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24/01/2012 Malta Signs Tax Info Sharing Pact With The Bahamas
09/12/2011 Barbados Tops Caribbean In Anti-Corruption Report
10/11/2011 IMF Recommends Bahamas Consumption Tax
18/10/2011 India Rapidly Expanding Tax Agreement Network
07/10/2011 Bahamas Reports Diminishing Deficit
06/10/2011 CARICOM Welcomes Progress Towards FTA With Canada
16/09/2011 Caribbean Territories Sign Up To Anti-Corruption Drive
08/09/2011 Asia-Based Incorporation Specialist Expands Into Europe
06/09/2011 Bahamas Responds To Negative Credit Outlook
22/08/2011 Bahamas Signs TIEAs With Guernsey, Aruba
11/08/2011 Bahamas 'In Good Shape', IMF Concludes
08/08/2011 South Korea, Bahamas Sign TIEA
29/07/2011 Bahamas Ship Registry Grows
06/06/2011 CARICOM To Discuss EU EPA
30/05/2011 CARICOM To Suspend Common External Tariff
23/05/2011 CARICOM Outlines Trade Negotiation Priorities
12/05/2011 CARICOM To Hold Talks On EU Trade Deal
02/05/2011 Bahamas Amends Residency Rules To Boost Investment
28/04/2011 Bahamas Securities Industry Reform Under Way
28/04/2011 OECD Publishes Seven Country Reviews On Tax Transparency
26/04/2011 Bahamas Committed To CARICOM
20/04/2011 Bahamas Urged To Amend US Tax Agreement
18/04/2011 Bahamas Deficit Falls
12/04/2011 Offshore Banking Body Rebrands
14/03/2011 Turks And Caicos Fiscal Review Underway
21/02/2011 Takeover Process Clarified By Bahamas
16/02/2011 Bahamas Signs TIEA With India
01/02/2011 Bahamas Concludes 23rd TIEA, With Japan
20/01/2011 Caribbean Sharpens Response To Financial Crime
19/01/2011 UK/Bahamas Tax Agreement Enters Into Force
30/12/2010 Netherlands Notes Tax Agreements' Entry Into Force
10/12/2010 Financial Crisis Hits The Bahamas
25/11/2010 Middle East Easiest Place To Pay Taxes
19/11/2010 IMF Formulating Fiscal Plan For Indebted Caribbean
17/11/2010 Caribbean Urges Change To UK Flight Tax
12/11/2010 Bahamas Establishes HK Maritime Office
10/11/2010 Japan, Bahamas Sign DTA
12/10/2010 UK Slammed For Turks And Caicos Intervention
28/09/2010 Bahamian WTO Accession Talks Commence
24/09/2010 Jersey Ranked As Top Offshore Centre
20/09/2010 Bahamas, Cuba Discuss Maritime Boundary
15/09/2010 Bahamas Seeks WTO Membership
08/09/2010 Caribbean Intensifies Lobbying Against UK Air Tax
23/08/2010 Judge Defends Bahamas
20/08/2010 Bahamas Tax Measures Said To be Deterring Investment
12/08/2010 Caribbean Is Urged To Adopt VAT
11/08/2010 South Africa To Sign Offshore Tax Agreements
05/08/2010 Argentina, India Initial Customs Agreement
02/08/2010 Bahamas Reforms Licencing Regime
24/06/2010 Canada Signs TIEAs With St Lucia, Bahamas
11/06/2010 Bahamas Budget Seeks New Revenues
30/04/2010 Indian Revenue Agency Opens Overseas Offices
29/04/2010 Brazil Calls For Mercosur-Caricom FTA
27/04/2010 Caribbean Amongst Last Regions To Recover
13/04/2010 Bahamas And Germany Sign TIEA
09/04/2010 BNP Paribas Divests Offshore Ops
05/04/2010 Australian TIEA Network Expands
18/03/2010 World Bank Assesses Caribbean Debt
17/03/2010 Bahamas And Spain Sign TIEA
12/03/2010 Bahamas Achieves White-Listing
10/03/2010 India To Expand TIEA Network
09/03/2010 Caribbean Explores Fiscal Cooperation
09/03/2010 IOSCO Ceases Bahamas Monitoring
05/03/2010 Bahamas Enhances Business Environment
25/02/2010 Mexico Signs Tax Information Exchange Accords With Bahamas, Panama
19/02/2010 COTED Chair Welcomes Progress On Caribbean Free Trade Issues
10/02/2010 Agencies Discuss Progress In Caribbean Trade Integration
29/01/2010 Bahamas Initials Commitments To Enter Into EPA With EU
25/01/2010 European Parliament ACP Report Targets Tax Havens
21/01/2010 OECD Reports On Its Progress With International Tax Standards
20/01/2010 Bahamas' MoF Announces Recovery Initiatives
11/01/2010 2010 To Be A Transitional Period For The Bahamas: BFSB
05/01/2010 Bahamas On Track For OECD Tax Transparency Goal
04/01/2010 S&P Cuts Bahamas' Credit Rating
11/12/2009 Bahamas Confirms Commitment To Year-End White-Listing
10/12/2009 Netherlands Signs TIEAs With Malaysia, The Bahamas
07/12/2009 Argentina Signs TIEA With the Bahamas
04/12/2009 CARICOM Reviews Multilateral Double Tax Agreement
04/12/2009 Bahamas And China Further Tax Cooperation
27/11/2009 Argentina And Costa Rica Sign TIEA
24/11/2009 Bahamas, New Zealand Sign TIEA
20/11/2009 CARICOM Welcomes Positive Trade Negotiations With Canada
12/11/2009 Bahamas Urges Property Owners To Pay Tax Debts
12/11/2009 Bahamas Updates Physical Presence Standards
03/11/2009 Bahamas Signs Tax Information Exchange Agreement With The UK
23/10/2009 Bahamas Adopts Crucial Legislation For White-Listing
14/10/2009 CAIC President Calls For Single Caribbean Stock Exchange
07/10/2009 Bahamas Committed To Place On Tax White List
06/10/2009 Bahamas Restores Copyright Protection For US Pay Television
01/10/2009 San Marino And Bahamas Sign TIEA
24/09/2009 Bahamas Signs Second TIEA, With Monaco
11/09/2009 Bahamas And China Sign Investment Protection Agreement
08/09/2009 Netherlands Concludes TIEAs With Caribbean Islands
03/09/2009 China, Bahamas To Sign Investment Protection Agreement
12/08/2009 Bahamas Committed To Copyright Protection
05/08/2009 Bahamas Expanding TIEA Network
24/07/2009 E-Commerce Solutions Continue To Flourish In Caribbean
06/07/2009 Bahamas To Establish Financial Services Authority
25/06/2009 IMF Concludes Article IV Consultation With The Bahamas
12/06/2009 Canadian Revenue Agency Teams Up With Caribbean Tax Administrators
09/06/2009 Bill To Revise Captive Insurance Regulation In The Bahamas
15/05/2009 Bahamas Stock Exchange Releases Q1 2009 Results
22/04/2009 The Bahamas Responds To US Tax Haven Abuse Bill
30/03/2009 China Implements Measures To Combat Tax Evasion
30/03/2009 Bahamas Announces Intention To Conclude Further TIEAs
19/03/2009 Canada And The Bahamas Sign Asset-Sharing Agreement
19/02/2009 Bahamas And Netherlands Strengthen Ties
09/02/2009 BISX Publishes 2008 Trading Report
08/01/2009 Bahamas Regulator Underlines Strategic Goals For 2009
03/12/2008 Bahamas Small Business Support Unit Created
01/12/2008 CARICOM Discusses Impact Of Financial Crisis On Foreign Investment
19/11/2008 BISX Index Records Fall To End-September
18/11/2008 Jamaican Diplomat Appointed CEO of CARICOM Development Fund
14/11/2008 OECS Examines Border Tax Measures
24/10/2008 CARIFORUM Receives USD135m Cash Injection In EU Trade Initiative
