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News from the Bahamas Financial Services Board | Aug. 23, 2016
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Bahamas Targets End of September for AEOI/CRS Legislation Review
The Bahamas expects to have draft enabling legislation and supporting regulations and guidance notes submitted to the Government by the end of September for vetting, review and finalization to ensure it meets its commitment to implement the global…
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BFSB CEO Addresses Bahamas Value Proposition
Speaking at The Rotary Club of East Nassau (RCEN) on Friday July 16th, BFSB’s CEO and Executive Director Tanya McCartney outlined the evolving nature of The Bahamas’ Value proposition, and emphasized the need to invest in the…
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Prime Minister Christie and Bahamas Cabinet Briefed on Financial Services Industry
The current state of the country’s financial services industry was the focus of an in-depth briefing by the Bahamas Financial Services Board (BFSB), the Association of International Trust Companies in The Bahamas (AIBT) and other industry…
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Bahamas Landfalls scheduled for Mexico, London and Switzerland
The Bahamas Financial Services Board (BFSB) will be hosting three Bahamas Landfall events this fall. These include Bahamas Landfall: Destination Mexico, October 13 and Bahamas Landfall: Destination Switzerland and London, in early November 2016.
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Central Bank Governor Addresses De-risking
The Bahamas must continue to demonstrate efforts aimed at the effective implementation of international AML/CFT standards as part of its effort to avoid correspondent banking de-risking according to John Rolle, Governor of the Central Bank of the…
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Strategic Planning for the Financial Services Sector
In her contribution to the Debate on the 2016/2017 Budget, the Hon. C.V. Hope Strachan, Minister of Financial Services, spoke to the important contribution of the sector to the Bahamian economy, noting that it accounts for (a) more than 15% of the…
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