Mr. David Harvey, Chief Executive of STEP, will be one of the featured speakers of an upcoming Leadership & Entrepreneurship Seminar in the BFSB Lecture Series, addressing participants on “*Riding … Read More
New Bahamas Insurance Act
##Introduction## The Insurance Act 2005, which came into force on July 1 2009, introduced a new system for licensing and regulating domestic insurers based on the international standards prescribed by … Read More
Improving the Business Environment
In his mid-year budget presentation to Parliament today, the Rt. Hon. Hubert Ingraham spoke to improving the business environment, touching specifically on the streamlining of the regulation of the financial … Read More
Bahamas and Mexico Sign TIEA
A [Tax Information Exchange Agreement](https://bfsb-bahamas.com/international/035963800.pdf) between The Bahamas and the United Mexican States was signed yesterday in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Signing on behalf of The Bahamas was … Read More
The Bahamas Well Ahead of G20/OECD Standard
The Bahamas has signed its 11th Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) and has initialled nine additional agreements well in advance of the G20 March 31, 2010 deadline to meet the … Read More
International Business & Finance to be Nurtured in 2010
In his annual speech to the nation Bahamas Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Hubert Ingraham pointed to targeted efforts toward securing and growing financial services and a new investment promotion … Read More
New Legislation points The Bahamas towards Arbitration
A new Arbitration Act 2009 has been Gazetted in The Bahamas as well as the Arbitration (Foreign Arbitral Awards) Act 2009, which addresses matters of international arbitration. The new arbitration … Read More
Investment Funds (Amendment) Act 2010
Proposals relating to various amendments to the Investment Funds Act, 2003 have been tabled in Parliament. Some of these amendments more broadly define Bahamas-based and non-Bahamas-based investment funds so as … Read More
Forging Ahead: International Business & Finance Summit
The Hon. T. Brent Symonette, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs provided opening remarks for the first ever [International Business & Finance Summit](http://www.bahamassummit.com), sponsored by the Bahamas Financial … Read More
Government Hails Potential of Bahamas Maritime Sector
Long-term growth and development for The Bahamas can be achieved through the maritime sector Minister of the Environment Earl Deveaux told key players attending [The Bahamas International Maritime Conference and … Read More