14/10/2008 CARIFORUM EPA With EU Is Finally To Be Signed
03/10/2008 CARICOM Signs Cooperation MoU With Austria
19/09/2008 Fidelity Mid-Term Notes Successfully Listed On BISX
12/09/2008 Stamp Duty Exemption Comes Into Effect In The Bahamas
04/09/2008 Colonial Pension Services Becomes BISX Member
02/09/2008 Bahamas To Showcase International Maritime Sector
29/08/2008 BISX Secures International Mutual Fund Listing
13/08/2008 Bahamas Central Bank Appoints Inspector Of Bank And Trust Companies
31/07/2008 Grenada Attends 20th COTA General Assembly
23/07/2008 Caribbean Tax Administrators Meet In Belize
14/07/2008 Royal Fidelity Lists Equities Sub Fund On BISX
08/07/2008 29th Meeting Of Heads Of Caricom Takes Place
04/07/2008 BISX To Launch Global Product Development Initiative
27/06/2008 EU And CARIFORUM Countries To Deepen Integration On IP
26/06/2008 Barrow Speaks At New York Conference On The Caribbean 2008
25/06/2008 BakerPlatt Chairman Questions EU Money Laundering 'White List'
18/06/2008 House Passes 2008-09 Budget In Bahamas
12/06/2008 BISX Lists Its First Secondary Issue
02/06/2008 Bahamas 2008 Budget Announced
23/05/2008 2007 Saw Record Investment In Latin America And Caribbean
20/05/2008 Securities Sector Legislative Developments Announced In Bahamas
19/05/2008 Foreign Affairs Minister Returns To Belize After Caricom Meeting
16/05/2008 CARICOM To Negotiate Trade Deal With Canada
16/05/2008 EPA Between EU And Caribbean To Be Signed In July
14/05/2008 Fidelity To Issue New USD10mn Note
13/05/2008 Bahamian PM States Position On Part Ownership Of GBPA Shares
05/05/2008 Commons Report Finds UK Overseas Territory Risk Management Ineffectual
05/05/2008 RP Hedge Fund Lists On BISX
01/05/2008 UK Lawmakers Launch Offshore Inquiry
29/04/2008 BFSB To Attend Alternative Investment Summit
22/04/2008 FirstCaribbean Co-Leads USD100mn Bahamas Bond Deal
16/04/2008 Bahamas And Chile To Strengthen Economic Ties
15/04/2008 Bahamas Launches Electronic ID Cards
07/04/2008 Bahamas Receives New Chinese Ambassador
04/04/2008 Paulson To Attend Annual Inter-American Development Bank Meeting
31/03/2008 BISX Adds New Sponsor Member
28/03/2008 Ingraham And Bush Meet For Bilateral Talks
17/03/2008 Bush Announces Talks With Caribbean Leaders
11/03/2008 Caricom Leader Urges Members To Complete Single Market Reforms
29/02/2008 Bahamian Mid-Year Budget Report Published
27/02/2008 HSBC Launches Global Expat Survey
20/02/2008 Bahamas Ratifies International Maritime Labour Convention
18/02/2008 EU Adopts Recommendations To Open Negotiations For Short Stay Visa Waiver
13/02/2008 Bahamas And The Netherlands To Strengthen Financial Services Ties
11/02/2008 Bahamian E-Passport System Working Well, Minister Says
08/02/2008 Committee On Customs Co-operation To Be Set up Under EPA
06/02/2008 BTC President Says Regionwide Connectivity Possible By 2015
04/02/2008 Bahamas PM Calls For Bipartisan Support For Financial Services
25/01/2008 Bahamas Ambassador To Washington Presents Credentials To President Bush
24/01/2008 BISX Announces 2007 Trading Report
23/01/2008 Financial Services Industry Meets In Retreat
21/01/2008 US To Issue Passport Cards For Trips To Neighbouring Countries
21/01/2008 Article IV Consultation With The Bahamas Concluded
14/01/2008 Laing Comments On Bahamian Economy In 2007-08
08/01/2008 BISX Closes 2007 On High Note
03/01/2008 World Banks Predicts 5.1% Growth For Caribbean And LatAm Economy
17/12/2007 Butterfield Bank Opens International Private Office
17/12/2007 Bahamas To Promote Financial Services Industry Globally
14/12/2007 Bahamas To Consolidate Financial Services Regime
13/12/2007 WIPO Hosts LDC Forum
29/11/2007 WIPO Seminar Discusses Economics Of IP
22/11/2007 EU-ACP Assembly Expected To Reach Interim Trade Deal
22/11/2007 Bahamas Government PR Campaign Raises Awareness Of Tax Obligations
21/11/2007 WIPO SCT Meets
21/11/2007 Bahamas Seeks German Support In OECD Talks
20/11/2007 Ingraham Speaks On Regulation, Hedge Funds
20/11/2007 World Bank Urged To Be Honest In 'Tax Haven' Study
19/11/2007 Bahamas Economy Remains Robust
14/11/2007 Bahamas Business Community Urged To Uphold Immigration Laws
14/11/2007 WIPO Meeting Discusses Criminal Enforcement Of IP Rights
12/11/2007 BISX Announces Performance Figures
06/11/2007 Italy Increases WIPO Contributions
06/11/2007 EU and ACP Battle Against Clock To Reach Trade Deals
02/11/2007 Bahamas Government Committed To Growth Of Maritime Industry
02/11/2007 WIPO Conference Underlines Importance Of IP In Creative Industries
30/10/2007 Bahamas Government Addresses Work Permit Issues
19/10/2007 Bahamas Committed to Anti-Money Laundering Strategy
10/10/2007 WIPO To Host Conference On IP And The Creative Industries
09/10/2007 EU ACP Talks Unsuccessful
05/10/2007 WIPO And Mexico Sign Cooperation Plan
04/10/2007 Merger To Create Caribbean Banking Giant
03/10/2007 WIPO Member States Agree On Development Agenda
21/09/2007 WIPO And ASEAN Review Joint Cooperation Activities
18/09/2007 WIPO Examines Initiative To Increase IP Awareness Amongst SMEs
17/09/2007 Weak Dollar Means Real Estate Buying Opportunity, Says Adviser
13/09/2007 Italy Increases Financial Support For WIPO
07/09/2007 Paris MoU To Conduct Concentrated Inspection Campaign
31/08/2007 WIPO Announces Life Sciences Symposia
29/08/2007 WIPO Hosting Seminar On Digital Rights Management
22/08/2007 Bahamas Economy Grew In 2006
15/08/2007 ICANN Consults On New TLDs
13/08/2007 WIPO Report Reveals Highest Patent Growth In North East Asia
06/08/2007 Bahamas Outlook Positive, Says S And P
01/08/2007 BISX To Cater For Pent Up Demand For Investment Products
27/07/2007 HMRC Unveils Tax Treaty Negotiating Priorities
18/07/2007 WIPO IGC Recommends Mandate Renewal
12/07/2007 STEP Announces Shortlist For Private Client Awards
10/07/2007 US To Invest In Caribbean And Latin American Infrastructure
10/07/2007 WIPO DG And Bulgarian President Hold Talks
10/07/2007 Caribbean Single Economy Given Green Light For 2015
06/07/2007 US Government Examines Caribbean Port Security Risks
04/07/2007 Caribbean Internet Providers Told To Lower Costs
27/06/2007 WIPO To Continue Discussions On Broadcasting Piracy
25/06/2007 WIPO To Co-Host GI Symposium
22/06/2007 US And CARICOM Restate Commitment To Trade And Investment
