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In Business: Estonia's e-residents

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Estonia's e-residents

01/12/2016

BBC Radio 4 - In Business, Estonia's e-residents

Ruth Alexander applies to become a virtual resident of Estonia.

Ruth Alexander applies to become a virtual resident of Estonia and finds out why some UK companies are thinking of setting up there post-Brexit.

Estonia is one of the smallest countries in Europe, with only 1.3 million citizens. But it is hoping to become much bigger - by attracting what it calls e-residents. 

A scheme was started two years ago to give citizens of any nation the opportunity to set up Estonian bank accounts and businesses - and to develop a digital identity which can be managed from anywhere. 

Ruth Alexander examines how it works, who benefits and why some UK citizens are seeing it as a post-Brexit business opportunity.

Producer: Elizabeth Cassin

(Image: Stanislav Yurin, an e-resident of Estonia, and his wife Kseniya Paliadnik).

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