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Pinder: High tariffs 'not the only solution'
October 08, 2013
Pinder: High tariffs 'not the only solution'
The Ministry of Financial Service is in the initial stages of preparing anti-dumping legislation, designed to protect local manufacturers and consumers, Guardian Business can confirm...
September 06, 2013
Hutchison tells container port to hold off on 249m expansion
Hutchison Port Holdings has asked the Freeport Container Port to hold off on a $249 million fifth phase of expansion until it can be certain how the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) plans to respond to newly-imposed customs fees, Guardian Business has been informed...
August 16, 2013
Business owners vent frustrations at GB Chamber meeting
Freeport licensees packed a town hall meeting hosted by the Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce (GBCC) in the city on Tuesday evening to discuss new customs regulations, value added tax (VAT) and the 2015 Hawksbill Creek Land Act...
Imports rise by seven percent
July 22, 2013
Imports rise by seven percent
The Bahamas imported seven percent more goods in 2012 than in the previous year, with imports of $3.6 billion amounting to 45 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), according to the Department of Statistics. This nation's exports also rose, with exporters selling $828.7 million worth of items abroad - an increase of over $100 million, or 14 percent.
As is usually the case, three commodities, ...
July 05, 2013
Miller pledges lower BEC bills despite increased oil costs
Increases in global oil prices will not prevent the Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) from providing its customers with up to a 10 percent reduction in their electricity bills by the end of the summer, BEC Executive Chairman Leslie Miller said yesterday.
"The 10 percent discount is automatic, you know," Miller told The Nassau Guardian...
Bahamas signs UN arms treaty
June 04, 2013
Bahamas signs UN arms treaty
As authorities press to limit weapons on the streets of New Providence, The Bahamas has joined the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in signing the first international treaty aimed at regulating the transfer of weapons across borders of manufacturing member states of the United Nations.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Fred Mitchell, who signed the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty in New Y...
Pinder Pursues Regional Integration
March 25, 2013
Pinder Pursues Regional Integration
Minister of Financial Services with responsibility for trade and industry, Ryan Pinder, participated in the Caribbean Exporters' Colloquium organized by the Caribbean Export Development Agency (CEDA). During the opening ceremony, Pinder addressed an audience of government officials and industry leaders...
The Caribbean's Greatest Crisis Since Independence
November 19, 2012
The Caribbean's Greatest Crisis Since Independence
"Make no mistake about it. Our region is in the throes of the greatest crisis since independence. The spectre of evolving into failed societies is no longer a subject of imagination.
Pinder Pursues 'Aggressive Agenda' With WTO
September 03, 2012
Pinder Pursues 'Aggressive Agenda' With WTO
The Bahamas could be signed on as a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) within the next 18 months, as senior government officials continue aggressive negotiations in the accession process.
China's Foreign Trade
December 31, 2011
China's Foreign Trade
On December 7, 2011, the Chinese government published a white paper on China's foreign trade.? As most Bahamian people are keen to learn about China's development, in particular, China's foreign Trade, we, the Chinese Embassy, take the opportunity of the publishing of the white paper on China's foreign trade, to brief the keen Bahamian readers relevant contents of the white paper.
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