21/06/2007 WIPO Welcomes Breakthrough On Development Agenda Proposals
19/06/2007 WIPO Chief Meets UN General Assembly President
14/06/2007 Rangel Backs Delay In US Passport Initiative
13/06/2007 The Bahamas' National Debt Ballooned Under Previous Government
05/06/2007 No New Taxes In Bahamas Budget
05/06/2007 Caribbean Islands Indemnify Against Future Hurricane Damage
29/05/2007 ACP Countries And EU Development Ministers Meet
29/05/2007 New Bahamas Government Committed To Port Development
18/05/2007 New Bahamas Government Makes Airport A Priority
08/05/2007 Crime Inhibiting Caribbean Growth And Investment, Says World Bank
08/05/2007 Bahamas Government Ousted In Election
04/05/2007 Bahamas To Improve Private Trust Laws
03/05/2007 STEP Launches New Guide For Trustees
01/05/2007 USTR Publishes Special 301 Report
25/04/2007 Financial Services Key To Bahamas Economy, Report Concludes
20/04/2007 St Kitts And Nevis Economy To Outperform Region In 2007, Says IMF
19/04/2007 RBC And Fidelity To Launch Caribbean Joint Banking Venture
16/04/2007 BISX Announces New Listing Rules
09/04/2007 ACP Spurns EU's Trade Offer
21/03/2007 Expats To Remit $100bn To Caribbean And Latin America By 2010
21/03/2007 Scotiabank Expands Caribbean, Latin American Wealth Management Service
16/03/2007 Bahamas Money Manager Locked-Up For Four Years
14/03/2007 Bahamas Tips Off Nigeria Over Illicit Bank Funds
09/03/2007 CARICOM And Central American Countries To Forge Trade Links
01/03/2007 CARICOM Pushes Free Trade With Central America
20/02/2007 2006 A Good Year For Caribbean Economies, Says CDB
19/02/2007 IDB Approves Regional Strategy For CARICOM
12/02/2007 CSME On Track For 2008 Launch, Says Arthur
08/02/2007 Butterfield Fund Manager Scoops Performance Award
07/02/2007 New Cable To Improve Caribbean Internet Communication
06/02/2007 Credit Suisse Becomes BISX Sponsor Member
02/02/2007 IDB Grant To Boost Venture Capital Industry In Caribbean, Latin America
11/01/2007 EU Funds To Help Caribbean Economic Integration
04/01/2007 Bahamas Financial Services Industry Agrees Immigration Framework
03/01/2007 Moody's Issues Favourable Report On The Bahamas
02/01/2007 Fidelty Lists Bahamas Fund On BISX
29/12/2006 CIBC Buys FirstCaribbean International Shares From Barclays
27/12/2006 Bahamas Commissions Finance Industry Impact Study
26/12/2006 FirstCaribbean Scoops More Banking Sector Awards
01/12/2006 Bahamas To Introduce Private Trust Company Legislation
22/11/2006 Bahamas Money Manager Pleads Guilty In $1bn Money Laundering Case
15/11/2006 Douglas Defends Caribbean Economic Integration
13/11/2006 Flaherty On Tax Warpath With New Offshore Crackdown
08/11/2006 British Promise Subsidies To ACP Countries
07/11/2006 Bahamas Government Renews FSCF Mandate
06/10/2006 US Defers Part Of Passport-Carrying Initiative
03/10/2006 CARICOM Ministers Meet Condy
28/09/2006 Sir Ronald Sanders Warns Caribbean States Against EU
07/09/2006 Refco Case Close To Settlement In New York
01/09/2006 Bahamas Fund Of Funds To Focus On Energy And Environment
26/07/2006 Higgs And Johnson Up For Best Offshore Legal Team Award
18/07/2006 Investor Confidence Grows In Bahamas Capital Markets
12/07/2006 Financial Services Remain Major Pillar Of Bahamas Economy
11/07/2006 CARICOM Moots Bilateral Trade Deal With The USA
06/07/2006 CIBC Acquires Barclays Bank's Stake In FirstCaribbean
27/06/2006 Bahamas Survey Confirms Leading Position
22/06/2006 Caribbean Tourist Group Urges US To Delay Passport Initiative
22/06/2006 Caribbean Maritime Institute Ties Up Deal With German Shipping Firm
19/06/2006 CARICOM Chief Confident That Single Market Deadline Will Be Met
12/06/2006 Strong Investment Propelling Bahamas Economy
09/06/2006 More Jurisdictions Recognised Under BVI Mutual Funds Act
06/06/2006 Landmark Receivership Decision Delivered By Guernsey Court
02/06/2006 Small Nations Still Face Uneven Tax Playing Field
01/06/2006 OECD Happy With Efforts To Promote Tax Transparency, But Urges More Action
03/05/2006 Bank Of Butterfield Announces Impressive Results Across The Board
20/04/2006 US And CARICOM Will Forward Free-Trade Talks
12/04/2006 Pinochet Wins Partial Court Victory, But Tax Evasion Charges Stand
12/04/2006 BISX To Strengthen Market Transparency
06/04/2006 CARICOM And The US Make Up Over Haiti
03/04/2006 Strong Finance Industry Performance To Boost Bahamas Economy
22/03/2006 Positive Outlook Foreseen For The Bahamas' Economy
15/03/2006 CIBC Buys Barclays' Stake in First Caribbean International
14/03/2006 EC Proposes Closer Partnership With Caribbean Region
08/03/2006 Many Jurisdictions Remain Vulnerable To Money Laundering, Says US Report
03/03/2006 CIMA Signs Updated MoU With Brazilian Central Bank
03/03/2006 Value Of BISX Share Trading Up In 2005
02/03/2006 EFG International Expands Footprint In Bahamas, Luxembourg And Hong Kong
24/02/2006 Caribbean Real Estate A Hedge Against Cooling US Market
23/02/2006 Butterfield Bank Group Reports Record Full Year Earnings
15/02/2006 Sweden And US Rank Highest In Globalization Index
07/02/2006 Bahamas Regulator Defends Money Laundering Controls In Wake Of Dominion Affair
02/02/2006 Bahamas Central Bank Relaxes Exchange Controls
01/02/2006 Six Countries Sign Up To CARICOM Single Market
30/01/2006 Bahamas Branding Survey Highlights Both Strengths And Weaknesses
30/01/2006 Atlas Launches Captive Insurance Operation In The Cayman Islands
26/01/2006 Pinochet Family Members Arrested On Charges Of Tax Evasion
25/01/2006 Money Manager Charged With Laundering $1Bn Through Bahamas Investment Firm
23/01/2006 Expert Calls For Single Caribbean Banking Regulator
06/01/2006 The Bahamas Scoops 'Best IFC In The Americas' Award
14/12/2005 CARICOM Single Market To Start In January
13/12/2005 Bahamas Finalising Private Trust Companies Legislation
28/11/2005 Pinochet Charged With Tax Evasion
28/11/2005 Caribbean Banks Under Pressure From US To Combat Money Laundering
16/11/2005 Bahamas Opposition Attacks Government Record On Business
15/11/2005 Bahamas Financial Services Industry To Undergo 'Branding' Study
08/11/2005 Bahamas Government Commited To Tax Reform
08/11/2005 FTAA Still Unburied After Argentine Americas Meeting
01/11/2005 Jamaica To Assist Development Of CARICOM's E-Readiness Status
21/10/2005 Pinochet To Face Tax Evasion Charges
19/10/2005 FATF Ceases Monitoring Of The Bahamas
