The Grey World of Capital Movements

The Grey World of Capital Movements
Singapore's financial district. One can establish residency abroad through a legally incorporated company such as in the island nation. Photo: Luke Ma.

Building connectivity does not only mean maximising the movement of goods. The movement of people and their wealth, not to mention corporations and their capital, are central to the global economy. But what does capital flows – and capital flight – mean?

The mobility of people and capital are guaranteed pillars of the global economy. Advocates argue that this freedom allows individuals to express in very concrete terms their dissatisfaction with a certain government or a certain system by moving their family and their wealth somewhere else.

Having said that, we have to immediately ask: just how easy is it to establish residency abroad?

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