The investment funds industry experienced significant growth in the number of licensed and registered funds operating in or from The Bahamas in 2013. There was a 15.5 percent increase, from … Read More
BISX Continues to Expand its Mutual Fund Listings
The Bahamas International Securities Exchange (BISX) has announced that Professional Investment Funds Nalbra Fund Inc. and Lyndhurst Fund Corp. have successfully completed the BISX Mutual Fund Listing Process and have … Read More
Cameroon signs the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters
Cameroon has become the 65th signatory of the [Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters](http://www.oecd.org/tax/exchange-of-tax-information/conventiononmutualadministrativeassistanceintaxmatters.htm ), the most powerful international instrument to fight international tax avoidance and evasion. … Read More
FATF to Meet in Plenary Session – Paris
The 36 members of the Financial Action Task Group (FATF) and representatives from the FATF-Style Regional Bodies will meet in Paris for the third and final Plenary meeting under the … Read More
Andorra commits to automatic exchange of information in tax matters
Andorra has become the 48th signatory to an OECD Declaration that commits countries to end bank secrecy for tax purposes. Andorra’s 16 June decision to join the [Declaration on Automatic … Read More
Central Bank Celebrates 40 Years
Congratulations to The Central Bank of The Bahamas on the celebration of its [40th Anniversary](http://www.centralbankbahamas.com/download/096363400.pdf)! Governor Wendy Craigg points out that there are constant reminders of the important role played … Read More
BFSB Promotes The Bahamas Advantage
With the Ministry of Financial Services as a co-sponsor, BFSB has scheduled five Bahamas Landfall events between August and October as it takes aim at advancing The Bahamas Advantage and … Read More
Brussels G7 Summit 2014
The leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, the President of the European Council and the President of the European Commission (G7 leaders) met … Read More
CFATF Plenary Meeting XXXIX
Senator the Hon. Allyson Maynard Gibson, CFATF Chair, presented opening remarks at the XXXIX Plenary Meeting of the Task Force in Miami today. She said the significant number of delegates … Read More
Multi-Year Fiscal Consolidation Plan
In his 2014-2015 [Budget Communication](http://www.bahamas.gov.bs/finance) to Parliament today, the Rt. Hon. Perry G. Christie, M.P., Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, reiterated the Government’s steadfast commitment to the Multi-Year Fiscal … Read More