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Commons Report Finds UK Overseas Territory Risk Management Ineffectual
05/05/2008 |
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The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) is not doing enough to manage the risks arising from the UK's liability for the 14 Overseas Territories choosing to remain under British sovereignty, according to Edward Leigh, Chairman of the House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts.
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UK Lawmakers Launch Offshore Inquiry
01/05/2008
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The House of Commons Treasury Committee has announced that it is to undertake an inquiry into offshore financial centres and their impact on global business and investment, and the international fight against money laundering.
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Barbados Launches Automated Tax System
15/04/2008 |
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The government of Barbados has announced that from next year, individual and corporate taxpayers will be able to file tax returns over the internet using the Inland Revenue Department's new Automated Tax Administration System.
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Latin America and the Caribbean Region Resilient So Far, But Risks Ahead
15/04/2008 |
Economies in the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region have generally held up well so far in the face of recent global financial strains, according to the IMF's latest 'Regional Economic Outlook: Western Hemisphere', released late last week.
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Paulson To Attend Annual Inter-American Development Bank Meeting
04/04/2008 |
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US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson has announced that he will attend the 2008 Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) annual meeting in Miami next week.
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WIPO Member States Adopt 2008/09 Program and Budget
02/04/2008 |
A one-day meeting of an extraordinary session of the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) Assemblies on Monday ended with agreement to adopt the Organization’s program and budget for 2008/09, as well as on a 5% decrease in fees paid for international patent applications.
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Barbadians Urged To Protect Their IP Rights
31/03/2008 |
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Barbadians are being urged to take steps to protect their intellectual property rights, particularly in the area of services.
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Caricom Leader Urges Members To Complete Single Market Reforms
11/03/2008 |
Speaking last week, Caricom Secretary-General Edwin Carrington stressed that time was not on the Region’s side, particularly with regard to safeguarding the security of the Community and to achieving the goal of a Single Market and Economy in the agreed timeframe.
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Canada Negotiates Open Skies Agreement With Barbados
11/03/2008 |
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The governments of Canada and Barbados have negotiated an Open Skies-type air transport agreement to increase trade and tourism between the two countries.
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Barbados And New Zealand To Strengthen Economic Ties
20/02/2008 |
Barbados and New Zealand are exploring avenues for exploiting opportunities in international business and pursuing closer economic and commercial cooperation.
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EU Adopts Recommendations To Open Negotiations For Short Stay Visa Waiver
18/02/2008 |
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The European Commission on Friday took the first step towards the conclusion of short stay visa waiver agreements between the European Community and six third countries: Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Mauritius, Saint Kitts and Nevis and the Seychelles.
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Committee On Customs Co-operation To Be Set up Under EPA
08/02/2008 |
It was announced on Tuesday that a special Committee on Customs Co-operation and Trade Facilitation is to be established under the recently negotiated Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between CARIFORUM states and the European Union (EU).
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Canada Seeking Stronger Commercial Ties With Barbados
30/01/2008 |
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A combination of significant support for business development, a well developed Small Business Association (SBA), and a number of active female entrepreneurs should make the possibility of enhanced trade with Canada attractive to Barbados.
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Barbadians Vote For Change
18/01/2008 |
Voters in Barbados rang in the changes in a general election on Tuesday, voting out former Prime Minister Owen Arthur's (pictured) Barbados Labour Party, and replacing it with a Democratic Labour Party (DLP) government led by David Thompson, who has pledged reforms to make Barbados a more attractive place for private investment and asset management.
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Cross Border Taxation An Issue For The UN, Says Barbados PM
10/01/2008 |
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Barbados Prime Minister, Owen Arthur has called for the establishment of a new agency to deal with issues arising from cross-border taxation within the United Nations.
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