In Paris last week, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), concluded its latest Plenary meeting with an announcement that only three countries now remain on the list of Non-Cooperative Countries … Read More
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Doing Business – Better in the Bahamas
**Hon. Allyson Maynard-Gibson Minister of Financial Services and Investments** Minister Maynard-Gibson addressed a “Special Programme for Intermediaries in Nassau” (SPIN) earlier this week. This first SPIN for the year 2005, … Read More
Financial Services Scholarship
JPMorgan Trust Company (Bahamas) Limited is offering a four year scholarship assistance towards the tuition of a Bahamian student who has been accepted in a Bachelor’s degree programme at an … Read More
FATF AML/CFT Initiative
In Paris today, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) announced that it will meet on 9-11 February, 2005 to report on progress to combat money laundering and the financing of … Read More
Financial Services Practitioners Meet in Annual Retreat
The 2005 Bahamas Financial Services Retreat was hosted this past weekend in Exuma. BFSB’s CEO & Executive Director Wendy C. Warren says the objective of the annual event is to … Read More
World Economic Forum
**Taking Responsibility for Tough Choices** Today more than 2,250 participants from 96 countries are convening in Davos, including more than 20 heads of state or government, 70 cabinet ministers, 26 … Read More
EU – Global Perspective on Economic Policy
**European economic think-tank launched** A new economic think-tank was launched yesterday in Brussels in a bid to inject fresh thinking into EU economic policy. The EU Observer reports that the … Read More
The Bahamian Economy
**Sen. the Hon. James Smith, C.B.E. Minister of State for Finance** The Hon. Minister of State for Finance presented opening remarks at this week’s Bahamas Business Outlook. The one-day conference … Read More
U.S. Business Engages OECD on International Tax Issues
**Recent OECD Initiatives in International Taxation** The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and its Business and Industry Advisory Committee (BIAC) concluded a two-day conference on international tax policy … Read More
GAIM USA 2005
***Over 700 attendees already registered as conference nears capacity*** The Institute for International Research’s GAIM USA 2005 Conference, the largest gathering of hedge funds in the USA, has announced record … Read More