Month: March 2023

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O Avia Solutions Group transferiu sua sede para a Irlanda

VILNIUS, Lituânia, March 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — O Avia Solutions Group, o principal grupo empresarial de aviação, transferiu sua sede para a Irlanda. Após a transferência de sua sede controladora para a Irlanda, Dublin, o grupo também passou a ser a segunda maior empresa de aviação registrada na Irlanda, atrás da gigante da aviação Ryanair.

“Mudar a sede controladora para a Irlanda foi um passo estrategicamente importante para nossos futuros planos de desenvolvimento”, explica Jonas Janukenas, CEO do Avia Solutions Group. “A Irlanda é conhecida como o pólo da aviação. Um grande número de empresas de aviação está localizado aqui, portanto, estando mais próximos da comunidade da aviação, poderemos implementar os planos de desenvolvimento do grupo mais rapidamente e manter a liderança de mercado.”

Segundo Janukenas, os instrumentos financeiros da empresa na Bolsa de Valores de Dublin foram adquiridos pelos maiores investidores institucionais do mundo, dos EUA e da Europa, então este também foi um dos motivos para escolhermos a Irlanda.

O grupo tem escritórios em todo o mundo: Irlanda, Lituânia, Estados Unidos, Emirados Árabes Unidos, África do Sul, Austrália e Ásia-Pacífico.

O Avia Solutions Group é o maior e líder mundial em serviços de ACMI (arrendamento de aeronaves, manutenção e seguro), com uma frota de mais de 165 aeronaves. O grupo também presta diversos serviços aeronáuticos, como manutenção de aeronaves, treinamento de pilotos e tripulantes, assistência em solo, entre outros. O Avia Solutions Group emprega mais de 11.000 profissionais de aviação altamente qualificados em diferentes regiões do mundo.

Sobre o Avia Solutions Group 
 
O Avia Solutions Group é o maior fornecedor global de ACMI (arrendamento de aeronaves, tripulação, manutenção e seguros) com frota de mais de 165 aeronaves e é a empresa-mãe da SmartLynx Airlines, Avion Express, BBN Airlines, KlasJet, Magma Aviation e outras que operam em todos os continentes do mundo. O Grupo também fornece vários serviços de aviação, como MRO (manutenção, reparo e remodelação), treinamento de pilotos e tripulações, assistência em solo e outras soluções interconectadas. O Avia Solutions Group conta com o apoio de mais de 11.000 profissionais de aviação altamente qualificados em todo o mundo.

Para mais informações, visite www.aviasg.com 

Contato de mídia:
Silvija Jakiene
Diretora de Comunicações
Avia Solutions Group
silvija.jakiene@aviasg.com
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Avia Solutions Group est désormais une société irlandaise

VILNIUS, Lituanie, 03 mars 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Avia Solutions Group, grand groupe du secteur de l’aviation, a installé son siège en Irlande. Depuis le transfert de son siège social à Dublin, le groupe est également devenu la deuxième entreprise du secteur irlandais de l’aviation, derrière le géant Ryanair.

« Le déménagement de notre siège social en Irlande était une décision stratégique importante pour nous vis-à-vis de nos projets de développement, » explique Jonas Janukenas, PDG d’Avia Solutions Group. « L’Irlande est aujourd’hui un pôle de l’aéronautique. Un grand nombre de sociétés du secteur de l’aviation y sont implantées. Par conséquent, en nous rapprochant de cette communauté, nous serons en mesure de mettre en œuvre plus rapidement les plans de développement du groupe et de conserver notre position de leader du marché. »

Selon M. Janukenas, les instruments financiers de la société à la Bourse de Dublin ont été acquis par les plus grands investisseurs institutionnels du monde situés aux États-Unis et en Europe. C’était donc une raison supplémentaire pour choisir l’Irlande.

Le groupe possède des bureaux à travers le monde : en Irlande, en Lituanie, aux États-Unis, aux Émirats arabes unis, en Afrique du Sud, en Australie et en Asie-Pacifique.

Avia Solutions Group est le plus grand groupe de services ACMI (exploitation d’avions tout compris) au monde, avec une flotte comportant plus de 165 appareils. Le groupe propose également divers services aéronautiques, tels que la maintenance, la formation des pilotes et des équipages, les services au sol et autres. Avia Solutions Group emploie plus de 11 000 professionnels de l’aviation hautement qualifiés dans différentes régions du monde.