18/10/2005 Regulator Calls For Single Caribbean Securities Exchange
17/10/2005 CARICOM To Allow Freedom Of Movement For Workers From 2006
12/10/2005 FirstCaribbean Bank Wins ‘Best Emerging Bank’ Award
10/10/2005 PwC Drafted By Bahamas Government To Conduct Financial Sector Survey
26/09/2005 IMF Predicts Stronger Economic Growth For Caribbean
20/09/2005 Canadian Regulator Bans Offshore Firms From Selling Securities
13/09/2005 Caribbean ICT Experts Call For Regional Internet Taskforce
06/09/2005 US Government Submits New Passport Rules For Comment
02/09/2005 Bahamas Central Bank Unable To Help Swiss Terror Financing Investigators
01/09/2005 CARICOM Initiates Regional Position On Internet Governance
19/08/2005 US Delays Introduction Of New Passport Measures For Visitors To The Caribbean
12/08/2005 Hedge Fund Fraudster Faces US Jail Term
12/08/2005 IMF Urges Bahamas To Reform Taxation
10/08/2005 BISX Takes Steps To Help Companies With Regulatory Filings
09/08/2005 Bahamas Signs E-Government MoU With Canada
08/08/2005 Bahamas Mulls Consolidation Of Regulatory Bodies
05/08/2005 IRS Warns Against Caribbean ‘Phishing’ Scam
29/07/2005 Chilean Judge Orders Probe Of Pinochet’s Foreign Bank Accounts
28/07/2005 CTU Urges Caribbean Governments To Develop Common Standards In Telecoms Sector
13/07/2005 IMF Praises The Bahamas On Regulation, But Urges Introduction Of VAT
08/07/2005 FirstCaribbean Tries To Improve Union Relationships
07/07/2005 Offshore Banking Supervisors Gather
04/07/2005 CARICOM Must Learn From EU Constitution Setback
30/06/2005 EU Tries To Reassure Caribbean Over Sugar Changes
24/06/2005 CCJ President Urges Attorneys-General To Submit National Legislation
20/06/2005 Bahamas Will Not Join CSME This Year
20/06/2005 Fund Consultant Warns That Savings Tax Directive May Impact On Hedge Funds
16/06/2005 Bahamians Told To Accept The Inevitable On VAT
10/06/2005 Bahamas Government Presents 2005/2006 Budget
09/06/2005 Bush Supports FTAA, CAFTA
08/06/2005 Spain Cracks Down On Money Laundering
07/06/2005 Bahamas May Already Be Committed To CSME
07/06/2005 New US Passport Security Measures 'Will Devastate The Caribbean Economy'
06/06/2005 Swiss Prosecutors Call Halt To Terror-Financing Investigation
01/06/2005 Bahamas Registry Continues On-Line Access Project
30/05/2005 CARICOM Deliberates Single Economy Framework
25/05/2005 Mitchell Mounts Defence Of Bahamas’ Position On The CSME
19/05/2005 Forecasters Predict Another Active Hurricane Season For The Caribbean
10/05/2005 Bahamas Central Bank Issues New Anti-Money Laundering Guidelines
09/05/2005 Caribbean Negotiator Signals Possible Resumption Of FTAA Negotiations
06/05/2005 Bill Amending Tax Treatment Of Offshore CFCs Presented To Senate
26/04/2005 Minister Describes Bahamas As ‘Exciting’ Financial Services Jurisdiction
18/04/2005 Outlook Good For Bahamian Economy Says Central Banker
14/04/2005 CSME Is Not A 'One Size Fits All Approach' Says Senior CARICOM Official
16/03/2005 Bahamas Leaders Urge Progress Towards The CSME
02/03/2005 Fidelity Boosts Banking Presence In The Bahamas
28/02/2005 WIPO And ECLAC Discuss IP As A Development Tool
23/02/2005 Caricom Heads Of State Show Support For Antigua & Barbuda In Internet Gaming Case
18/02/2005 BISX Gains Approval For Doubling Of Listing Fees
11/02/2005 Caribbean Economies Record Healthy Economic Growth For 2004
09/02/2005 S&P Affirms Bahamas Credit Rating
01/02/2005 Japanese Investors Keen On Caribbean-Based Hedge Funds
31/01/2005 Bahamas Insurance Firms May Need Approval To Raise Rates
26/01/2005 Mitchell Urges Bahamas To Agree Position On CSME
24/01/2005 FirstCaribbean International Launches E-Banking Service
21/01/2005 Bahamas Publishes Guidelines For Fast Track Investment Fund Licence Applications
17/01/2005 Fraudulent Scheme Illegally Uses Name Of Central Bank Of the Bahamas
13/01/2005 BISX Reports Improved Trading Figures For 2004
11/01/2005 Caricom Ministers Make Preparations For Single Market
07/01/2005 Caribbean Insurers Could Hike Premiums By 20% Following Hurricane Ivan
05/01/2005 Delays To Caricom Single Market Preventing Caribbean Economic Development
05/01/2005 Billionaire Plans Caribbean-Based Investment Fund
04/01/2005 Caribbean Creditworthiness Slipped Back In 2004
31/12/2004 Single Market Compliance Ceremony To Coincide With Opening Of Caricom HQ
29/12/2004 CARICOM Set To Open Its Doors In 2005
09/12/2004 Bahamas Finance Minister Rules Out New Taxes
06/12/2004 Bahamas Minister To Head China-Caribbean Trade Forum
26/11/2004 Bank of Bahamas Shares Begin Trading On The BISX
15/11/2004 Caricom Members On Track To Implement CSME
29/10/2004 Caricom Members Improve Data Collection To Aid Trade And Investment
19/10/2004 Caricom Officials Agree ‘Aggressive’ ICT Development Strategy
15/10/2004 CCJ Inauguration Postponed
14/10/2004 Database Developed To Track Skilled Workers Around Caribbean Region
12/10/2004 Barbados To Host Caricom IT Conference
11/10/2004 IMF Praises Bahamian Regulatory Structure
05/10/2004 Caribbean Ratings Reflect Diversity of Creditworthiness, Says S&P
29/09/2004 Reinsurance Firms Braced For Substantial Claims For Hurricane Damage
28/09/2004 Bahamian Business To Explore Implications Of Tax Reform
21/09/2004 Caricom Leaders Agree To Help Grenada Repair Its Tattered Economy
20/09/2004 Bahamas Lifts Lending Restrictions For Hurricane Relief Loans
17/09/2004 Senate Votes To Stop Offshore Firms Winning Government Contracts
10/09/2004 Bahamas Tourism And Financial Services Will Be Unaffected By Hurricane Frances, Says S&P
08/09/2004 Bahamas' Trust Settlor Made To Produce Documents By IRS
06/09/2004 CARICOM Requests Report On Status Of FTAA Talks
03/09/2004 Venezuela May Re-Open Bahamas' Refinery
02/09/2004 Bahamas Ponders Action On Real Estate Sector
31/08/2004 Dark Economic Clouds May Threaten The Caribbean
31/08/2004 Open Shipping Registries Best, Says US Report
26/08/2004 Cayman Governor Calls For More Political Unity In Caribbean
25/08/2004 New IBC Regime Gives Bahamas A Competitive Edge
20/08/2004 China And Bahamas To Develop Diplomatic And Economic Ties
18/08/2004 Academic Calls For More Domestic Ownership Of Bahamian Economy
12/08/2004 Bahamas Central Bank Lifts Lending Restrictions
12/08/2004 Caribbean Trust Industry Fears EU Money Laundering Directive
11/08/2004 Viktor Kozeny To Be Extradited To Prague?
