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The Bahamas Well Ahead of G20/OECD StandardThe Bahamas has signed its 11th Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) and has initialed nine additional agreements well in advance of the G20 March 31, 2010 deadline to meet the internationally agreed tax standard.
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International Business & Finance to be Nurtured in 2010In his annual speech to the nation Bahamas Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Hubert Ingraham pointed to targeted efforts toward securing and growing financial services and a new investment promotion thrust as two of several Government initiatives that…
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New Legislation points The Bahamas towards ArbitrationA new Arbitration Act 2009 has been Gazetted in The Bahamas as well as the Arbitration (Foreign Arbitral Awards) Act 2009, which addresses matters of international arbitration.
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Investment Funds (Amendment) Act 2010Proposals relating to various amendments to the Investment Funds Act, 2003 have been tabled in Parliament. Some of these amendments more broadly define Bahamas-based and non-Bahamas-based investment funds so as to remove restrictions adversely…
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Forging Ahead: International Business & Finance SummitThe Hon. T. Brent Symonette, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs provided opening remarks for the first ever International Business & Finance Summit, sponsored by the Bahamas Financial Services…
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Government Hails Potential of Bahamas Maritime SectorLong-term growth and development for The Bahamas can be achieved through the maritime sector Minister of the Environment Earl Deveaux told key players attending [The Bahamas International Maritime Conference and Trade…
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