À propos d’Avia Solutions Group

Avia Solutions Group est le plus grand fournisseur mondial de services ACMI (exploitation d’avions tout compris) avec une flotte comportant plus de 165 appareils. Il s’agit de la société mère de SmartLynx Airlines, Avion Express, BBN Airlines, KlasJet, Magma Aviation et d’autres, qui exercent leurs activités sur tous les continents. Le groupe fournit également divers services aéronautiques tels que les services MRO (maintenance, réparation et remise en état), la formation des pilotes et des équipages, les services au sol et d’autres solutions connexes. Avia Solutions Group est soutenu par plus de 11 000 professionnels de l’aviation hautement qualifiés dans le monde entier.

Pour plus d’informations, veuillez consulter le site : www.aviasg.com 

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Civil society groups launch Global Charter for Fisheries Transparency at 2023 Our Ocean conference

The launch of the Charter by the Coalition for Fisheries Transparency lays out a new roadmap to advance marine governance around the world.

PANAMA CITY, Panama, March 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Coalition for Fisheries Transparency – a new international community of civil society organizations – today launched the Global Charter for Fisheries Transparency. The Charter pinpoints the most essential policy priorities needed to combat fisheries mismanagement, illegal fishing, and human rights abuses at sea. Experts, ministers, and delegates from international organizations and companies around the world discussed the benefits of the Global Charter for Fisheries Transparency at Our Ocean conference in Panama this Thursday and Friday – an annual meeting for countries, civil society and industry to announce significant actions to safeguard the world’s oceans.

“Ghana recognizes the critical role that transparency plays in the fight against illegal fishing to protect livelihoods and provide food security to our coastal communities,” said Hon. Mavis Hawa Koomson, Ghana’s Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development. “With the significant progress Ghana has made in the last year on ending harmful fishing practices that have encouraged illegal fishing in our waters, we are now working towards making greater efforts towards sustaining fisheries transparency in Ghana.”

Prof. Maxine Burkett, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans, Fisheries and Polar Affairs at the U.S. Department of State, highlighted how the U.S. plays a leading role in increasing transparency in global fisheries.

“Last year, President Biden released a National Security Memorandum that recognizes the importance of transparency for combating illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing and associated forced labor abuses,” she said. “By enhancing productive information-sharing, the Global Charter for Fisheries Transparency will serve as an important complement to the U.S. government’s activities to end IUU fishing through improving fisheries and ocean governance, increasing enforcement efforts, and raising ambition to end IUU fishing globally.”

Additionally, global partnership initiatives, like the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI), emphasized the importance of equal, multi-stakeholder collaboration to increase transparency in coastal countries for achieving sustainably managed marine fisheries.

“Given the complexity of fisheries governance, multiple transparency efforts are needed to address the various challenges of unsustainable marine fisheries, such as overfishing, IUU fishing, unequal access to fisheries resources, and unfair benefit sharing,” said Dr. Valeria Merino, Chair of the International Board of the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI). “The 10 principles of the Global Charter for Fisheries Transparency recognize the need for a comprehensive and coordinated approach to fisheries transparency, and has the potential to support existing global endeavors, such as the FiTI, through a much-needed mobilization of civil society organizations to ensure that marine fishing activities are legal, ethical, and sustainable.”

Finally, the role of the civil society to maximize collective impact to improve transparency has been underlined by Mr. Wakao Hanaoka, Chief Executive Officer of Seafood Legacy (Japan), and a steering committee member of the Coalition for Fisheries Transparency. “Our membership in the Coalition for Fisheries Transparency represents a voice of an international community that allows us to strengthen and amplify our efforts amongst the seafood industry and government towards achieving our goal of making Japan a global leader in environmental sustainability and social responsibility,” he explained.

The Global Charter for Fisheries Transparency lays out a new roadmap to advance marine governance internationally, by providing a set of advocacy principles that are both effective and achievable by all stakeholders involved in fisheries governance and management.

