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The Bahamas Government through the Ministry of Financial Services and Investments is committed to providing a red carpet experience to international and Bahamian firms involved in all aspects of financial … Read More

The Bahamas has the opportunity to position itself as the Wealth Capital of The Americas. This is not an empty marketing slogan provided we, government and industry stakeholders, are prepared … Read More

Throughout the many and varied presentations given during Financial Services Week in September, there ran a common thread to the message being promulgated by the Minister of Financial Services and … Read More

*Has the proliferation of different types of financial intermediaries offering competitive products and services to meet needs for borrowing, saving and investing created the need for a “Super Regulator”? Does … Read More

The Government of The Bahamas has taken note that ebusiness is the next critical stage in the development of The Bahamas as an international services provider. Hence, it is committed … Read More

The World Summit on Sustainable Development was held recently in Johannesburg, South Africa. The forum took a broad-based approach to sustainable development – specifically, integrating economic, social and environmental considerations. … Read More

The Bahamas has been an active partner in the global fight against terrorism. It is well known as an international financial center committed to maintaining *”the very highest levels of … Read More

The International Monetary Fund and World Bank have committed to a comprehensive methodology to conduct assessments of the anti-money laundering and terrorist financing recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force … Read More

Global events of the past two years certainly have proven that things can change in the financial services industry, and fast: The bottom drops out of an overvalued US stock … Read More

##Is “Offshore Banking” *Really* Dead?## In a word; “no”, but tax evaders will find, if they have not already done so, that non-compliant structures offshore (as well as onshore) will … Read More