11/08/2004 BFSB Announces Major Financial Services Conference For 2005
10/08/2004 BISX And Reuters Broker Information-Sharing Partnership
09/08/2004 Bahamas Venture Capital Fund May Be Operational By Year’s End
09/08/2004 Bahamas Not Prepared To Enter Into Further TIEAs
05/08/2004 IRS Issues Warning On Caribbean ‘Phishing’ Scam
30/07/2004 Caribbean Economies Must Examine Alternatives To Tariff Revenue
29/07/2004 Bahamas Mulling Introduction Of VAT
26/07/2004 Foreign Real Estate Agents Damaging Bahamian Industry
19/07/2004 Bahamas Passes Raft Of New Financial Services Laws
14/07/2004 FATF Statement On The Bahamas Criticised
08/07/2004 Bahamas Has Made Good Progress But FATF Will Continue Monitoring
06/07/2004 Caricom Must Take More Pragmatic Approach To Regional Integration
29/06/2004 Snow Confident FTAA Deadline Can Be Met
28/06/2004 Bahamas' Growth Figures May Have Been Underestimated
18/06/2004 China And Caribbean Pledge Closer Economic And Political Cooperation
17/06/2004 CSME Can Bring Growth, Says IMF
17/06/2004 Chinese Firms Flock To Register Offshore
16/06/2004 Bahamas Remains Committed To E-Commerce Objectives
15/06/2004 FTAA Ratification Unlikely In 2005 Says Bahamas Trade Minister
11/06/2004 OECD Meeting Passes Uneventfully
10/06/2004 Sears Reassures IMF Over Bahamas Shell Bank Rules
09/06/2004 US Think Tank Lambasts OECD Global Tax Forum
08/06/2004 US Embassy Official Urges Bahamas To Reduce Import Tariffs
07/06/2004 Bahamas Central Bank Launches Electronic Settlement System
04/06/2004 Maynard-Gibson Announces New Strategy For Bahamas Financial Services Sector
01/06/2004 Bahamas To Close Tax Loopholes Whilst Keeping Rates On Hold
14/05/2004 CTO Drops Plans For A Caribbean Cruise Passenger Tax
11/05/2004 Bahamas Introduces Segregated Account Company Laws
07/05/2004 Offshore World 'Must Work In Harmony' On OECD Tax Initiatives
06/05/2004 USTR Publishes 'Special 301' Report
19/04/2004 EU To Forge Closer Economic And Investment Links With Caribbean
19/04/2004 Trade Liberalisation Is Crucial To Bahamian Prosperity, Says Ex-Minister
16/04/2004 Consolidated Regulatory Regime For Bahamian Finance Sector In The Pipeline
30/03/2004 Bahamas Urged To Enact New Purpose Trust Legislation
29/03/2004 Antigua & Barbuda's Challenge To The US Praised By Legal Expert
18/03/2004 Bahamas To Host STEP Caribbean Conference 2004
17/03/2004 Owen Arthur To Spell Out The Implications Of The CSME In The US
15/03/2004 FATF Satisfied With Bahamas On International Treaties
09/03/2004 Belize PM Urges Caribbean Co-Operation Over Trade
08/03/2004 Bahamas Launches New Investment Funds Regulatory Regime
05/03/2004 Bahamas And Australia Sign Anti-Money Laundering Agreement
12/02/2004 Caribbean States Need More Time To Eliminate Tariffs Says Caricom
06/02/2004 BISX Chairman Calls For Greater Public/Private Partnership In Running Of The Exchange
03/02/2004 Bahamas Tax Question Remains High On Government Agenda
23/01/2004 Bahamian Business Sector Must Stay Ahead Of The Game Says PM
23/01/2004 Bahamas Must Examine Tax Reform Issue, Says Senator Smith
15/01/2004 Bahamas/US TIEA 'Not Enforceable' Says Finance Ministry
14/01/2004 Four Emerging Market Funds Recently Listed On BISX
08/01/2004 Bahamian Fiscal Deficit Under Control Though Economy Remains Fragile
02/01/2004 US/Bahamas Tax Agreement Comes Into Effect
01/01/2004 Bahamas Seeks Greater Investment Ties With South Africa
31/12/2003 Bahamas Chamber Of Commerce To Push Nation's Cause In FTAA
23/12/2003 Bahamas Passes New Investment Fund Laws
22/12/2003 Bahamian Finance Firms Given More Time To Verify Accounts
18/12/2003 Bahamas Commits To Information Sharing Agreement With United States
17/12/2003 Caribbean Cruise Head Tax Debate Rumbles On
04/12/2003 Bahamas Legislative Process Is Too Slow, Says BFSB
04/12/2003 Caribbean Ministers Sign IP Development Agreement
03/12/2003 Bahamas Cannot Avoid Tax Reforms In FTAA Says Foreign Minister
01/12/2003 Bahamas Falling behind In FTAA Negotiations, Warns CoC President
27/11/2003 FTAA May Not Mean Wholesale Tax Reform For Bahamas
26/11/2003 CITE To Host Online Gambling Legal And Tax Seminar
21/11/2003 Bahamas Trade Minister Pessimistic Over FTAA Negotiations
19/11/2003 BISX Attains Membership Of International Body Of Securities Regulators
12/11/2003 Caribbean Ratings Agency Scheduled For Next March
05/11/2003 BISX Considers New Rules To Better Protect Small Investors
04/11/2003 Lending Restrictions Too Tight Say Bahamian Bankers
03/11/2003 Academic Seeks To Debunk Bahamas E-Commerce Claims
29/10/2003 5th Bahamas Investment Conference Commences Next Week
27/10/2003 China To Support Bahamas' WTO Entry
23/10/2003 Conference Explores Case For Caribbean Regional Stock Exchange
21/10/2003 Bahamas Moves Towards More Equitable Taxation System
15/10/2003 Antigua & Barbuda Expresses Opposition To Cruise Industry Head Tax
15/10/2003 Compliance Standards Must Be Maintained Says Bahamian Minister
13/10/2003 CARICOM Must Accept Economic Integration, Warns US Ambassador
13/10/2003 Caribbean Tourism Head Tax Proposal Attracts Further Criticism
08/10/2003 Fugitive Czech Financier Tracked Down By US Investigators
03/10/2003 US Supports Tariff Exemption For FTAA's Smaller States
02/10/2003 Minister Discusses Bahamian Tax Revenues At Customs Seminar
01/10/2003 St Kitts & Nevis Assumes Chair Of Small States Forum
26/09/2003 Banking Confidentiality 'Worth Fighting For' Says Caribbean Legal Expert
26/09/2003 CAIC Vice President Calls For Caribbean Regional Tax
23/09/2003 Cruise Industry Head Tax Could Harm Caribbean Tourism Warns Expert
22/09/2003 WTO Membership May Bring Excise Tax For Bahamas
12/09/2003 BISX Signals New Partnership With Bloomberg
10/09/2003 BISX Announces Four New Mutual Fund Listings
10/09/2003 BFSB Responds To Release Of Offshore Financial Services Databook
08/09/2003 Economic Survey Shows Rise In Bahamian Business Optimism
03/09/2003 Bahamian Finance Minister Supports Call For Carribbean Stock Exchange
28/08/2003 Irish Publisher Offers Comprehensive Offshore Investment Statistics
28/08/2003 Californian Jailed For Promoting Fraudulent Tax And Investment Scheme
20/08/2003 Seminar Will Focus On Caribbean Trade Issues
13/08/2003 CSME Will Bring Increased Competition For Bahamas
12/08/2003 Bloomberg Hosts Emerging Market Seminar In Bahamas
31/07/2003 IMF Publishes Bahamas Article IV Consultation
31/07/2003 Legal Pressure From IRS Forces Leadenhall To Cancel MasterCards
30/07/2003 IT Firm May Face £50 Million Compensation Claim
24/07/2003 CSME In Bahamas' Economic Interests Says Owen Arthur
23/07/2003 Bahamas' Investment Funds Act Awaiting Securities Commission Nod