“Continuous advocacy efforts by civil society organizations are critical to improving fisheries governance internationally as well as protecting the ocean and the people who depend on its resources,” commented Maisie Pigeon, Director of the Coalition for Fisheries Transparency. “The Coalition’s mission to deliver an urgent shift towards greater transparency in fisheries will be achieved through supporting our members in developing joint strategies, harmonizing and strengthening efforts, and finally – closing transparency policy gaps in fisheries governance,” she concluded.

Through civil society organizations from around the world, the Coalition for Fisheries Transparency calls on governments to apply the Charter’s principles in legislation and practice.

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TESTING VALIDATION SUCCESS BETWEEN RAJANT AND SANDVIK

Digital Mine Collaboration for Network Use with Sandvik’s AutoMine®

Malvern, Pennsylvania (USA), March 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Rajant Corporation, the pioneer of Kinetic Mesh® wireless networks, collaborated with Sandvik on digital mining tests to ensure that wireless communication can be used with tele-remote and autonomous vehicles destined for the De Beers Venetia diamond mine.

Venetia is South Africa’s largest diamond mine. It has been mined as an open-pit since 1992, with a Rajant Kinetic Mesh network providing resilient connectivity for surface vehicles. The Venetia Underground Project is a ~$2 billion investment that will rely upon autonomous and remotely operated vehicles to mine the diamond-bearing rock efficiently and safely, adopting new techniques for precise sub-level caving extraction. Given this investment, the mine life extends into 2045.

“Our collaboration with Rajant demonstrates real cooperation in adopting best-in-class technology to enable our customers to mine safer and more efficiently. Allied with Sandvik’s world-leading mining machines, the Rajant Kinetic Mesh wireless connectivity allows full utilization of our advanced systems,” says Elen Toodu, Director of Global Automation Product Line & Projects, Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions.

“Testing and validating with Sandvik demonstrated the ability to maintain the network connections required, not only to ensure safe operations but to be able to stream live video from the machines as they operate autonomously,” says Jouni Koppanen, Product Line Manager, Underground Automation, Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions.

The Sandvik intelligent loaders and trucks feature smart solutions that rely on ubiquitous network connectivity within the challenging underground environment. Rajant’s network nodes, called BreadCrumbs® are mounted in fixed points within the mine and on every vehicle to directly connect to the vehicle’s cameras and control safety systems. This ensures that the controlling systems have 100% connection to the onboard systems.

“All Rajant BreadCrumbs communicate with all other radios, creating a unique, high-capacity, dense mesh network of connected assets, operating the advanced software systems at the heart of modern mining,” shares Chris Mason, Rajant VP of Sales, EMEA. “Rajant continuously develops its network offerings by working closely with machine and system manufacturers and the end-customer, enhancing the hardware and software systems that deliver mission-critical connectivity. Working with Sandvik on this task was a true illustration of collaboration across organizations and continents.”

Adds Mr. Mason, “Rajant’s extensive mining heritage in over 270 mines globally has led to the development of the latest Peregrine BreadCrumbs used for validation. This not only proved the resilience of connectivity and ruggedization to survive in the mining environments but provided extremely high throughput and ultra-low latency required for multiple application use.”

Rajant technology is deployed across many mines globally, offering future-proof wireless connectivity. Each time Rajant launches a new BreadCrumb with added functionality, such as increased throughput, additional radio frequencies, or advanced management and control software, each new version is backward compatible with earlier models. This offers a clear path to continual improvement and network upgrade – critical when operations extend well into the future, like Venetia.

About Rajant Corporation

Rajant Corporation is the broadband communications technology company that invented Kinetic Mesh® networking, BreadCrumb® wireless nodes, and InstaMesh® networking software. With Rajant, customers can rapidly deploy a highly adaptable and scalable network that leverages the power of real-time data to deliver on-demand, mission-critical business intelligence. A low-latency, high-throughput, and secure solution for a variety of data, voice, video, and autonomous applications, Rajant’s Kinetic Mesh networks provide industrial customers with full mobility, allowing them to take their private network applications and data anywhere. With successful deployments in more than 80 countries for customers in military, mining, ports, rail, oil & gas, petrochemical plants, municipalities, and agriculture. Rajant is headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania, with additional facilities and offices in Arizona and Kentucky. For more information, visit Rajant.com or follow Rajant on LinkedIn and Twitter.

