Tanya McCartney, Managing Director of RBC FINCO, has been awarded the 2013 Cheryl Bazard Founding President’s Award by the [Bahamas Association of Compliance Officers](http://www.bacobahamas.com/) (BACO). BACO presents this award each … Read More
EU Commission Sets up a Platform for Tax Good Governance
##Fighting tax evasion## As part of its concerted drive against tax evasion and avoidance, the Commission today set up the new Platform for Tax Good Governance. The Platform will monitor … Read More
BMA Visits Brazil
A delegation of senior government officials from the [Bahamas Maritime Authority](http://www.bahamasmaritime.com/) (BMA) recently traveled to Rio de Janeiro for meetings with existing and potential clients in Brazil. The BMA says … Read More
OECD Reports New Developments in Tax Information Exchange
OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurria has presented a [Report](http://www.oecd.org/tax/2013-OECD-SG-Report-to-G20-Heads-of-Government.pdf) to G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors that highlights measures to ensure that all taxpayers pay their fair share. The report … Read More
The Bahamas at the top of Caribbean List For Wealthy US Visitors
[Resonance Consultancy](http://www.resonanceco.com/index.html#home) and [The Luxury Institute](http://luxuryinstitute.com/) report that a recent survey places The Bahamas at the top of a list of the most popular destinations in the Caribbean for affluent … Read More
BFSB Briefing Draws Brazilian Fund Managers and Investors
Brazil’s growing interest in the funds industry of The Bahamas was evident this past Tuesday when more than 40 Brazilian fund managers and investors were in attendance for a Bahamas … Read More
IMF – Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP)
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently released its latest [Financial Sector Assessment Program](http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/scr/2013/cr13101.pdf) (FSAP) report on The Bahamas. The published report notes the Bahamian financial system *“faces no obvious near-term … Read More
Global Forum: Shift of Focus to Effectiveness of Information Exchange
The [Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes](http://www.oecd.org/tax/transparency/) has released reports evaluating the tax systems in Belize, Finland, Iceland, Nauru, Poland, Portugal, Sweden and Turkey. In … Read More
Strong Bahamas Presence at Brazil’s Leading Investment Conference
The Bahamas will be front-and-centre at the [Brasil Investment Summit 2013](http://www.terrapinn.com/2013/brasil-investment-summit/index.stm) (BIS) which takes place April 17-18 in Sao Paulo. With the Bahamas Financial Services Board (BFSB) as the event’s … Read More
GDP 2012 Figures
The National Accounts Section of the Department of Statistics has released the estimates of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for 2012. According to the preliminary results, the GDP in Current … Read More