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As part of its Harmful Tax Competition Initiative, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has sought substantial changes in the design and transparency of the world’s offshore financial … Read More

##BFSB Seminar to Focus on Insurance## BFSB’s next business seminar will focus on insurance as a wealth management tool. Under the theme *”Insurance: Developing Wealth Management Strategies For The Future”*, … Read More

Rather than looking at strict government regulations to address some of the challenges of global economic and financial liberalisation, policy makers today are concentrating instead on the need to make … Read More

Coming out of its recent meeting in Washington, D.C., the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) has issued a statement welcoming the international community’s decisive policy actions to maintain financial … Read More

The Bahamas Financial Services Board has launched a “Quality Service” luncheon programme as one of a series of activities geared towards promoting superior service, industry wide. These events constitute part … Read More

In its 2002 & Beyond Strategy Document, BFSB reflects on how the financial services industry must continue to evolve to maintain its position in the international financial services arena. Focusing … Read More

The Bahamas has secured further approval by the US Treasury of its Know-Your-Customer rules and its qualified jurisdiction status under the Internal Review Services program, through the signing of an … Read More

##Promoting National and International Financial Stability and Growth## An International Monetary Fund Team was in The Bahamas last month as part of a preliminary appraisal, eventually leading to participation by … Read More

The Caribbean Regional Technical Assistance Centre (CARTAC) is now operational, with headquarters in Bridgetown, Barbados. The Centre is a joint initiative of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Caribbean Community … Read More

## Banks & Trust Companies## As part of its ongoing efforts to strengthen international best practices for the management and operation of licensed banks and trust companies, the Central Bank … Read More