BFSB and the Ministry of Financial Services are in Asia over the next three weeks hosting a series of promotional events. These will include brand presence in Hong Kong, Beijing, … Read More
International Issues
More than 60% of World’s Economies Improved Their Business Rules in Past Year
Developing economies quickened the pace of their business reforms during the last 12 months to make it easier for local businesses to start and operate, says the World Bank Group’s … Read More
OECD/G20 Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Project
G20 finance ministers endorsed the [final package](http:// http://www.oecd.org/tax/beps-2015-final-reports.htm) of measures for a comprehensive, coherent and co-ordinated reform of the international tax rules during a meeting on 8 October, in Lima, … Read More
OECD/G20 BEPS Project
***Reforms to the international tax system for curbing avoidance by multinational enterprises*** The OECD [presented](http:// http://www.oecd.org/tax/oecd-presents-outputs-of-oecd-g20-beps-project-for-discussion-at-g20-finance-ministers-meeting.htm) today the [final package of measures](http://www.oecd.org/tax/beps-2015-final-reports.htm) for a comprehensive, coherent and co-ordinated reform of … Read More
Co-operation and Information Sharing Between Government Agencies to Counter Financial Crimes
Vast amounts are lost to illicit financial flows, including tax evasion, money laundering, bribery and corruption. These crimes threaten the strategic, political and economic interests of both developed and developing … Read More
Caribbean Climate Ripe for Inward Investment
The Prime Minister of The Bahamas presented keynote remarks at today’s [Caribbean Investment Summit](http://www.carib-export.com/caribbean-investment-summit-2015/) in London. This Summit was hosted by The Caribbean Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (CAIPA) in … Read More
G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meet in Ankara
[G20](https://g20.org/) Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors convened for the third time under the Turkish Presidency in Ankara on 4-5 September 2015. The meeting was attended by the Finance Ministers … Read More
IMF and Caribbean Officials Discuss Economic Outlook
Caribbean economic officials and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) discussed possible strategies to help boost long term growth in the region, focusing in particular on the uncertain global environment and … Read More
Blacklisting Categorised as “Unfair”
Mr. Pascal Saint-Amans, Director of the Centre for Tax Policy and Administration within the [Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development](http://www.oecd.org) (OECD) yesterday in The Bahamas addressed an Industry Forum hosted … Read More
OECD: Further Steps on Offshore Tax Evasion
The OECD [today released](http://www.oecd.org/tax/the-oecd-takes-further-steps-to-putting-an-end-to-offshore-tax-evasion.htm) three new reports to help jurisdictions and financial institutions implement the global Standard for automatic exchange of financial account information. * [Common Reporting Standard Implementation Handbook](http://www.oecd.org/ctp/exchange-of-tax-information/implementation-handbook-standard-for-automatic-exchange-of-financial-information-in-tax-matters.pdf) … Read More