The Tribune

The University of the West Indies and the Bahamas Institute of Financial Services (BIFS) are co-operating on the creation of a Caribbean Centre of Excellence for Financial Services.

Based on its more than three decades of experience in providing professional certification and expertise in the financial services sector, the Bahamas Institute of Financial Services is seen as perfectly placed to provide the level of international credibility to the centre’s offerings.

This, in conjunction with the internationally recognised brand of the University of the West Indies (UWI), places the Caribbean in a strong position to strengthen and advocate on behalf of a sector critical to the region’s overall economic development.

Ministers in attendance at the third Caribbean Conference on the International Financial Services Sector, held in Nassau from March 31-April, fully endorsed the co-operation agreement as the way forward for the establishment of the proposed Centre of Excellence.