THESE ARE unsettling(令人不安的) times, even for the rich. Many of those wealthy enough to move abroad for low taxes or their physical or political security are less sure these days about settling in Dubai or Hong Kong, even America or Britain. Dry your eyes(擦干眼泪，别难过), however, for plenty of governments remain eager to take in foreigners with money and skills. And a growing industry of trusted advisers stands ready to help the rich relocate(重新安置，迁移).
这是动荡的时代，即使对富人来说也是如此。许多足够富有、可以为低税率或人身及政治安全而移居国外的人，如今对于定居迪拜或香港，甚至美国或英国，都不那么确定了。不过，擦干眼泪吧，因为许多政府仍然渴望接纳有钱有技能的外国人。而且，一个日益壮大的、由值得信赖的顾问组成的行业已准备好帮助富人迁移。
For these consiglieri(顾问、军师), business is booming. Last year more than 140,000 millionaires migrated, the most on record, reckons New World Wealth, a research firm; this year it expects the figure to rise to 165,000 (see chart). IMI, another research outfit(机构，组织), estimates that the investment-migration industry—which advises both rich would-be expatriates(外籍移居者) and governments seeking investment and talent—turned over(营业额达到) $40bn in 2025, twice as much as in 2019. IMI counts more than 1,200 companies providing investment-migration services. They include law firms, providers of property or investment funds linked to citizenship or residency, accountants and so on.
对于这些顾问来说，生意兴隆。研究公司New World Wealth估计，去年有超过14万名百万富翁移民，创历史新高；今年预计将增至16.5万人（见图表）。另一家研究机构IMI估计，投资移民行业——既为富有的准外籍移居者提供建议，也为寻求投资和人才的政府提供咨询——2025年营业额达400亿美元，是2019年的两倍。IMI统计有超过1200家公司提供投资移民服务，包括律师事务所、提供与公民身份或居留权挂钩的房产或投资基金的机构、会计师等。
Until Iran struck the Gulf states, a favoured destination was Dubai, home to a fast-growing number of millionaires. One immigration lawyer describes the emirate as the Walmart of the industry(行业中的沃尔玛), with countless providers and fiercely(极其激烈地) competitive rates. It has chiefly attracted rich people from the global south: south Asia, but also Nigeria and war-torn(饱受战争蹂躏的) Syria and Lebanon.
在伊朗袭击海湾国家之前，一个受欢迎的目的地是迪拜，那里居住着数量迅速增长的百万富翁。一位移民律师将该酋长国描述为这个行业的沃尔玛，有无数的服务商和激烈的价格竞争。它主要吸引了来自全球南方的富人：南亚，还有尼日利亚以及饱受战争蹂躏的叙利亚和黎巴嫩。