News Stories Tagged 'Dominica'
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ECCB Says Blockchain Could Solve Caribbean De-Risking Crisis
by Mike Godfrey, Lowtax.net, Washington
27 November, 2017
The Director of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, Christopher Louard, recently said blockchain technology may provide a possible solution to the region's "derisking" challenges.
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IMF Highlights Bank Derisking's Impact On Caribbean
by Mike Godfrey, Lowtax.net, Washington
03 October, 2017
Caribbean banks have lost important correspondent banking relationships as a result of international banks withdrawing from the region, according to a working paper recently released by the International Monetary Fund.
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Caribbean Community Seeks Swedish Support On Tax Issues
by Mike Godfrey, Lowtax.net, Washington
21 August, 2017
The Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, Irwin LaRocque, has urged Sweden to use its position in two major international organizations to highlight the unfair labeling of some Community member states as "non-cooperative tax jurisdictions."
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Dominica To Lift Most Taxpayers Out Of Income Tax
by Mike Godfrey, Lowtax.net, Washington
08 August, 2017
Dominica's Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit, has proposed abolishing the 15 and 25 percent personal income tax bands, and expanding the Citizenship By Investment program, in the island's recent 2017/18 Budget.
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Caribbean States To Improve Internet Infrastructure
by Mike Godfrey, Lowtax.net, Washington
02 March, 2017
The Caribbean Community has approved a roadmap for the creation of a single "Information Communication Technology Space" for its member states.
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BVI Hosts Regional BEPS Conference
by Mike Godfrey, Lowtax.net, Washington
16 December, 2016
The British Virgin Islands has hosted a regional conference on "Current Developments in International Taxation and the Impact on Caribbean Jurisdictions."
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IMF Works To Address Caribbean 'De-risking' Woes
by Mike Godfrey, Lowtax.net, Washington
31 October, 2016
The International Monetary Fund has set out the actions being taken and further possible options to address bank de-risking for Caribbean nations.
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IMF Praises Tax Reforms In Caribbean Region
by Mike Godfrey, Lowtax.net, Washington
28 October, 2016
The IMF has released a report that takes stock of the recent work of the Caribbean Regional Technical Assistance Center, which has supported Caribbean territories to improve their tax regimes since 2001.
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Bank De-Risking Highlighted At Commonwealth Meeting
by Jason Gorringe, Lowtax.net, London
18 August, 2016
The Commonwealth Secretariat recently hosted a public meeting to discuss the findings of a survey into the challenges faced by its members with respect to the drop in correspondent banking relationships, or bank "de-risking."
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Report Highlights Bank De-Risking Challenges For Caribbean
by Mike Godfrey, Lowtax.net, Washington
11 August, 2016
The Commonwealth Secretariat has published a report on the results of a survey of its 53 member states on the challenges posed by the loss of correspondent banking relationships, as a result of "bank de-risking."
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