{"id":48886,"date":"2024-11-06T14:43:25","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T07:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/?p=48886"},"modified":"2024-11-06T14:43:25","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T07:43:25","slug":"q3-processing-surge-propels-grenada-cip-toward-record-revenue-despite-drastic-application-decline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/en\/q3-processing-surge-propels-grenada-cip-toward-record-revenue-despite-drastic-application-decline\/","title":{"rendered":"Q3 Processing Surge Propels Grenada CIP Toward Record Revenue Despite Drastic Application Decline"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Although the number of new applications dropped by 71% year-over-year in Q3, Grenada&#8217;s Citizenship by Investment Program (CIP) is expected to achieve record processing numbers and revenue in 2024, thanks to unprecedented operational efficiency and a large backlog of applications.<\/p>\n<p>The latest statistics from the Investment Migration Authority (IMA) show that Q3 recorded 178 applications, exceeding the total applications for the first half of 2024 by 20%.<\/p>\n<p>Q3 began with a strong reversal, as July saw a 191% surge in applications. Together, July and August recorded 140 applications, while September&#8217;s numbers dropped to 38\u2014still 60% higher than the 2024 monthly average.<\/p>\n<p>This increase coincided with Grenada&#8217;s decision to delay raising the minimum investment requirement due to the impact of Hurricane Beryl.<\/p>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"11:1-11:132\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-48864\" src=\"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"375\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1.png 580w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1-24x16.png 24w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1-32x21.png 32w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1-48x31.png 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"13:1-13:144\">This brings the total number of applications in the first nine months of 2024 to 326, with a projected year-end total of 435\u2014a sharp decrease compared to 2,297 applications in 2023.<\/p>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"13:1-13:144\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-48866\" src=\"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"389\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2.png 580w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2-24x16.png 24w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2-32x21.png 32w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2-48x32.png 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"15:1-15:186\">The processing efficiency reached a new record in the third quarter. The agency handled 337 applications in July alone\u2014a record high for a single month\u2014followed by 87 applications in August and 136 in September.<\/p>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"15:1-15:186\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-48868\" src=\"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"581\" height=\"505\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/3.png 581w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/3-300x261.png 300w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/3-24x21.png 24w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/3-32x28.png 32w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/3-48x42.png 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This achievement contributed to a total of 1,455 applications processed in the first nine months of 2024\u2014just 48 short of the total for 2023\u2014putting Grenada on track to process around 1,940 applications by the end of the year, potentially exceeding last year&#8217;s total by 29%.<\/p>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"17:1-17:226\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-48870\" src=\"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"486\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/4.png 580w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/4-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/4-24x20.png 24w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/4-32x27.png 32w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/4-48x40.png 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"19:1-19:110\">Real estate investment dominated in the third quarter, accounting for 75% of approvals\u2014the second-highest rate since 2015.<\/p>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"19:1-19:110\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-48875\" src=\"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"583\" height=\"367\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/5.png 583w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/5-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/5-24x15.png 24w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/5-32x20.png 32w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/5-48x30.png 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 583px) 100vw, 583px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The National Transformation Fund (NTF) attracted the remaining 25%, highlighting the growing gap between the two investment routes.<\/p>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"21:1-21:115\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-48877\" src=\"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"376\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/6.png 580w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/6-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/6-24x16.png 24w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/6-32x21.png 32w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/6-48x31.png 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"23:1-23:130\">The rejection rate in Q3 rose to 8%, doubling the 3.9% rate from H1 2024 but still aligning with the program&#8217;s historical average of 7.7%.<\/p>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"23:1-23:130\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-48879\" src=\"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/7.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"583\" height=\"332\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/7.png 583w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/7-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/7-24x14.png 24w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/7-32x18.png 32w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/7-48x27.png 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 583px) 100vw, 583px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"25:1-25:177\">The data reveals a robust financial performance, with $126 million EC ($46.6 million USD) contributed to the NTF and $211 million EC ($78 million USD) invested in real estate. The program&#8217;s net revenue for the quarter amounted to $180 million EC ($66.6 million USD), generating an average monthly revenue of $60 million EC ($22.2 million USD).<\/p>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"27:1-27:168\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-48881\" src=\"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/9.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"544\" height=\"511\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/9.png 544w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/9-300x282.png 300w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/9-24x24.png 24w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/9-32x30.png 32w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/9-48x45.png 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"29:1-29:250\">This brings the 2024 total to EC$390 million (US$144 million), and with improved processing efficiency and the continued work on the application backlog, 2024 revenue is set to surpass 2023&#8217;s total despite the significant decline in applications.<\/p>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"29:1-29:250\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-48881\" src=\"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/9.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"544\" height=\"511\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/9.png 544w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/9-300x282.png 300w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/9-24x24.png 24w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/9-32x30.png 32w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/9-48x45.png 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"31:1-31:118\">The average revenue per approved application remains steady at US$240,000, close to but still below the 2023 figure.<\/p>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"31:1-31:118\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-48883\" src=\"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/10.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"545\" height=\"496\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/10.png 545w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/10-300x273.png 300w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/10-24x22.png 24w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/10-32x29.png 32w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/10-48x44.png 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 545px) 100vw, 545px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"33:1-33:201\">The Q3 data reveals that Chinese citizens remain the largest applicant demographic, representing 24.4% of the total. However, Nigerian applicants are catching up, now comprising 23.8% of the overall applicant pool.<\/p>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"33:1-33:201\">Ukrainians have risen to become the third-largest group, with a 5.9% share, surpassing Americans whose proportion has decreased from 7% to 4.9% compared to the Q2 report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although the number of new applications dropped by 71% year-over-year in Q3, Grenada&#8217;s Citizenship by Investment Program (CIP) is expected to achieve record processing numbers and revenue in 2024, thanks to unprecedented operational efficiency and a large backlog of applications. The latest statistics from the Investment Migration Authority (IMA) show that Q3 recorded 178 applications, &#8230; <a title=\"Q3 Processing Surge Propels Grenada CIP Toward Record Revenue Despite Drastic Application Decline\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/en\/q3-processing-surge-propels-grenada-cip-toward-record-revenue-despite-drastic-application-decline\/\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Q3 Processing Surge Propels Grenada CIP Toward Record Revenue Despite Drastic Application Decline<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":48887,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48886","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48886","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48886"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48886\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48889,"href":"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48886\/revisions\/48889"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48887"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48886"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48886"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48886"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}