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MULTICHOICE AND COMCAST’S NBCUNIVERSAL AND SKY PARTNER TO CREATE LEADING STREAMING SERVICE IN AFRICA

Johannesburg, March 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —
  • Partnership offers growth opportunity in Africa, building on MultiChoice’s footprint across 50 markets, its excellent execution track record on the continent and the successful Showmax brand.
  • MultiChoice to relaunch Showmax, powered by NBCUniversal’s Peacock technology platform, along with world-class content from NBCUniversal and Sky, offering audiences the best experience with local and global entertainment, as well as live matches of the English Premier League (EPL) football.

Thursday March 2, 2023: MultiChoice Group (MultiChoice) (JSE: MCG) and Comcast’s (NASDAQ: CMCSA) NBCUniversal and Sky today announced a new partnership that will bring some of the world’s best content and technology to streaming customers across MultiChoice’s 50-market footprint in sub-Saharan Africa, at a time when Africa is approaching an inflection point in terms of broadband connectivity and affordability.  The new Showmax group will be 70% owned by MultiChoice and 30% by NBCUniversal. (*See Note). It will build on Showmax’s success to date and aim to create the leading streaming service in Africa.

Powered by Peacock’s leading, globally-scaled technology, Showmax subscribers will have access to an extensive premium content portfolio, bringing African audiences the best of local and international programming. The service will combine MultiChoice’s accelerating investment in local content with a unique pipeline of award-winning and critically acclaimed international content licensed from NBCUniversal and Sky, third party content from HBO, Warner Brothers International, Sony and others, as well as live English Premier League (EPL) football.  The partnership will also provide access to all the best African content such as Showmax Originals and local content from MultiChoice’s proprietary channels including Mzansi Magic, Africa Magic and Maisha Magic.

Using a significant portfolio of global media assets and Peacock’s streaming platform, which finished 2022 with over 20 million paid subscribers in the US, NBCUniversal and Sky will provide ongoing support through the licensing of both technology and content.

“We launched Showmax as the first African streaming service in 2015 and are extremely proud of its success to date. This agreement represents a great opportunity for our Showmax team to scale even greater heights by working with a leading global player in Comcast and its subsidiaries,” said Calvo Mawela, Chief Executive Officer of MultiChoice. “The new business venture deepens an already strong relationship and builds on the Sky Glass technology partnership that we announced in September last year. We believe we are extremely well positioned to create a winning platform going forward.”

Dana Strong, Group Chief Executive Officer, Sky, commented, “This new collaboration in streaming and content with MultiChoice, NBCUniversal, and Sky takes our partnership to the next level in one of the world’s most vibrant, fastest growing markets.  Last year, we announced MultiChoice as a customer of the Sky Glass platform and now we are excited to help innovate its Showmax streaming service.”

Matt Strauss, Chairman, Direct-to-Consumer & International, NBCUniversal, added, “This partnership is an incredible opportunity to further scale the global presence of Peacock’s world-class streaming technology, as well as to introduce millions of new customers to extensive premium content from NBCUniversal and Sky’s stellar entertainment brands.”

Further details about the new Showmax service, including launch date, content and pricing will be announced at a later date.

[*NB: In Nigeria, NBCUniversal will hold an indirect 23.7% stake in the local subsidiary]

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Henley & Partners : Investissez dans le secteur de l’immobilier en Namibie et obtenez vos droits de résidence

LONDRES, 02 mars 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Le leader mondial de la planification de la résidence et de la citoyenneté, Henley & Partners, lance le programme de résidence par investissement en Namibie, qui constitue la toute dernière option de migration des investissements au monde et la deuxième en Afrique.

Le gouvernement namibien recherche activement des investissements étrangers dans l’optique de stimuler la croissance économique du pays et de diversifier son économie. Ce programme offre de nombreuses possibilités — incitations fiscales, financements et service de guichet unique pour les entreprises internationales — aux investisseurs internationaux désireux de s’implanter et de développer leurs activités sur le continent africain. Pour un investissement immobilier minimum de 316 000 USD dans le nouveau domaine luxueux et écologique avec parcours de golf de President’s Links Estate, situé à Walvis Bay, les investisseurs retenus se verront attribuer un permis de travail renouvelable de cinq ans leur octroyant le droit de vivre, de faire affaires et d’étudier en Namibie.

