The Bahamas is set to establish a nation-wide, demand-driven apprenticeship programme that will combine on and off-the-job training to provide unemployed youth and adults between the ages of 16 and … Read More
The Economy
Way Forward Identified on Correspondent Banking Challenge
Stakeholders, including senior representatives of international financial institutions, commercial banks, central banks, governments the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat and the Caribbean Development Bank met in Antigua and Barbuda on 27 … Read More
The Caribbean Response to the Withdrawal of Correspondent Banking
Today, IMF Deputy Managing Director Tao Zhang addressed a [Caribbean Finance Conference](https://bfsb-bahamas.com/news.php?cmd=view&id=3660) being hosted in Antigua. The IMF representative pointed to the linkages between financial services and tourism, and other … Read More
EU-LAC Foundation
The EU Council has announced that the agreement establishing the European Union – Latin America and the Caribbean Foundation (EU-LAC Foundation) as an international organisation [was signed yesterday](http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2016/10/26-eu-lac-foundation-constitutive-agreement-signed/?utm_source=dsms-auto&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EU-LAC+Foundation%3a+constitutive+agreement+signed) in Santo … Read More
Doing Business 2017: Equal Opportunity for All
The World Bank has released its 2017 Doing Business Report, noting that a record 137 economies around the world have adopted key reforms that make it easier to start and … Read More
Caribbean Finance Conference and Caribbean Forum
A crucial Conference in Antigua is set to address issues confronting the banking system in the Caribbean. Pursuant to a mandate from Heads of Government of the [Caribbean Community](http://caricom.org) (CARICOM), … Read More
Open for Business
Post Hurricane Matthew, The Bahamas is open for business. The Hurricane impacted various islands in the archipelagic Islands of The Bahamas, either as a Category 3 or 4 storm, with … Read More
IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings
The [Annual Meetings](http://www.imf.org/external/am/2016/about.htm) of the Boards of Governors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG) are being hosted in Washington, D.C. – October 7 through … Read More
Hurricane Matthew – Offices Closed
Hurricane Matthew, the fifth hurricane and 13th named storm of the 2016 Atlantic season, is moving through the Islands of The Bahamas. BFSB notes that The Bahamas has a very … Read More
United Nations: A Level Playing Field
The Hon. Frederick A. Mitchell, M.P., Bahamas Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration, presented [remarks](http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=55122#.V-w10_Q0OfY) at the United Nations General Assembly on Monday, September 26. The General Assembly was held … Read More