Minister of Financial Services the Hon. Hope Strachan said international best practices are evolving at a rapid pace, particularly as it relates to automatic tax exchange initiatives, tax transparency, anti-money … Read More
The Economy
Ministry of Financial Services Contributing to a Modern Bahamas
The Hon. C.V. Hope Strachan, M.P., Minister of Financial Services, today contributed to the 2015 2016 Budget discussions in Parliament. Noting that her Ministry has responsibility to ensure the continued … Read More
Stronger Bahamas Initiative Launched
A national dialogue to help shape National Development Plan On the occasion of the 2015 2016 Budget Communication, the Prime Minister of The Bahamas unveiled [Stronger Bahamas](http://www.strongerbahamas.com), a new, non-partisan … Read More
New Bahamas Bureau of Standards and Quality Takes Up its Mandate
Yesterday, the Standards Council of the Bahamas Bureau of Standards and Quality held its inaugural meeting at its new offices at Source River Centre, Bacardi Road. At the inaugural meeting … Read More
Reform Plan for a Stronger Bahamas
In his 2015/2016 budget communication to Parliament today, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance the Rt. Hon. Perry G. Christie, M.P. spoke to the Government’s success in cutting the GFS … Read More
FATCA Compliance
On Thursday, April 16, the Ministry of Financial Services and Ministry of Finance co-hosted a FATCA Industry Briefing to highlight the progress made by The Bahamas in readying itself and … Read More
Global Growth to Rise Slightly, But Unevenly
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Tuesday that the global economy would grow a tiny bit faster in 2015, but that growth will be uneven. *“This global number reflects two … Read More
The Seventh Summit of the Americas
On April 10-11, 2015 in Panama City, Panama the Heads of State and Government of the Americas addressed the Seventh Summit’s central theme, “Prosperity with Equity: The Challenge of Cooperation … Read More
IMF Mission Concludes Article IV Mission to The Bahamas
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Wendell Samuel visited The Bahamas from March 9-20 to conduct discussions for the 2015 Article IV consultations. Today, Mr. Samuel reported on … Read More
COB Transition to University Status Underway
The College of The Bahamas (COB) recently hosted a *“transformational project launch”* ceremony. This project is the refocusing and reframing of the COB as the University of The Bahamas, and … Read More