Uganda today signed the [Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters](http://www.oecd.org/tax/exchange-of-tax-information/conventiononmutualadministrativeassistanceintaxmatters.htm). It is the 8th country of the African continent to sign the Convention and the 90th jurisdiction … Read More
Bahamas Landfall: Destination Beijing
Today, the Team is in Beijing as part of its 4 city [promotional tour](https://bfsb-bahamas.com/news.php?cmd=view&id=3436&pre=y) in Asia, continuing with ***“Updates on the Newest Developments in Wealth Management, Asset Management and Lifestyles”*** … Read More
Global Forum Meets in Barbados
Major implementation milestones are being met by members of the world’s leading forum on tax transparency as the international community continues to move ahead towards greater tax transparency. The imminent … Read More
STEP LatAm 2015
The 5th [STEP LatAm Conference](http://www.steplatamconference.com/) was held in Sao Paulo, Brazil on October 22–23. One of the largest of its kind in the hemisphere, the LatAm Conference is a gathering … Read More
Bahamas Landfall: Destination Hong Kong
BFSB and the Ministry of Financial Services are in Asia over the next three weeks hosting a series of promotional events. These will include brand presence in Hong Kong, Beijing, … Read More
More than 60% of World’s Economies Improved Their Business Rules in Past Year
Developing economies quickened the pace of their business reforms during the last 12 months to make it easier for local businesses to start and operate, says the World Bank Group’s … Read More
China Offshore Summit – 2015 Series
The China Offshore Summit series was introduced in 2010, and has been designed by China Offshore to educate Chinese financial intermediaries on the effective use of tax planning and asset … Read More
Language Cadets Interact with Native Speakers
Today was the launch of the 8-month Language Cadet Programme offered as part of the financial services industry’s [“Towards a Bilingual Bahamas”](http://www.bilingualbahamas.com/#tabb) initiative being hosted in collaboration with the Ministries … Read More
Planning for The Bahamas International Arbitration Centre
The Ministry of Financial Services today hosted a Practitioners Dialogue 101 Luncheon/Lecture entitled “International Arbitration & Its Benefits for My Practice”. Guest speakers were Professor Jan Paulsson, Consultant at the … Read More
OECD/G20 Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Project
G20 finance ministers endorsed the [final package](http:// http://www.oecd.org/tax/beps-2015-final-reports.htm) of measures for a comprehensive, coherent and co-ordinated reform of the international tax rules during a meeting on 8 October, in Lima, … Read More