NEWS LINK
November 19 BUSINESS LINE : China mounted an online disinformation campaign following the May 2025 India-Pakistan border standoff to undermine sales of French Rafale fighter jets and to promote its own J-35 fighters, according to a report submitted to the US Congress by the US–China Economic and Security Review Commission. NEWS LINK
November 17 BUSINESS LINE : The Reserve Bank of India could consider approving bankers’ request to lower the provisioning requirement on stage-2 loans to 1-3 per cent from proposed 5 per cent under the draft expected credit loss (ECL) guidelines, sources say. ABOUT ECL? CLICK HERE ABOUT PROVISIONING? CLICK HERE NEWS LINK
November 17 BUSINESS LINE : Indian investors should diversify their portfolios and must have at least 35 per cent of financial assets in securities outside their home country. Global diversification protects the portfolio and boosts returns, said Ketul Sakhpara, co-founder and CIO of BayFort Capital. NEWS LINK
November 17 BUSINESS LINE : Investments into physically-backed gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) by Indians were the third highest in October, even as investors in the UK and Germany chose to exit, data from the World Gold Council showed. WHAT IS GOLD ETF? CLICK HERE TO KNOW NEWS LINK
November 17 BUSINESS LINE : The government is expected to extend support for small cars under the upcoming Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency (CAFE III) norms, arguing that India still has a large base of small-car buyers and that many two-wheeler users cannot directly upgrade to bigger cars or electric vehicles (EVs) because of cost constraints. WHAT ARE CAFE-3 NORMS? CLICK HERE TO KNOW NEWS LINK
November 15 Mint News: The US and Switzerland have reached a deal to cut tariffs on Swiss goods from 39% to 15%, easing the pressure created by Trump’s earlier surprise tariff hike. In exchange, Switzerland will invest $200 billion in the US and buy more Boeing planes, while also opening limited duty-free quotas for meat imports. The agreement brings Swiss exporters back in line with EU competitors and ends months of trade tension between the two countries. LINK NEWS
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