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108th China Import and Export Fair, September 6th in Nassau
Nassau, Bahamas - On the occasion of the 108th China Import and Export Fair, The Bahamas
Chamber of Commerce, The Embassy of People's Republic of China in the
Commonwealth of The Bahamas, and the China Foreign Trade Center requests
the pleasure of your company at the Promotional Conference and
Luncheon.
The China Import and Export Fair is a biannual event
held in Guangzhou every spring and a...
Bahamas small contributor to regional exports
Bahamas small contributor to regional exports
By JAMMAL SMITH
Guardian Business Reporter
jammal@nasguard.com
Regional exports are projected to increase by 21.4 percent this year according to a United Nations report, but The Bahamas isn't a primary contributor to that figure.
The report produced by the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean(ECLAC)stated the expected rise will be a significant improvement from 2009, which sa...
Bahamas suffers 24 goods exports slump
Bahamas suffers 24 goods exports slump
The Bahamas suffered a 23.9 per cent drop in goods exports during the first two months of 2010, a report by a United Nations (UN) body has revealed, the greatest decline experienced by any of the Caribbean nations surveyed.
The report by the UN's Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) showed that the next largest decline in goods exports
Bahamas exports to China exceed 10m
Bahamas exports to China exceed 10m
Bahamian exports to China surpassed the $10 million mark in 2007 and have maintained that level ever since, with total trade volume between the two nations hitting $348 million in the 2010 first half.
The statistics were revealed earlier this week when the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce signed a trade cooperation agreement with the China Foreign Trade Centre (CFTC). The agreement states: "The Chin...
Weak export variety preventing trading growth
Weak export variety preventing trading growth
By JAMMAL SMITH
Guardian Business Reporter
jammal@nasguard.com
Failure to develop a competitive product for the export market could prevent The Bahamas from being a major trading partner with other countries, according to the head of the nation's agricultural organization.
President of The Bahamas Agricultural Producers Association Keith Campbell toldGuardian Businessthat the country has various ...
Nottage Doubts Miller Will Quit - But Agrees On Export Ban
NATIONAL Security Minister Dr Bernard Nottage said yesterday that he had "difficulty believing" Tall Pines MP Leslie Miller would threaten to leave the Progressive Liberal Party over the government's failure to ban copper exports...
Miller begs govt to ban copper, aluminum exports
Miller begs govt to ban copper, aluminum exports
Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) Executive Chairman Leslie Miller said the increased cost of doing business associated with value-added tax (VAT) pales in comparison to the costs associated with copper and aluminum theft.
WTO accession would protect oil exports
WTO accession would protect oil exports
Accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) is necessary to guarantee that any future Bahamian oil exports have access to key foreign markets, according to Minister of Financial Services Ryan Pinder.
Speaking at the Bahamas Energy Security Forum, Pinder stated that any future benefits of oil exploration in The Bahamas are vulnerable to discriminatory tariffs from WTO member states, with no cle...
Pinder: Bahamas should explore marijuana export
Pinder: Bahamas should explore marijuana export
Bahamas Public Service Union (BPSU) President John Pinder has urged The Bahamas to consider getting a "jumpstart" on local marijuana cultivation for export
BAHAMAS WINNING CRAWFISH EXPORT WAR DESPITE 20 HIGHER PRICING
By NEIL HARTNELL
Tribune Business Editor
THE BAHAMAS is "continuing to outdo" rival crawfish (spiny lobster) exporters even though its prices are 20 per cent higher than the global average, although it is in danger of losing "significant" share of the Canadian market to the likes of China and Brazil.
CARICOM's Office of Trade Negotiations (OTN), in a bulletin on the region's crawfish industry a...