Le responsable du groupe chargé des clients privés chez Henley & Partners, Dominic Volek, déclare : « Nous sommes ravis d’annoncer cette nouvelle offre innovante de résidence par investissement en Afrique. De par ses magnifiques paysages, son système fiscal attractif et son climat des affaires favorable, la Namibie représente une destination idéale pour les entrepreneurs internationaux, les particuliers fortunés ou les retraités. Ce domaine côtier d’exception, pour lequel des droits de résidence sont offerts, compte moins de 600 unités immobilières ; les investisseurs doivent donc se hâter s’ils veulent profiter de cette occasion limitée d’obtenir des droits de résidence dans l’un des pays les plus riches au monde en espèces fauniques ou floristiques. »

L’un des marchés du patrimoine privé à la croissance la plus rapide d’Afrique

Selon le rapport Africa Wealth Report, publié par Henley & Partners en partenariat avec New World Wealth, le patrimoine privé total actuellement détenu sur le continent africain s’élève à 2 100 milliards USD et devrait connaitre une augmentation de 38 % au cours des dix prochaines années. La Namibie est appelée à devenir l’un des marchés africains à la croissance la plus rapide, avec des prévisions de croissance de plus de 60 % du nombre de particuliers fortunés (ceux qui possèdent une fortune d’un million USD ou plus) au cours des dix prochaines années (jusqu’en 2032). Selon les statistiques de New World Wealth datant de décembre 2022, la Namibie détient un patrimoine total investissable d’une valeur de 26 milliards USD. La richesse moyenne d’un résident namibien (richesse par habitant) se chiffre à 10 050 USD, ce qui constitue la troisième la plus élevée en Afrique après celles de l’île Maurice et de l’Afrique du Sud. La Namibie compte environ 2 100 particuliers fortunés et trois centi-millionnaires (dont la fortune est égale ou supérieure à 100 millions USD).

En vue d’attirer des investissements étrangers, le gouvernement a nettement amélioré le système fiscal au cours de ces dernières années. La Namibie applique un système d’imposition fondé sur la source, les résidents étrangers n’étant généralement imposés que sur les revenus qu’ils génèrent dans le pays. Qui plus est, les taux d’imposition appliqués sont relativement compétitifs par rapport à ceux de nombreux autres marchés émergents et notamment par rapport à ceux des pays voisins, tels que l’Afrique du Sud. Le taux d’imposition sur le revenu le plus élevé appliqué en Namibie est un modique pourcentage de 37 %, mais l’élément le plus remarquable est probablement que le pays n’impose pas les plus-values, la succession, le don, l’héritage, la fortune ou la valeur nette.

Un intérêt sans précédent pour la diversification des domiciles

Le President’s Links Estate constitue pour l’heure le seul moyen d’investissement du programme de résidence par investissement en Namibie. Le responsable du groupe chargé de l’immobilier chez Henley & Partners, Thomas Scott, affirme que l’immobilier international est depuis toujours considéré comme une catégorie d’actifs fiable par les investisseurs mondiaux, en raison de son pouvoir de résistance à long terme. « Les programmes de migration liés à l’investissement immobilier, tels que celui proposé en Namibie, présentent l’avantage supplémentaire d’améliorer votre mobilité à travers le monde et d’élargir vos droits d’accès personnels en tant que résident ou citoyen d’autres pays, ce qui vous donne la latitude de choisir où vous et les membres de votre famille pouvez vivre, travailler, étudier, prendre votre retraite et investir. La valeur des actifs clés, les rendements locatifs et l’accès à plusieurs pays dans le monde en tant que couverture absolue contre la volatilité régionale et mondiale sont autant de gains potentiels que vous pouvez tirer pendant la durée de vie de cet investissement. »

Volek souligne que la demande d’options de résidence et de citoyenneté par investissement a connu une croissance significative et continue au cours de ces dernières années. « L’attrait des programmes de migration par investissement auprès des familles aisées est une réalité véritablement universelle en raison des nombreux avantages y afférents, allant de la multiplication des domiciles à l’amélioration de la mobilité à travers le monde, en passant par l’accès à une éducation et à des soins de santé de classe mondiale, sans perdre de vue la possibilité de disposer d’une solution alternative en période de turbulences. Quel que soit votre lieu de naissance ou votre lieu de résidence actuel, en tant qu’investisseur fortuné, vous, ainsi que les membres de votre famille, pouvez désormais parer à toute éventualité grâce aux options de migration des investissements telles que le nouveau programme de résidence par investissement en Namibie. »

