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Profits triple as BAF's 'sleeping giant awakes'

Profits triple as BAF's 'sleeping giant awakes' By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor BAF Financial's owners believe they have "awoken the sleeping giant" during their first five years at the helm, "tripling profits" and doubling total assets to $150

Insurer sees 38% fall from Summit

Summit Insurance blamed reduced real estate valuations for a 38.2 per cent year-over-year profits slump, as it focuses on “defending our book” in a year that will have “negative growth”.

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Miller confident on Robin Hood replacement

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Robin Hood's landlord yesterday told Tribune Business he is extremely confident about finding a replacement tenant for the closing retailer, describing the Summerwinds Plaza location as "second to none" and "the b

'Missing link' to grow BORCO revenue $20m

'Missing link' to grow BORCO revenue $20m By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Bahamas Oil Refining Company's (BORCO) revenues could increase by up to $20 million per annum due to its owner creating "a critical link" between its Bahamian and US

'Missing link' to grow BORCO revenue $20m

'Missing link' to grow BORCO revenue $20m By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Bahamas Oil Refining Company's (BORCO) revenues could increase by up to $20 million per annum due to its owner creating "a critical link" between its Bahamian and US

'Missing link' to grow BORCO revenue $20m

'Missing link' to grow BORCO revenue $20m By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Bahamas Oil Refining Company's (BORCO) revenues could increase by up to $20 million per annum due to its owner creating "a critical link" between its Bahamian and US

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Bahamas ‘shooting ourselves in foot’ on insurance regulation

* Bahamas ‘going beyond’ AML standard * AG: ‘We’ll give general insurers one year’ * Fears captive revival undermined

FEARS were raised again yesterday that the Bahamas could be “shooting ourselves in the foot” by including general and captive insurers within its anti-money laundering regime. Emmanuel Komolafe, the Bahamas Insurance Association’s (BIA) chairman, urged the Government to provide the “benchmarking” studies and data to support its decision to define both market segments as financial institutions under the Financial Transactions Reporting Act (FTRA).

TAX RETURNS PAY FOR $44M DREDGE IN JUST '1.5 YEARS'

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The $44 million Nassau Harbour dredging costs will be paid back in full within one-and-a-half years in taxes alone, the minister of tourism yesterday telling Tribune Business that any impact on the Bahamas' cruise

S&P: Gov’ts fiscal, economic reforms ‘will take time’ to work

* 1.5% average growth forecast lower than IMF’s * Grand Lucayan closure takes out 7% of rooms * Debt to rise through 2020 to 52% of GDP

THE Government’s fiscal and economic reforms will take time to “pay dividends”, Standard & Poor’s (S&P) warned yesterday, as it took a more ‘bearish’ view of the Bahamas’ growth prospects. The rating agency, in its latest Bahamas country assessment, expressed confidence that the Minnis administration’s fiscal reforms will “arrest the deterioration” in the Government’s deficit and the national debt.

COURT REJECTS CUSTOMS FEARS

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Supreme Court has rejected fears that Customs will produce "a repeat performance" in the absence of a judicial ruling over its demand for all Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) licensees to produce a National

COURT REJECTS CUSTOMS FEARS

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Supreme Court has rejected fears that Customs will produce "a repeat performance" in the absence of a judicial ruling over its demand for all Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) licensees to produce a National

COURT REJECTS CUSTOMS FEARS

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Supreme Court has rejected fears that Customs will produce "a repeat performance" in the absence of a judicial ruling over its demand for all Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) licensees to produce a National

COURT REJECTS CUSTOMS FEARS

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Supreme Court has rejected fears that Customs will produce "a repeat performance" in the absence of a judicial ruling over its demand for all Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) licensees to produce a National

COURT REJECTS CUSTOMS FEARS

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Supreme Court has rejected fears that Customs will produce "a repeat performance" in the absence of a judicial ruling over its demand for all Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) licensees to produce a National

BTC's 18% directory mark-up 'reasonable'

BTC's 18% directory mark-up 'reasonable' By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Bahamas Telecommunications Company's (BTC) proposed 17.65 per cent retail mark-up for directory inquiry calls has been deemed "reasonable" by the sector regulator, alt

Operators 'very concerned' over URCA's budget

Operators 'very concerned' over URCA's budget By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The two major industry players are "extremely concerned" with the communications regulator's proposed 2012 budget, warning that financing this through a licence fee i

Operators 'very concerned' over URCA's budget

Operators 'very concerned' over URCA's budget By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The two major industry players are "extremely concerned" with the communications regulator's proposed 2012 budget, warning that financing this through a licence fee i

Operators 'very concerned' over URCA's budget

Operators 'very concerned' over URCA's budget By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The two major industry players are "extremely concerned" with the communications regulator's proposed 2012 budget, warning that financing this through a licence fee i

GOVERNOR SAYS 2-2.5% GROWTH 'STILL ACHIEVABLE'

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Central Bank's governor yesterday said projected Bahamian economic growth of 2-2.5 per cent for 2012 remained "achievable" despite the gathering downside risks, while disclosing that the external reserves were

GOVERNOR SAYS 2-2.5% GROWTH 'STILL ACHIEVABLE'

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Central Bank's governor yesterday said projected Bahamian economic growth of 2-2.5 per cent for 2012 remained "achievable" despite the gathering downside risks, while disclosing that the external reserves were