Mr. Houlin Zhao, Secretary General of the UN International Telecommunication Union, has revealed that The Bahamas has made history. The Bahamian island of New Providence has been named the world’s … Read More
International Issues
Mapping the Future for a Stronger Caribbean Public Sector
**Public Sector Transparency and Accountability Vital to Caribbean Economic Growth** Bahamas Minister of State for Finance The Hon. Michael Halkitis, MP today opened a 3-day strategic dialogue in Nassau, The … Read More
IMF World Economic Outlook
***Too Slow for Too Long*** The IMF has released the [2016 World Economic Outlook](http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2016/01/pdf/text.pdf) (WEO). It notes: *”The baseline projection for global growth in 2016 is a modest 3.2 percent, … Read More
Caribbean Public Private Dialogue on CBR
The Bank of Jamaica and the United States [Department of the Treasury](http://www.treasury.gov/Pages/default.aspx) hosted a public-private Roundtable on Correspondent Banking on April 5, 2016. The forum, attended by 110 representatives of … Read More
New Bahamas Chair for IDB and IIC Board of Governors
The Hon. Michael Halkitis, Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance has been elected, by acclamation, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Inter-American Development Bank and the … Read More
JITSIC to act on “Panama Papers”
The [Joint International Tax Shelter Information and Collaboration](http://www.oecd.org/tax/forum-on-tax-administration/ftajitsicnetwork.htm) (JITSIC) Network will meet at the OECD in Paris on Wednesday, 13 April. It will bring together senior tax administration officials from … Read More
GFCI 19 Released
[Z/Yen](http://www.zyen.com/) has published the nineteenth [Global Financial Centres Index](http://www.longfinance.net/global-financial-centre-index-19/976-gfci-19-the-overall-rankings.html) (GFCI 19). London, New York, Singapore and Hong Kong remain the four leading global financial centres. On a scale of 1,000 … Read More
Bahamas Financial Services Minister Speaks Out on Panama Papers
The Hon. C.V. Hope Strachan, M.P., Minister of Financial Services has issued a Statement in connection with the weekend’s lead story on the “Panama Papers”. *”The Ministry of Financial Services … Read More
OECD on Panama Papers
OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría issued a statement today in response to the weekend’s revelations on the “Panama Papers”. He noted: *”While the ‘Panama Papers’ data expose nefarious activities, they also … Read More
Banking and Financial Services in the Caribbean
The Permanent Council of the Organisation of American States convened a special meeting on Wednesday in its Simon Bolivar Hall to discuss Banking and Financial Services in the Caribbean. The … Read More