{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/619faf1af8d4dc0013bca20f/6390c2f76c07470010585c8b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Chinese interest in the ‘golden visa’ scheme surges ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/619faf1af8d4dc0013bca20f/show-cover.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Irish Times Current Affairs Editor Arthur Beesley joins Ciarán Hancock to discuss the recent spike in applications by wealthy Chinese citizens to the Immigrant Investor Programme.&nbsp;The scheme allows applicants, with a minimum net worth of €2 million, to obtain residency in the State, if they invest in the Irish economy.&nbsp;</p><p>With the number of applications almost tripling in the first nine months of the year, speculation is mounting that the scheme could be closed off.&nbsp;Later on, we hear from Economics Correspondent Cliff Taylor who discusses how rising interest rates, coupled with a slowdown in construction are impacting the housing market. </p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Inside Business with Ciaran Hancock"}