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Henley & Partners: Invista em Imóveis na Namíbia e Garanta Direitos de Residência

LONDRES, March 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A mais recente opção de migração de investimentos do mundo — e a segunda da África — o Programa de Residência por Investimento da Namíbia foi lançado pela Henley & Partners, líder global em planejamento de residência e cidadania.

O governo da Namíbia está buscando ativamente investimentos estrangeiros para impulsionar o crescimento econômico do país e diversificar a economia. O programa oferece inúmeras oportunidades para investidores internacionais que buscam uma posição e crescimento no continente africano, incluindo incentivos fiscais, financiamento e um serviço de atendimento completo para empresas internacionais. Ao fazer um investimento imobiliário mínimo de US$ 316.000 no condomínio ecológico President’s Links Estate com campo de golfe, em Walvis Bay, os investidores bem-sucedidos receberão uma permissão de trabalho renovável de cinco anos, que lhes dá o direito de morar, fazer negócios e estudar na Namíbia.

O Chefe do Grupo de Clientes Privados da Henley & Partners, Dominic Volek, disse: “Estamos muito satisfeitos em anunciar esta nova residência inovadora por oferta de investimento na África. A paisagem deslumbrante da Namíbia, o sistema fiscal atraente e o ambiente favorável aos negócios fazem dela uma opção ideal para empreendedores internacionais, indivíduos com alto patrimônio líquido ou aposentados. Há menos de 600 unidades imobiliárias disponíveis nesta propriedade costeira exclusiva que se qualifica para residência, e por isso, os investidores precisam ser rápidos se quiserem aproveitar essa oportunidade limitada para garantir direitos de residência em um dos países mais ricos em natureza e vida selvagem do mundo.”

Um dos mercados de riqueza privada de mais rápido crescimento da África

A riqueza privada total atualmente mantida pelo continente africano é de US$ 2,1 trilhões, e deverá aumentar 38% nos próximos 10 anos, de acordo com o Africa Wealth Report, publicado pela Henley & Partners em parceria com a New World Wealth. Espera-se que a Namíbia seja um dos mercados de crescimento mais rápidos da África no futuro, com um aumento de indivíduos com alto patrimônio líquido (aqueles com riqueza de US$ 1 milhão ou mais) de mais de 60% previsto para a próxima década (até 2032). De acordo com as estatísticas de dezembro de 2022 da New World Wealth, a Namíbia detém US$ 26 bilhões em riqueza total investível. A riqueza média de um residente da Namíbia (riqueza per capita) é de US$ 10.050, classificada como a terceira maior na África, depois da República das Ilhas Maurícias e da África do Sul. A nação é o lar de cerca de 2.100 indivíduos com alto patrimônio líquido, e três multimilionários (com riqueza igual ou superior a US$ 100 milhões).

Para atrair investimentos internos, o governo fez grandes melhorias em seu sistema tributário nos últimos anos. A Namíbia opera um sistema baseado na tributação na origem, no qual os residentes estrangeiros são geralmente tributados apenas sobre a renda que geram no país. Além disso, as alíquotas tributárias são relativamente competitivas em comparação com muitos outros mercados emergentes e particularmente com países vizinhos, como a África do Sul. A taxa máxima de imposto de renda na Namíbia é de modestos 37%, mas talvez o mais notável seja que não há ganhos de capital, propriedade, presente, herança ou impostos sobre a riqueza líquida/valor.

Interesse sem precedentes na diversificação domiciliar

Atualmente, o President’s Links Estate é a única rota de investimento para o Programa de Residência por Investimento da Namíbia. Thomas Scott, Chefe do Grupo Imobiliário da Henley & Partners, diz que o setor imobiliário internacional sempre foi uma classe de ativos confiável para investidores globais devido ao seu poder de permanência em longo prazo. “Os programas de migração com base em investimentos vinculados a imóveis, como a oferta na Namíbia, têm as vantagens adicionais de melhorar sua mobilidade global e expandir seus direitos de acesso pessoal como residente ou cidadão de jurisdições adicionais, criando opcionalidade em termos de onde você e sua família podem morar, trabalhar, estudar, se aposentar e investir. Os ganhos potenciais ao longo da vida útil deste investimento incluem o valor do ativo, os rendimentos de aluguel e o acesso global como uma proteção definitiva contra a volatilidade a nível regional e global.”

