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Cayman’s Chamber gets new president Johann Moxam was confirmed as the new president of Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce last Tuesday (17) at the Chamber’s Annual General Meeting. In accepting the post Moxam announced the signing of an MOU with…
Cayman Islands: Limited General Registry Services planned for Cayman Brac
Article by Cayman Finance George Town, Grand Cayman – Effective 6 January 2014, Cayman Brac residents will have access to limited General Registry services at the District Administration office in Stake Bay. Persons will be able to file company annual…
Import Duty Concessions Extended
In an effort to further stimulate economic activity the Government has extended the following import duty concessions for twelve months to 31 December 2014: • the import duty concessionary rate of 12.5 cents per gallon for the importation of motor…
Brazilian market prefer Cayman Island-structured offshore funds
By Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia: The Brazilian market prefers offshore funds that are set up in the Cayman Islands because of tradition and marketing, said said Martin Litwak, founder of Litwak & Partners, an offshore law firm that specializes in…
IMAC Scholarship Donors – “We Couldn’t do it Without You”
An outpouring of corporate support has sent Erica Powell to study BS in Early Childhood Education at Florida International University and Tiffany Rankin to study Forensic Science at the University of Tampa. The IMAC Board and Scholarship Committee extend gratitude…
Cayman boutiques announce merger
By Joanne Harris From The Lawyer Cayman Islands boutiques Travers Thorp Alberga and Paget-Brown are merging in early 2014, just a year after the former enticed ex-Maples and Calder managing partner Anthony Travers back to practice. Paget-Brown founder Ian Paget-Brown…
Senate OK’s Budget With $63B in Spending Cuts
From newsmax The U.S. Senate cleared and sent to President Barack Obama the first bipartisan budget produced by a divided Congress in 27 years, resolving for now spending issues that had helped spur a government shutdown in October. The $1.01…
Qualfon receives Foreign Investor of the Year Award
Qualfon Receives Foreign Investor of the Year Award from the Caribbean Association of Investment Promotion Agencies and the Caribbean Export Development Agency The Foreign Investor of the Year award recognizes foreign investors (non-Caribbean nationals) whose investments have generated a significant…
Garden of the Groves’ Celebration of Migratory Birds
By Erika Gates From The Bahamas Weekly Basic Birding Class for adults was also part of the IMBD celebrations and was conducted over four consecutive Saturdays by Cert. Bahamas Birding Guide, Erika Gates. Freeport, Bahamas – During the final months…
The future of Cypriot Banking – Is there life after Troika?
By Dr. Jim Leontiades, Cyprus International Institute of Management www.ciim.ac.cy From Financial Mirror Have you ever wondered why so many small countries rely on banking as their primary industry? A partial list of these would include: Monaco, Malta, Luxembourg, Cayman…