23/07/2003 CFP Holds Forum In Panama To Discuss Shipping, Tax Law
17/07/2003 Appeal Court Date Nears In Glinton/Esfakis Action
09/07/2003 Bahamas Trade Minister Suggests Bilateral FTA With The US
07/07/2003 Christie Voices Reservations Over CSME Membership
03/07/2003 CFP Hits Out At OECD Shipping Initiative
03/07/2003 Offshore Financial Services Databook 2003 Published
27/06/2003 New E-Commerce Legislation Enacted In The Bahamas
19/06/2003 Minor Tax Changes Announced In Bahamas Budget
12/06/2003 Bahamas' Attorney-General Says FATF Should Ensure Level Playing Field
05/06/2003 Privatisation Plans Unlikely To Revive BISX Say Experts
04/06/2003 Bahamian Insurers Consider Consequences Of Tax Increase
02/06/2003 IMF To Publish Bahamas Report In July
23/05/2003 OAS Consulting With Bahamas On FTAA Preparations
19/05/2003 Bahamas Investment Funds Bill Set To Offer Greater Flexibilty
19/05/2003 'Opportunities Abound' In The Bahamas Says Christie
14/05/2003 US Proposes $11 Million FTAA Aid Package To Caribbean
14/05/2003 The Bahamas' Sears Assesses OECD Harmful Tax Initiative
09/05/2003 Bahamas Making Progress On TIEA With US
08/05/2003 New Financial Services Legislation On The Cards For Bahamas
07/05/2003 Leadenhall MD Criticises US, UK Double Standards On Tax
01/05/2003 Christie Reiterates Commitment To Review Financial Legislation
30/04/2003 Barbados Hosting Discussions On EPA Negotiations With EU
24/04/2003 Bahamas Introduces New E-Commerce Laws
15/04/2003 Bahamas Considers Levying VAT
09/04/2003 SSBT Loses Licence Appeal in Bahamian Supreme Court
08/04/2003 Senate Tax Exile Bill Extends The Long Arm Of The IRS
27/03/2003 ITIO Warns Over Erosion Of Level Playing Field
26/03/2003 Foreign Investment Best Remedy For Bahamian Economy
24/03/2003 BISX Future Uncertain After Losing $2.3 Million in Two Years
20/03/2003 Leadenhall MD Defends Bank As IRS Pursues US Tax Evaders
17/03/2003 Economic Survey Paints Gloomy Picture For Bahamas
14/03/2003 Central Bank Governor Francis Upbeat on Bahamas Economy
03/03/2003 Blue Tel Confident Of BaTelCo Victory
27/02/2003 Interest In BaTelCo Sale Wanes
26/02/2003 BFSB Launches New Marketing Initiative
26/02/2003 CFATF Working Hard To Combat Money Laundering
24/02/2003 New Study Examines Regulation Of Shipping Registries
24/02/2003 Bahamian Government Awaits BISX Report
14/02/2003 Shareholder Lawsuit Reveals Further Tyco Tax Dodge
11/02/2003 BFSB Chairman Speaks Out On Prospects For Bahamian Finance Centre
11/02/2003 Bahamian Minister Underlines Crucial Importance Of E-Commerce
04/02/2003 US Institute Advises Bahamas To Resist EU/OECD Pressure
29/01/2003 Bahamian Chamber Of Commerce Welcomes E-Com Legislation
24/01/2003 Bahamian Economic Expert Expresses Concern Over FTAA Negotiations
23/01/2003 Bahamian Financial Services Consultative Forum Discusses OECD Challenges
22/01/2003 Bahamas' Academic Questions International Trade Memberships
21/01/2003 Caribbean Nations Discuss New Anti-Money-Laundering Methods
20/01/2003 Bahamian PM Promises To Act On Investment Red Tape
17/01/2003 Bahamian Business Leader Calls For Stronger Ties Between Offshore Sector And 'Real Economy'
15/01/2003 BFSB Unveils Agenda For 2003
08/01/2003 Bahamas Must Face Challenges In 2003, Says CoC President
07/01/2003 Bahamas Institutes Electronic Companies Registry
31/12/2002 Bahamian Insurance Company Introduces Extranet
19/12/2002 Bahamas To Launch Trade Liberalisation Tax Review
18/12/2002 Continued FATF Scrutiny Likely, Warns Ingraham
17/12/2002 Caribbean Ship Registries In The Spotlight
13/12/2002 Bahamas Will Simplify Onerous KYC Regulations
09/12/2002 Bahamas Ready To Join WTO, Says Trade Minister
06/12/2002 Bahamian Property Tax Amendments To Increase Revenue
27/11/2002 BVI Service Provider Warns Over Bearer Share Move
26/11/2002 Oceanic And DPM Launch New Joint Venture
22/11/2002 Bermuda Law Firm Strengthens Worldwide Investment Funds Practice
21/11/2002 Bahamas Minister Describes Government's E-Commerce Plans
18/11/2002 Bahamian Minister Outlines New Legislation, Simplified Compliance
18/11/2002 Bahamian PM Warns Of Continuing OECD Pressure
08/11/2002 Bahamian Regulators Agree To Harmonize Practices
07/11/2002 Revenue Collection Down, Says Bahamian Central Bank
01/11/2002 John Cleese Wows Bermuda Hedge Fund Conference
01/11/2002 Bahamas Could Be Facing A Recession, Economic Review Warns
31/10/2002 BONY Acquires Bermuda-Based Hedge Fund Administrator
30/10/2002 Bahamanian Minister Outlines Prospects In FTAA
28/10/2002 Bahamian Government Moves Ahead With Telecoms Privatisation
24/10/2002 Bahamas Names Maritime Authority Board
23/10/2002 Bahamas Has Spent $35 Million On New Anti-Laundering Regime, Says Sears
16/10/2002 Cayman To Undergo Regulatory Review At CFATF Meeting
15/10/2002 Bank Of The Bahamas Launches US Branch
10/10/2002 Bahamas Minister Outlines 10-Point Financial Services Strategy
04/10/2002 Bahamas Government Starts To Tackle Discontent Over Legislation
04/10/2002 Moody's Reports Positive Outlook For The Bahamas
02/10/2002 Corporate Governance To Be The Theme Of Bahamas Investment Conference
01/10/2002 Bahamas Supreme Court Strengthens Banking Secrecy
27/09/2002 Bahamas Minister Outlines 5-Year Financial Services Plan
11/09/2002 Bahamian Government Responds To FT Article
10/09/2002 Offshore Jurisdictions Should Challenge US, Tax Expert Suggests
09/09/2002 Oceanic Acquires PwC's Trust And Corporate Management Business In Barbados
09/09/2002 Bahamas Assigned Six Year Qualified Jurisdiction Status By US
04/09/2002 Bahamas To Overhaul Securities Legislation
30/08/2002 Barbados Central Bank Joins Operation 'Bermuda Short'
19/08/2002 IRS Seeks Access To More Records In Offshore Credit Card Probe
12/08/2002 Union Official Warns Bahamians Of Increased Competition For Jobs Under FTAA
09/08/2002 Survey Shows September 11 Attacks Still Affecting Bahamian Economy
08/08/2002 Inland Revenue Attacked For Listing Ireland As 'Tax Haven'
07/08/2002 Cayman Islands To Host OECD Meeting
06/08/2002 Bahamian Economy Not Greatly Affected By US Decline, Says Ambassador
05/08/2002 Caribbean Bank Merger Close To Realisation
30/07/2002 Bahamas Exchange May Get Government Help
29/07/2002 US Government Says 'Credible Evidence' Links Former Bahamas Bank To Terrorism
08/07/2002 Bahamas Court Decision Undermines Banking Privacy
03/07/2002 Bahamas Extends KYC Deadline For Banks
01/07/2002 Nassau Institute Loses Charismatic Chief
28/06/2002 New Bahamian Government Takes Internationalist Position
25/06/2002 Bahamas Economy Risks Downgrade From Ratings Agencies
