The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) is partnering with the World Bank Group to bring greater access to finance for Caribbean entrepreneurs and develop the region’s angel investment ecosystem. … Read More
Prime Minister Christie and Bahamas Cabinet Briefed on Financial Services Industry
The current state of the country’s financial services industry was the focus of an in-depth briefing by the Bahamas Financial Services Board (BFSB), the Association of International Trust Companies in … Read More
Disconnecting from Global Finance
**The Impact of AML/CFT Regulations in Commonwealth Developing Countries** The Commonwealth Secretariat has released its report on de-risking in the Commonwealth, noting that it seeks to complement and enhance previous … Read More
The Future of Education in the Caribbean
**Regional Human Resource Development Strategy and Action Plan** The [Caribbean Development Bank](http://www.caribank.org/) (CDB) plans to launch a new Education and Training Policy and Strategy later in 2016, incorporating input from … Read More
Bahamas Landfalls scheduled for Mexico, London and Switzerland
The Bahamas Financial Services Board (BFSB) will be hosting three Bahamas Landfall events this fall. These include Bahamas Landfall: Destination Mexico, October 13 and Bahamas Landfall: Destination Switzerland and London, … Read More
The Bahamas – Destination of choice
In a new Bahamas mini report produced by Global Fund Media, Tanya McCartney, CEO and Executive Director of the Bahamas Financial Services Board, describes a multi-tiered value proposition that is … Read More
Central Bank Governor Addresses De-risking
The Bahamas must continue to demonstrate efforts aimed at the effective implementation of international AML/CFT standards as part of its effort to avoid correspondent banking de-risking according to John Rolle, … Read More
BEPS Discussion Draft – Banking and Insurance Sectors
The OECD is inviting interested parties to provide comments on a [discussion draft](http://www.oecd.org/tax/aggressive/discussion-draft-beps-action-4-banking-and-insurance-sector.pdf) which deals with approaches to address BEPS involving interest in the banking and insurance sectors under Action … Read More
Global Forum Publishes New Peer Review Reports
***International community continues movement towards greater tax transparency*** The [Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes](http://www.oecd.org/tax/transparency/) has released ten new Peer Review Reports. A release from … Read More
Platform for Collaboration on Tax Reports to G20
***Enhancing the Effectiveness of External Support in Building Tax Capacity in Developing Countries*** The third G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting was held in Chengdu, southwest China’s Sichuan … Read More