Attorney General John Ashcroft and Deputy Treasury Secretary Kenneth Dam today participated in a signing ceremony with Swiss Attorney General Valentin Roschacher to announce an arrangement between the United States … Read More
International Issues
Bahamas Financial Legislation – A Model
The Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) of the United Nations was established under UN Resolution 1373 following the 9/11 terrorist attacks against the United States. Under this Resolution, participating states … Read More
U.S. International Tax Reform Proposal: Corporate Inversion Still At Issue
William Thomas, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, is trying to fix the provisions of the tax code that make it difficult for U.S.-based companies to compete in … Read More
Twenty-Five New Financiers of Terror Designated
U.S. Treasury Secretary Paul O’Neill has said that the September 23rd US Presidential Executive Order made it plain that those who underwrite violence bear equal culpability to those who perpetrate … Read More
Tax Competition – A Liberalising Force In The World Economy
In a Strategic Memorandum issued today, the Washington-based Centre for Freedom and Prosperity points out that its ongoing battle for tax competition is not an effort to preserve America’s competitive … Read More
CARICOM Heads Conclude Meeting
Returning from the CARICOM Heads of Government meeting in St. Lucia, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance the Hon. Perry G. Christie last night described the special meeting called to … Read More
Money Laundering Sentences – Florida District Records Highest Number
The fifth edition of the United States Sentencing Commission’s Sourcebook of Federal Sentencing Statistics is available on the organisation’s web site. The Sourcebook contains descriptive statistics on the application of … Read More
Regional Economic Stabilisation Programme
Prime Minister Perry G. Christie is heading a delegation from The Bahamas, visiting St. Lucia today in preparation for a special CARICOM meeting called to review the region’s economic situation. … Read More
Bahamas AG To Chair CFATF
Bahamas Attorney General, the Hon. Alfred Sears, is slated to become the Chairman of the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) in October. The regional organisation has responsibility for establishing … Read More
EU Savings Tax Directive
Center for Freedom and Prosperity (CFP) President Andrew F. Quinlan has reported that the Bush Administration is not expected to support US participation in the EU’s Savings Tax Directive. He … Read More