24/06/2002 Financial Services Minister Says Bahamas To Compete With Europe, US
18/06/2002 Advice For Targets Of IRS Offshore Credit Card Hunt
14/06/2002 Bahamas MP Says Economy On The Road To Recovery
07/06/2002 Bahamas Government Reaffirms Commitment To Attracting FDI
06/06/2002 Nassau Institute Chief Says Budget Is 'Stop Gap Measure'
03/06/2002 Bahamas Financial Services Minister Invites Suggestions For Legislative Review
30/05/2002 Central Bank Estimates Bahamas National Debt At $2 Billion
29/05/2002 Survey Shows Opinion Divided Over Bahamian Financial Services Law Review
28/05/2002 Bahamas Bailout Plan Unveiled
27/05/2002 Property Tax Relief Ahead For The Bahamas Under New Government
24/05/2002 Bahamas Central Bank Governor Comments On Economic Situation
24/05/2002 Bahamian Academic Calls Financial Laws 'Unconstitutional'
22/05/2002 Bahamas Has To Borrow US$125m
14/05/2002 Top Bahamian Lawyer Attacks Money-Laundering Legislation
13/05/2002 Evergreen Security Brokers Sued By Bankruptcy Trustee
09/05/2002 Nassau Institute Says OECD Is Acting Outside Its Powers
07/05/2002 New Bahamas Government To Review Offshore Laws
06/05/2002 General Election Upset in The Bahamas
19/04/2002 Netherland Antilles Signs Information Exchange Agreement With US
15/04/2002 Fund Industry Set To Expand In Bahamas
10/04/2002 Ship Owners Say Floating Luxury Residence Not A Tax Haven
05/04/2002 BVI Signs Tax Information Exchange Agreement With US
28/03/2002 AmEx Second Credit Card Company To Buckle In IRS Offshore Probe
27/03/2002 IRS Offshore Credit Card Tax Evasion Investigation Extended
20/03/2002 BFSB Reiterates Need For Level Playing Field Following OECD Agreement
19/03/2002 Bahamas Signs Up With The OECD
15/03/2002 Bermuda Not On IRS Tax Evasion Hit List
11/03/2002 IRS Nears Deal With Credit Card Companies Over Tax Evasion
28/02/2002 BFSB Issues 'Level Playing Field' Challenge To OECD
21/02/2002 Nassau Institute Examines Threats To Bahamas Financial Sector
15/02/2002 ITIO Accuses OECD Of Double Standards
08/02/2002 Bahamas' Nassau Institute Explains US Tax Agreement Worries
01/02/2002 Bahamas Business Sector Gets Behind E-Commerce
30/01/2002 Nassau Institute Worries About Bahamas/US Agreement
30/01/2002 Bahamas And US Sign Information Sharing Agreement
29/01/2002 Ingraham Says Bahamas Government Has Delivered On Promises
22/01/2002 New ISP Launches Broadband Service In Grand Bahama
27/12/2001 A Review Of 2001 By The Bahamas Financial Services Board
13/12/2001 Struggling Bahamas Hoteliers Demand Tax Relief
10/12/2001 Bahamian Official Vows To Rebut International Tax Pressure
30/11/2001 Bahamas Anti-Money Laundering Laws Undermined By Court Ruling
29/11/2001 Bahamas Mutual Fund Sector Expanding
28/11/2001 Beleaguered BISX Seeks Foreign Investment
27/11/2001 IMF And World Bank To Assist Caribbean Jurisdictions In Money Laundering Fight
26/11/2001 Bahamas Denies Readiness To Agree To OECD Demands
22/11/2001 Caribbean Nations Renew Calls For Level Playing Field Over Tax
16/11/2001 OECD Extends Tax Haven Compliance Deadline
16/11/2001 Hubert Ingraham Considers Tax Break For Hurricane Michelle Victims
14/11/2001 Controversy Abounds Over BISX Rescue Plans
12/11/2001 Bahamas Hands Over Suspect Bank's Files To The US
09/11/2001 US Finds Bin Laden Links Both Offshore And On
06/11/2001 Bermuda Firm Launches DIY Investment Vehicle
06/11/2001 Board Members Called To Resign Amid BISX Crisis
05/11/2001 Bahamas Revenue Sees Severe Drop As Fewer IBCs Sign Up
01/11/2001 BISX On Verge Of Collapse, Urges Government To Fulfil Pledge
25/10/2001 ITIO Calls For Consistency From OECD
17/10/2001 The Bahamas Closes Terrorist Suspect's $20m Account
28/09/2001 Bahamas Responds To Bush's Executive Order
26/09/2001 The Bahamas New Financial Services Laws Will Help Fight Terrorism
13/09/2001 Brazil And Bahamas Reach Anti-Money Laundering Agreement
30/08/2001 FATF Condemned As 'Toothless Poodle' Over Internet Gaming
29/08/2001 BFSB Launches Financial Centre Focus Programme
20/08/2001 Institute For Economic Freedom To Challenge Qualified Intermediary Programme
20/08/2001 Government Bails Out Bahamasair Over $6.6 Million In Unpaid Taxes
17/08/2001 Bahamas Bank Opens London Marketing Office
14/08/2001 Canada Lifts Bahamas Financial Advisory
30/07/2001 CIBC Sells Guernsey Operations To Concentrate On North American Business
24/07/2001 The Bahamas: Enhancing Prospects For Sustainable Financial Services Sector
06/07/2001 Bahamas PM Responds To Blacklist Removal At CARICOM Meeting
05/07/2001 US Treasury Issues Instructions Following FATF Announcement
04/07/2001 Amendments Proposed To International Business Companies Legislation In The Bahamas
03/07/2001 Caribbean Havens Give Muted Response To Reprieve
26/06/2001 US Treasury Commends FATF
26/06/2001 The Bahamas Is Home To New Offshore E-Business Service
25/06/2001 FATF Removes Four Countries From Its List
18/06/2001 The Bahamas Accepted As Member Of Financial Intelligence Units Forum
15/06/2001 FATF To Publish Follow-Up Report On 15 Non-Cooperative Countries
06/06/2001 IMF To Review Bahamas' Offshore Financial Services Sector
04/06/2001 The Bahamas Finance Minister Delivers 'Balanced' Budget
30/05/2001 Bahamas: Anti-Money Laundering Seen As Central Dilemma In Dealing With International Organised Crime
29/05/2001 First Purpose-Built E-Commerce Data Centre Opens In The Bahamas
28/05/2001 The Bahamas Looking Forward To New IBCs Seeking 'Niche In Clean, Well-Regulated International Financial Centre'
25/05/2001 Bahamas Holds Multinational E-Commerce Seminar
23/05/2001 Bahamas Positioned To Become Market Leader In Global Financial Services
21/05/2001 FATF Visit To The Bahamas A Success But Financial Sector Complains About Administrative Burden
18/05/2001 Caribbean Leaders To Discuss All-Encompassing Stock Exchange Again
16/05/2001 The Bahamas Will Preserve Its No-Tax Regime
14/05/2001 Offshore Jurisdictions Respond Warmly To O'Neill Statement on OECD
10/05/2001 Systems Resource Group And Bahamas On-Line Expand Freeport Operations
09/05/2001 Punishment of Money Laundering Seen As Important Preventive Factor In The Bahamas
04/05/2001 The Bahamas Awaits FATF Inspection On Anti-Money Laundering Initiatives
01/05/2001 New Laws Have Positive Effect On Bahamas' Banking Industry
24/04/2001 Bahamas Signs UN Convention Against Transnational Organised Crime
24/04/2001 Caribbean Leaders Urge Bush To Withdraw OECD Support
19/04/2001 Bahamas Company To Get First Tele-communications Licence From Utilities Commission
19/04/2001 Bahamas Supreme Court Judge Says Securities Commission Is Powerless To Liquidate IBCs
