G-20 Leaders meeting in Pittsburgh September 24-25 have concluded their deliberations and released a [communiqué](http://www.pittsburghsummit.gov/mediacenter/129639.htm), pledging to adopt the policies needed to lay the foundation for strong, sustained and balanced … Read More
Move to Greater Transparency and International Cooperation in Tax Matters
Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General, presented remarks to the G20 Leaders during their Pittsburgh Conference, with specific focus on transparency and international cooperation in tax matters. He said since the London … Read More
Bahamas Advances Tax Information Exchange Objective
The Government of The Bahamas has signed a a Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) with [San Marino](https://bfsb-bahamas.com/international/Bahamas_SanMarino_TIEA.pdf). This agreement, together with agreements signed with the [United States of America](https://bfsb-bahamas.com/international/Bahamas_US_TIEA.pdf) (2002) … Read More
The Bahamas Signs TIEA with San Marino
Bahamas Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs the Hon Brent Symonette and San Marino’s Minister of Foreign and Political Affairs, Antonella Mularoni, signed a Tax Information Exchange Agreement … Read More
Switzerland Removed From OECD “Grey List”
Swiss President Hans-Rudolf Merz and the Prime Minister of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabr Al-Thani, today signed a new Double Taxation Agreement (DTA), effectively resulting in the removal … Read More
Establishing the G-20 as the Premier Global Economic Forum
The Office of the Press Secretary of The White House (US) announced today that G-20 leaders had reached a historic agreement to put the G-20 at the center of efforts … Read More
Student of the Year – Nominee Profile
The Bahamas Financial Services Board (BFSB) recently announced the finalists for its annual [Financial Services Student of the Year](https://bfsb-bahamas.com/news.php?cmd=view&id=2846&pre=y) award. These are students from the 2009 Graduating Class of the … Read More
Switzerland and USA Revise DTA
Switzerland and the USA today signed a protocol in Washington amending the double taxation agreement (DTA) in the area of taxes on income. In addition to other changes, the Protocol … Read More
BISX Marks 10th Anniversary
The [Bahamas International Securities Exchange](http://www.bisxbahamas.com) (BISX) celebrated its 10th year anniversary today. BISX was incorporated on September 23rd, 1999 with the aim of bringing a regulated and internationally recognized Securities … Read More
Switzerland Revises Additional DTAs
In Bern today the Federal Department of Finance announced that Switzerland and Finland signed a Protocol amending the double taxation agreement (DTA) in the area of taxes on income and … Read More