Volek ressalta que houve um crescimento significativo e contínuo na demanda por residência e cidadania por opções de investimento nos últimos anos. “O apelo da migração de investimentos para famílias ricas é verdadeiramente universal devido aos seus muitos benefícios, que vão desde a diversificação do domicílio até o aprimoramento da mobilidade global, passando pelo acesso à educação e aos cuidados de saúde de classe mundial, até ter um plano B em tempos de turbulência. Não importa onde você nasceu ou onde você reside atualmente, os investidores ricos podem salvaguardar seu futuro e o de suas famílias para o que quer que possa estar à frente, através de opções de migração de investimentos, como o novo Programa de Residência por Investimento da Namíbia.”

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Avia Solutions Group has become Irish-based company

VILNIUS, Lithuania, March 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Avia Solutions Group, the leading aviation business group, has become an Irish-based company. Following the transfer of its controlling headquarters to Ireland, Dublin, the group also became the second largest Irish-registered aviation business behind aviation giant Ryanair.

“Moving the company’s controlling headquarters to Ireland was a strategically important step for us in terms of our further development plans,” explains Jonas Janukenas, CEO of Avia Solutions Group. “Ireland is known as the hub of aviation. A large number of aviation companies are located here, hence, being closer to the aviation community we will be able to implement the group’s development plans faster and maintain market leadership.”

According to Janukenas, the company’s financial instruments on the Dublin Stock Exchange have been purchased by the world’s largest institutional investors from the USA and Europe, so this was also one of the reasons for choosing Ireland.

The group has offices spanning all across the world: Ireland, Lithuania, the US, United Arab Emirates, South Africa, Australia and Asia Pacific.

Avia Solutions Group is the world’s leading and largest ACMI (aircraft leasing, maintenance and insurance) services group with a fleet of more than 165 aircraft. The group also provides various aviation services, such as aircraft maintenance, pilot and crew training, ground handling, and others. Avia Solutions Group employs more than 11,000 highly skilled aviation professionals across different regions of the world.

About Avia Solutions Group

Avia Solutions Group is the largest global ACMI (aircraft, crew, maintenance, and insurance) provider with more than 165 aircraft fleet, and a parent company of SmartLynx Airlines, Avion Express, BBN Airlines, KlasJet, Magma Aviation and more operating in all continents in the world. The Group also provides various aviation services such as MRO (maintenance, repair, and overhaul), pilots and crew trainings, ground handling and other interconnected solutions. Avia Solutions Group is backed by over 11,000 highly skilled aviation professionals worldwide.

For more information, please visit www.aviasg.com

Media contact:
Silvija Jakiene
Chief Communications Officer
Avia Solutions Group
silvija.jakiene@aviasg.com
+370 671 22697

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Downpour destroys houses, plantations in Ibanda Municipality

Downpour destroys houses, plantations in Ibanda Municipality

IBANDA - Residents of two villages in Kabale ward in Bisheshe Division in Ibanda municipality are crying foul following a downpour that destroyed their houses and crops last evening.

Heavy rainfall accompanied by hailstorms and gusty winds, destroyed at least 30 houses and a number of plantations in the villages of, Kyembogo and Kagango.

According to residents, the hailstorm destroyed their banana plantations, cassava crops and gardens on top of the killing of animals like goats among others.

Kyembogo primary school, a local government aid primary school was not spared either. One of the school’s building roofs was blown off due to a heavy downpour.

Johnson Kanyomozi, the division chairperson said the damage was big and appealed to the government to intervene and support locals who are most likely to face the problem of food shortage.

“Some of the affected residents slept at their neighbors’ homes due to lack of shelter at their homes. The government should come in to help its people,” said Kanyomozi.

