The merger of Bahamas On-line (Systems Resource Group) with Tribune Satellite and 100Jamz Internet (Tribune media group) will offer businesses leading e-commerce services through combined Internet access points and expanded … Read More
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Co-Chairs Report On OECD-Commonwealth Working Group On Tax Co-operation
Improved Understanding And Progress A Joint Working Group of jurisdictions from the Commonwealth and the OECD held a second round of discussions at OECD headquarters in Paris on March 2. … Read More
Net Income Grows 20%
CIBC Bahamas Limited has revealed $32 million in net income for the year 2000, an increase of 20% over the previous year, with total assets jumping 10% to $1.3 billion. … Read More
Record Year-end Earnings
Commonwealth Bank announced record year-end earnings of $590 million, representing an 18% increase in total assets. Exceeding all projections for assets, shareholder value and net income during the year, Bank … Read More
E-Commerce: An Important Component of The Bahamas Services Sector Going Forward
BFSB’s CEO & Executive Director Wendy C. Warren was part of a Bahamian delegation participating in the February 19-20 Offshore E-Commerce Strategies Conference in Toronto, Canada. Ms. Warren was a … Read More
BFSB CEO/Executive Director To Address US Businessmen
The new Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of the Bahamas Financial Services Board, Wendy C. Warren, will be the Guest Speaker at the March 7 Luncheon Meeting of the … Read More
The Bahamas: A Thriving International Financial Centre
(Excerpt from an address by the Hon. William C. Allen, Minister of Finance, to the 4th Annual Roundtable Meeting of the Council of Securities Regulators of the Americas – COSRA) … Read More
The Emerging Capital Market in The Bahamas
Maintaining The Competitiveness Of The Bahamas’ Financial Services Sector There are complexities involved in maintaining a well regulated successful jurisdiction, not the least of which is that of combining sufficient … Read More
New Industry Legislation: The Accounting Profession
The Bahamas Institute of Chartered Accountants has announced plans for a one-day seminar featuring presentations on the new financial services industry legislation as it relates to the accounting profession. The … Read More
Caribbean Internet Private Banking Programme
Royal Bank of Canada Trust Company (Bahamas) recently introduced an on-line service through its Executive Plus Account. The multi-currency Internet banking service allows Royal Bank clients based in the Caribbean … Read More