Investments through Portugal's 'golden visa', which gives wealthy foreigners residence rights, jumped nearly 50% last month, data showed on Sunday, as the government considers whether to scrap the controversial scheme.
A tourist rests at Comercio square in downtown Lisbon, Portugal April 11, 2019. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante
Murat Coskun, Get Golden Visa CEO, said Costa's comments had had a "significant impact on the appetite" for the measure, with his company seeing a five-fold increase in inquiries. "If there is no residence by investment programme, will simply ignore the country," Silva warned, arguing the more than 10,000 visas issued since 2012 had put Portugal "on the map".
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