Comments emerging over the past 12 months from the multilateral organs G-7, G-20, and OECD have sought to focus attention on International Financial Centres. Rowena Bethel, legal counsel and Government representative to the OECD Global Tax Forum and UN Tax Experts, will open the retreat with an overview of these recent developments giving attention to the work underway seeking to bring the IFCs into the fray. The 2009 Bahamas Financial Services Retreat at Our Lucaya will begin on January 23rd.
Jacob Rigg, Head of Policy for STEP Worldwide, will also be one of the featured speakers. Mr. Rigg is public policy advocate specialising in several areas - taxation, financial regulation, competition and trade. BFSB has invited him to provide an overview of STEP’s IFC activities vis a vis the various international financial centre initiatives.