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<p>Comment: All Countries Are Not Equal</p>
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Lets begin with an anecdote: We once talked to an EB5 developer who has
raised hundreds of EB5 investments from China. He complained that the
Chinese agents he has worked with told him that they have seen interest in
EB5 dry out. He said, “Oh, That’s not a problem–I will simply go to
Cambodia instead of China and get my investors from there.” We were aghast,
because the statement implied a complete lack of understanding of the real
massive differences that exist between countries.
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<div>
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<div>
The fundamentals to look for when choosing a country for an EB5 raise are
the following: Population, GDP, GDP per Capita, Number of HNWs in the
country and Number of HNWs leaving the country per year.
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<table border=”1″ cellpadding=”0″ cellspacing=”0″>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>
Country
</td>
<td>
China
</td>
<td>
Cambodia
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
Population
</td>
<td>
1.4 Billion
</td>
<td>
15 Million
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
GDP
</td>
<td>
$14 Trillion
</td>
<td>
$26 Billion
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
GDP per Capita
</td>
<td>
$10,000
</td>
<td>
$1,600
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
Number of HNWs in Country
</td>
<td>
4.4 Million
</td>
<td>
?
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
Number of HNWs leaving per year
</td>
<td>
15,000 per year
</td>
<td>
?
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<div>
</div>
<div>
These objective measurements for a country matter. If a country does not
have a sufficient number of HNWs and they do not have any reason to leave,
then no matter how energetic the efforts made to secure EB5 investors in a
country, it will not result in a meaningful number of wires.
</div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
Similarly, when trying to estimate one’s own connections in a country, one
should use objective measurements such as do you already have a productive
network of agents in the country that has actually delivered at least a
small number of wires to you–instead of using subjective factors like I
have some connections with important people in the country.
</div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
Fundamentals matter – and it is fundamentals that make countries unequal
for EB5 purposes. The number of countries in the EB5 world is very very
small – a subset of a subset – due to the fundamentals that shape these
countries EB5 outflow.
</div>
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ILW estimates the 2020 EB5 market to be more than $1 billion. If you are
raising EB5 capital in 2020, we have identified a very small number of
specific opportunities in the new EB5 market. Contact us for a conversation
on what we can do for you in this brave new EB5 world by emailing us at <a href=”mailto:webmaster@ilw.com” target=”_blank”>webmaster@ilw.com</a>,
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<p>Focus: 5 EB5 Countries<br>
<p>
The EB5 market overseas has shrunk from 11 to just 5 countries, due to the
increase of investment amounts from $500K to $900K. These 5 markets are now
the only markets large enough to support just 10 wires per year for most
issuers, making them the only realistic choices for issuers of even
modest-sized raises. ILW can help you in some of these markets. Call us at
212-545-0818 to find out about these 5 markets, and how we can help you
there, or email us at
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Headline: ‘Walls don’t stop viruses’: Donald Trump Jr torched for exploiting coronavirus to bash immigration
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