Regulating the financial services industry in the British Virgin Islands is the focus of the latest edition of BVI Forward TV which will air on Monday, August 8 on JTV, Channel 55 at 8:00 p.m.
Premier Dr. Hon. D. Orlando Smith, OBE has concluded meetings with Political Leaders of the Overseas Territories (OTs) at the annual Pre-Joint Ministerial Council Meetings in the Turks & Caicos Islands. The BVI Premier joined other leaders from Anguilla, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos Islands with whom he discussed plans for the annual Joint Ministerial Council (JMC) and key areas for engagement with the UK; including implications of the United Kingdom’s (UK) departure from the European Union (EU).
More than 60 corporate service providers, lawyers and other financial services practitioners attended a ‘Meet the Regulator in Hong Kong’ seminar hosted by BVI House Asia.
Ladies and Gentleman of the Press, good afternoon.
Today I would like to engage with you on some of the pertinent international issues of the day and then turn to my Government’s efforts in tourism development.
This week, BVI Finance takes further steps to enhance and protect the British Virgin Islands’ reputation as a legitimate and respected offshore financial centre by commencing an economic research study.
The Financial Services Implementation Unit (FSIU) is keeping professionals in the financial services industry up to date on developments with the BVI Forward campaign.
More than 60 taxi operators in the British Virgin Islands have benefitted from a number of information sessions presented by the Financial Services Implementation Unit as part of the ongoing BVI Forward campaign to build greater awareness about financial services.
The Government of the Virgin Islands has commissioned a research study to examine and illuminate the contributions of the British Virgin Islands’ financial services industry to the global economy.
