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Governance group concerned at lack of transparency
Governance group concerned at lack of transparency
THE Organization for Responsible Governance has raised concerns about Prime Minister Perry Christie's recent announcement of a deal with the Export-Import Bank of China to remobilise Baha Mar, noting that the agreement has not been transparent leaving many to question the long-term viability of the project.
Uruguay Offshore Licence Awarded to Bahamas Petroleum Company
The Bahamas Petroleum Company, the oil and gas exploration company licenced to explore for oil in The Bahamas, is pleased to announce that it is the successful applicant for the award of an exploration licence offshore Uruguay by the Uruguayan national regulatory agency, ANCAP...
The Panama Papers
The Panama Papers
On April 3, 2016, Suddeutsche Zeitung, Germany?s largest daily newspaper, leaked 11.5 million files from the database of Mossack Fonseca law firm located in Panama City, Panama. The files exposed financial dealings of some of the world?s richest and most powerful individuals including a number of leaders in Latin America.
Bahamas questions attack on bilateral information exchange
In the wake of a "leak" of 1.3 million files from the Registrar General's Department, the Ministry of Financial Services has affirmed its commitment to "the transparency of its corporate registry".
1.3m files leak in Bahamas Papers
1.3m files leak in Bahamas Papers
FIVE months after the country's financial services sector was dragged into the spotlight as a top tax haven in the infamous "Panama Papers", international watchdogs yesterday unveiled a free online database created from 1.3 million leaked files from the Bahamas' corporate registry.
1.3 million files leaked from Bahamas
1.3 million files leaked from Bahamas
A cache of 1.3 million files leaked from The Bahamas' corporate registry provides names of directors and some owners of more than 175,000 Bahamian companies, trusts and foundations registered between 1990 and early 2016.
Questions about the Baha Mar deal
Questions about the Baha Mar deal
On the matter of Baha Mar. It is encouraging that, according to the government, the project appears to once again be funded and that works will recommence.
ORG urges caution on Chinese ownership of local assets
The Organization for Responsible Governance (ORG) warned that the government must be cautiously aware of the number of Bahamian assets that the Chinese government, their various agencies and offshore companies, own.
Financial Services ministry questions leak motive
Financial Services ministry questions leak motive
The Ministry of Financial Services has taken a pugnacious stance on the so-called Panama Papers leak, charging that -- in the absence of more information -- the leak appears to be "a gratuitous attempt to convey a negative impression of The Bahamas as an international financial center (IFC)."
The Mossack Fonseca Information Leak
The Mossack Fonseca Information Leak
The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) recently published the names of structures formed in The Bahamas and other international financial centers.