18/04/2001 Bahamas Seminar Discusses OECD Blacklisting Impact
13/04/2001 Bahamas International Securities Exchange Launches New Mutual Funds Listing Facility
12/04/2001 Bahamas The Venue For Two Investment Summits Aimed At High Net Worth Individuals
11/04/2001 New Economic Sector Proposed In The Bahamas
10/04/2001 British Government Acknowledges And Praises Bahamas' New Financial Architecture
05/04/2001 Bahamas: Suisse Security Bank and Trust Claims New Bank And Trust Companies Act Is 'Unconstitutional'
05/04/2001 IMF Survey On Financial Markets Pulls In Offshore Participants
04/04/2001 Bahamas Banking Sector Moves Away From Shell Banks
03/04/2001 Bahamas Financial Services Board Forms E-Business Working Group
03/04/2001 Citibank Launches New Global Corporate And Investment Banking Office In The Bahamas
02/04/2001 Bahamas Minister Speaks Of WTO Ambitions
21/03/2001 PM Confident The Bahamas Will Be Removed From OECD And FATF Blacklists
12/03/2001 Suisse Security Bank Takes Bahamas Central Bank To Court In Suspended Licence Row
09/03/2001 Bahamas Prime Minister Refutes OECD Blacklisting
08/03/2001 Bahamas And Grenada Suspend Banking Licenses
06/03/2001 Mutual Product Facility To Accommodate Launch Of BISX International Programme
06/03/2001 Bahamas' Finance Minister Confirms Securities Compliance
28/02/2001 Bahamas' Offshore Industry Gets State-Of-The-Art Info On IT Networks
26/02/2001 Bahamas: Major E-Commerce Seminar Set For March 12-14
23/02/2001 Bahamas Finance Minister Says Government Will Shut More Offshore Banks To Protect Reputation
21/02/2001 Professor Blasts FATF Attack On Bahamas
20/02/2001 Bahamas Suspends Two Offshore Banks Following US Senate Report On Correspondent Banking
13/02/2001 FATF Delivers Another Blow To The Bahamas
08/02/2001 The Bahamas Braces Itself As International Business Companies Pull Out
06/02/2001 UK-Based Offshore Group Imperial Consolidated Has Its Audit Rejected
05/02/2001 FATF Says Worst Offending Tax Havens Must Remain On Money Laundering Blacklist
31/01/2001 The Bahamas E-Commerce Strategy Is Underway
26/01/2001 Bahamas' Banks To Get On-Site Inspections
18/01/2001 Central Bank Governor Says Bahamas Can Reassert Itself As Premier Financial Services Centre
15/01/2001 Bahamas Financial Services Board Appoints New Chief Executive
12/01/2001 The Bahamas Achieves Qualified Jurisdiction Status
12/01/2001 Suspicious Transaction Guidelines Unveiled In The Bahamas
10/01/2001 Bahamas' Raft Of New Financial Services Laws Now In Force
05/01/2001 Bahamas: Central Bank Governor Predicts Strong Economy In 2001
22/12/2000 Bahamas: Proceeds Of Crime Act 2000 Hits Debating Table
21/12/2000 Bahamas Business Outlook Conference Set For January 15 2001
21/12/2000 Bahamas Website Offers Forum On Tax Havens' Blacklisting
18/12/2000 New International Business Companies Act Threatens Bahamas' Revenues
11/12/2000 Bahamas Bank Launches Trust Company
11/12/2000 Bahamas Bank Blames Tougher Laws For Its Closing
06/12/2000 Tax-Free Trading Of Wall Street's Stock, Bond & Commodities Markets From Offshore
30/11/2000 Bahamas: Securities Industry Regulations 2000 Now In Effect
29/11/2000 Bahamas' PM Sets December Deadline For New Financial Laws
29/11/2000 OECD Announces Meeting With Tax Havens In Barbados, Publishes Memorandum Of Understanding
28/11/2000 Bahamas Blacklisting Down To Drug Trafficking And Offshore Funds, Say Politicians
27/11/2000 Bahamas Prime Minister Confirms Compliance With OECD
23/11/2000 Bahamas' Finance Minister Opts For Co-operation, Not Conflict
23/11/2000 Bahamas To Privatise Telecommunications Company
20/11/2000 SG Hambros Rolls-Out Nasdaq-Linked Deposit Account
17/11/2000 Bahamas Forging Ahead With E-Commerce Legislation
17/11/2000 Bahamas: Finance Minister Praises New Law Giving Central Bank Governor Extra Powers
16/11/2000 Caribbean Bank Head Says "Real" Money Laundering Elsewhere
15/11/2000 Bahamas: New Law Allows Foreign Inspectors To Scrutinise Banks
14/11/2000 BFSB Moves To Establish Best Standards And Practices Committee
10/11/2000 Bahamas' Financial Services Legislative Agenda Moves Forward
07/11/2000 IRS Defers Bahamas' Bid To Obtain QI Status
03/11/2000 WorldbidBahamas.com Launches Worldbid.com into Caribbean Market
02/11/2000 Bahamas Requests Approved QI Status From IRS
31/10/2000 US Reiterates Anti-Money Laundering Strategy
26/10/2000 Bahamas Launches B2B Online Resource Centre
23/10/2000 Extensive Bahamian Legislative Programme Will Be In Place This Fall
18/10/2000 Bahamas: PM Returns From Europe Bent On Making Country A "Major Player In The Financial Services Sector"
11/10/2000 IMF To Assess Bahamas' Financial Services Sector
09/10/2000 FATF Praises 7 Offshore Centres For Anti-Money Laudering Measures But Sanctions Still Threaten
29/09/2000 "So Far So Good" Says Bahamas PM On European Talks with OECD, FATF
21/09/2000 Bahamas Pour Cold Water On Regional Stock Exchange As Caribbean Discusses Financial Services
20/09/2000 Bahamas Delegation Heads To Europe For OECD, FATF Talks
14/09/2000 Bahamas Government Promotes E-Commerce
01/09/2000 Bahamas: New Law To Restrict Court "Fishing Trips"
24/08/2000 Former Bahamas Attorney General Says Blacklisting Was Orchestrated
23/08/2000 Bahamas: Central Bank's Role To Expand
17/08/2000 Fierce Debate In The Bahamas Senate Over Banking Privacy
16/08/2000 The Bahamas Senate Declares An End To Banking Secrecy
14/08/2000 Bahamas Tightens Mutual Assistance Laws After Ingraham's US Visit
07/08/2000 Bahamas: Mood Positive After US Money Laundering Talks
02/08/2000 UK Envoy To Bahamas Speaks Out In Support Of OECD
01/08/2000 Bahamas Will Not Tolerate Abuse Of Banking Secrecy Laws
31/07/2000 Bahamas Opposition Leaders Launch Attack In PM's Absence
27/07/2000 E-Commerce In The Bahamas: Friend Or Foe?
25/07/2000 Bahamas Continues To Attract New Banks
24/07/2000 Bahamas: Opposition Leader Concerned Over Government Response To "Financial Crisis"
18/07/2000 Bahamas And US To Work Together On Money Laundering
06/07/2000 Official Claims Bahamas Promoting Its Offshore Sector At Bermuda's Expense
28/06/2000 Caribbean Goes Into the Ring Over Blacklists
05/06/2000 No New Taxes in Bahamas Budget
24/05/2000 Offshore Issues Under Discussion at Bahamas Finance Conference
19/05/2000 First Day Of Trading for BISX
07/02/2000 Bahamas To Toughen Up On Financial Regulation
05/01/2000 KPMG Hired to Review Overseas Territories Regulation
08/11/1999 UK Bahamas Delegation Fights Back at Critics
31/10/1999 OECD Readies Sanctions Against Errant OIFCs
21/09/1999 German Firm To Build $75m Ship Facility In Freeport

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