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
Development of the BEPS Multilateral Instrument
The OECD announced today that the work on the development of the Multilateral Instrument to implement the tax treaty-related Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) Action Plan began on 27 … 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
New Peer Review Reports
[The Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes](http://www.oecd.org/tax/transparency/) published today [new peer review reports](http://www.oecd.org/tax/transparency/theglobalforumreleasesnewcomplianceratingsontaxtransparency.htm) for the Czech Republic, Kazakhstan and Morocco. The Global Forum has now … Read More
Industry Practitioners Selected for 2015 ACI Designation Scholarships
The Bahamas Financial Services Board (BFSB) and the Insurance Commission of The Bahamas (ICB) announced today that the Selection Committee has decided on the recipients for the two scholarships they … Read More
Commonwealth Bank Limited Lists Preference Shares
The Bahamas International Securities Exchange ([BISX](http://www.bisxbahamas.com/)) announced today that [Commonwealth Bank Limited](http://www.combankltd.com/) (“CBL”) has successfully completed the listing process for its Class E,J,K,L,M and N Preference Shares (The Preference Shares). … Read More
BISX – New Sponsor Member
The Bahamas International Securities Exchange (BISX) has announced that Colonial Pension Services (Bahamas) Ltd. has been approved as a BISX Sponsor Member. BISX Sponsor Members are responsible for bringing mutual … Read More
Accounting Profession Strengthened by New Legislation
The Hon. C.V. Hope Strachan, Minister of Financial Services, contributed to today’s Parliamentary Debate on the new Bahamas Institute of Chartered Accountants Bill, 2015. She said the legislation signals to … 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