At this month’s BVI Finance Breakfast Forum, attendees will have the pleasure of engaging in various discussions on international arbitration and its benefits to the British Virgin Islands and the wider region.

The public is advised that the next BVI Finance Breakfast Forum will be held on Thursday, October 6, from 8:00 to 9:30 a.m. at the BVI Finance Conference Room on the fourth floor of the Cutlass Tower.

The Department of Labour in collaboration with the Immigration Department is moving to implement new work permit processes with noticeable changes starting January 2017.

BVI Finance, the voice of the British Virgin Islands’ financial services industry, has recruited Gary Hales as its new Head of Business Development.

BVI Finance Limited, a new public/private initiative that will see the creation of a company to better support financial services promotion and business development, is set to launch in January 2017.

The Government of the Virgin Islands has announced the launch of a private sector consultation on the impact of country-by-country reporting as part of ongoing initiatives currently being undertaken by the OECD to update the international tax system.

The recent spectrum awards to telecommunications providers in the British Virgin Islands has been welcomed as a potential boost for the BVI Forward campaign to strengthen the financial services sector and the push to improve business infrastructure in the Territory. 

The Financial Services Implementation Unit (FSIU) has taken its engage the population campaign to the Territory's teachers. 

The Territory is said to be on its way to becoming one of the best regulated financial services jurisdictions in the world.

Acting Deputy Governor Mrs. Rosalie Adams received a courtesy visit from members of the British Virgin Islands Financial Investigation Agency.