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IDB: $13M 'RETROACTIVE' TO STOP ROADWORKS SHUTDOWN
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor An alarmed Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is providing $13 million in retroactive financing to prevent a "cash flow shortfall" from bringing the New Providence Road Improvement Project to a temporary halt,
RoyalFidelity predicts ‘double digit millions’ for new fund
RoyalFidelity believes its latest mutual fund will attract “double digit millions” from Bahamian investors through its promise to pay them a 4 per cent annual dividend.
Ryan’s employer: Financial sector’s ‘great opportunity’
Ryan Pinder’s new employer believes the Bahamas has “a tremendous opportunity” in financial services if it is innovative, with its current recruitment drive intended to position the institution “for the next 20 years”.
Baha Mar casino hotel at '20 storeys' by year-end
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The casino hotel for the $2.6 billion Baha Mar project could "be as high as 20 storeys" by year-end, Tribune Business was told yesterday, with work on the core "superstructure" 50 per cent complete by that point.
Bahamas ‘must reengineer economy faster than ever’
* QC: 2018 will ‘set economy for 20 years’ * Warns reform pace may be bewildering * Warns of tax, exchange control ‘recalibrating’
THE Bahamas faces having to “substantially reengineer its economy at a much faster pace than ever before” to escape global ‘blacklists’, a prominent QC warned yesterday. Brian Moree QC, senior partner at McKinney, Bancroft & Hughes, told Tribune Business that this nation’s response to the European Union/OECD initiatives in 2018 “will determine the future of the economy” for possibly the next 20 years.
Banks to ‘double’ VAT recovery.... to just 10%
The Bahamian banking industry is hopeful it might be able to recover ‘double’ the amount of Value-Added Tax (VAT) inputs than previously thought, as one institution yesterday revealed its total tax burden will increase by $6-$7 million in two years.
RENEWABLE ENERGY 'AMAZING CHANCE' FOR DIVERSIFICATION
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Bahamas has an "incredible opportunity" to diversify its economy by becoming a renewable energy exporter, a leading Caribbean expert yesterday saying it could emulate Israel's 92 per cent penetration rate if i
$60m project 'hits the pedal'
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor An eastern New Providence real estate development is set to take its full capital investment to $60 million by year-end, after its weekend 'open house' produced a "phenomenal turnout" of 400 visitors and five prop
$60m project 'hits the pedal'
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor An eastern New Providence real estate development is set to take its full capital investment to $60 million by year-end, after its weekend 'open house' produced a "phenomenal turnout" of 400 visitors and five prop
LANDFILL SOLUTION REMAINS 20-30MW WASTE-ENERGY PLAN
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Government is still targeting a waste-to-energy plant that could produce 7-10 per cent of the Bahamas Electricity Corporation's (BEC) installed capacity as the 'end game' solution for the Tonique Williams-Darl
Airline's 18% fee cost rise in three years
Airline's 18% fee cost rise in three years By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor A leading Bahamian-owned airline yesterday said its fee costs had increased by a cumulative 18 per cent over the past three years, saying the charges levied by various a
OECD attacks like ‘unofficial blacklisting’ of the Bahamas
A former finance minister says the recent OECD-inspired media onslaught against the Bahamas is akin to an “unofficial blacklisting” of its financial services industry, describing the situation as “a new form of international colonialism”.
Mortgage Corp loan provisions $71m off norm
Mortgage Corp loan provisions $71m off norm By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Bahamas Mortgage Corporation's (BMC) existing policy underestimates loan loss provisioning by more than $71 million, it was disclosed yesterday, its chairman unveil
Mortgage Corp loan provisions $71m off norm
Mortgage Corp loan provisions $71m off norm By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Bahamas Mortgage Corporation's (BMC) existing policy underestimates loan loss provisioning by more than $71 million, it was disclosed yesterday, its chairman unveil
Mortgage Corp loan provisions $71m off norm
Mortgage Corp loan provisions $71m off norm By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Bahamas Mortgage Corporation's (BMC) existing policy underestimates loan loss provisioning by more than $71 million, it was disclosed yesterday, its chairman unveil
Mango provider eyes staff, retail 'ramp up'
Mango provider eyes staff, retail 'ramp up' By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Transfer Solutions Providers (TSP), the Mango card provider, yesterday said it was planning "within two-three months" to ramp up staff levels to 20-25 employees and ope
Gov't 'good faith' key to Brewery's 100-job growth
Sands Beer’s manufacturer yesterday said its planned $15 million growth strategy, which could more than double its workforce via the creation of “over 100” jobs in the next five-10 years, depends on the Government maintaining the ‘tax advantage’ it holds over its BISX-listed rival.
OUTRAGE OVER UK'S 8% 'AIRLIFT TAX' RISE FOR THE CARIBBEAN
Caribbean hoteliers yesterday expressed outrage over the UK's decision not to change its Air Passenger Duty (APD) banding structure, with the 8 per cent increase set to be imposed from April 2012 increasing airlift (access) costs to the Bahamas for Europe
Outrage over UK's 8% 'airlift tax' rise for the Caribbean
Outrage over UK's 8% 'airlift tax' rise for the Caribbean Caribbean hoteliers yesterday expressed outrage over the UK's decision not to change its Air Passenger Duty (APD) banding structure, with the 8 per cent increase set to be imposed from April 2012
Outrage over UK's 8% 'airlift tax' rise for the Caribbean
Outrage over UK's 8% 'airlift tax' rise for the Caribbean Caribbean hoteliers yesterday expressed outrage over the UK's decision not to change its Air Passenger Duty (APD) banding structure, with the 8 per cent increase set to be imposed from April 2012
