AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoCitizenship-by-Investment: São Tomé and Príncipe is selling “golden passports” for $90,000 via its National Transformation Fund, aiming to plug energy and development gaps as growth slows and electricity shortages bite. US Visa Policy: The United States has made permanent a visa bond programme for selected B1/B2 business and tourist applicants, with consular officers able to demand refundable deposits up to $20,000; São Tomé and Príncipe is on the affected list. UNESCO World Heritage: UNESCO added 25 new World Heritage sites, including the Roças of São Tomé and Príncipe, marking the archipelago’s first inscriptions and spotlighting its plantation history. Diplomacy: Serbia’s foreign minister Marko Đurić met São Tomé and Príncipe’s PM Américo Ramos to discuss closer cooperation in education, health, agriculture, digitalisation and culture. Tourism Spotlight: A new push positions São Tomé and Príncipe as an “authentic” eco-destination focused on conservation and low-crowd travel, not mass tourism.
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