“As the rain started it was followed by strong winds and hailstorms which destroyed crops and houses,” said Jane Nyamwiza one of the affected residents

Francis Ngabirano, one of the residents whose roof of the house was blown off, called upon the government of Uganda to extend relief to these affected individuals by providing them with seeds, iron sheets and financial support.

He said it could be difficult for their children to go to school since all their crops and gardens were destroyed by rain and there is no hope for them to get school fees.

Apollo Kibeherere the Ibanda municipality mayor who visited the affected has started the process of registering the affected families whose names will be submitted to the office of the prime minister and the Ministry of disaster and preparedness for help.

Kibeherere added that the municipal council does not have a disaster budget to help people but he called upon government intervention since a larger number of people have been affected.

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Henley & Partners: Invest in Namibian Real Estate and Secure Residence Rights

LONDON, March 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The world’s latest investment migration option — and Africa’s second — the Namibia Residence by Investment Program has been launched by Henley & Partners, the global leaders in residence and citizenship planning.

The Namibian government is actively seeking foreign investment to boost the country’s economic growth and diversify the economy. The program provides numerous opportunities for international investors seeking a foothold and growth on the African continent, including tax incentives, financing, and a one-stop bureau service for international companies. For a minimum real estate investment of USD 316,000 in the new luxury golf and eco-friendly President’s Links Estate in Walvis Bay, successful investors will receive a five-year, renewable work permit which gives them the right to live, do business, and study in Namibia.

Group Head of Private Clients at Henley & Partners, Dominic Volek, says, “We are delighted to announce this innovative new residence by investment offering in Africa. Namibia’s stunning landscape, attractive tax system, and business-friendly environment make it an ideal option for international entrepreneurs, high-net-worth individuals, or retirees. There are fewer than 600 real estate units available in this exclusive coastal estate that qualifies for residence, so investors need to move quickly if they want to take advantage of this limited opportunity to secure residence rights in one of the most nature- and wildlife rich countries in the world.”

One of Africa’s fastest growing private wealth markets

The total private wealth currently held on the African continent is USD 2.1 trillion and is expected to rise by 38% over the next 10 years, according to the Africa Wealth Report, published by Henley & Partners in partnership with New World Wealth. Namibia is expected to be one of Africa’s fastest growing markets going forward, with high-net-worth individual (those with wealth of USD 1 million or more) growth of over 60% forecast for the next decade (until 2032). According to New World Wealth’s December 2022 statistics, Namibia holds USD 26 billion in total investable wealth. The average wealth of a resident of Namibia (wealth per capita) is USD 10,050, ranking as the third highest in Africa after Mauritius and South Africa. The nation is home to around 2,100 high-net-worth individuals and three centi-millionaires (with wealth of USD 100 million or more).

To attract inward investment, the government has made major improvements to its tax system in recent years. Namibia operates a source-based tax system, which means that foreign residents are generally only taxed on the income they generate in the country. What is more, tax rates are relatively competitive compared with many other emerging markets and particularly with neighboring countries such as South Africa. The top rate of income tax in Namibia is a modest 37%, but perhaps most notably there are no capital gains, estate, gift, inheritance, or net wealth/worth taxes.

Unprecedented interest in domicile diversification

Currently, the President’s Links Estate is the only investment route for the Namibia Residence by Investment Program. Group Head of Real Estate at Henley & Partners, Thomas Scott, says international real estate has always been a reliable asset class for global investors due to its long-term staying power. “Real estate–linked investment migration programs such as the offering in Namibia have the additional advantages of enhancing your global mobility and expanding your personal access rights as a resident or citizen of additional jurisdictions, creating optionality in terms of where you and your family can live, work, study, retire, and invest. The potential gains over the lifetime of this investment include the core value of the asset, rental yields, and global access as an ultimate hedge against both regional and global volatility.”

Volek points out that there has been significant and ongoing growth in the demand for residence and citizenship by investment options over the past few years. “The appeal of investment migration for affluent families is truly universal due to its many benefits, ranging from domicile diversification to global mobility enhancement, to accessing world-class education and healthcare, to having a plan B in times of turmoil. No matter where you were born, or where you currently reside, wealthy investors can futureproof themselves and their families for whatever might lie ahead through investment migration options such as the new Namibia Residence by Investment Program.”

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Sarah Nicklin
Group Head of PR
sarah.nicklin@henleyglobal.com
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