European Countries Move to Toughen Stance on Tax Evasion
By STEVEN ERLANGER and DAVID JOLLY, New York Times PARIS — Buffeted by a political scandal, a stagnant economy and angry public reaction to a report about secret offshore bank accounts, President François Hollande of France announced the creation of…
Economic Policy Failures: We should listen to David Stockman more carefully
by Adam Lent It’s not easy to agree with everything David Stockman says in his lengthy New York Times essay that has kicked off a big row in the US. The sweeping criticisms levelled by this former Republican Congressman and…
Carne Group appoints Jean de Courrèges as director
By: Jonathan Boyd, Investment Europe Jean de Courrèges has been appointed director in the international team of Carne Group, and will be able to sit on boards of both Luxembourg and Cayman Islands funds as an independent director. De Courrèges…
China’s Tingyi Q4 profit tumbles amid anti-Japan sentiment
CNBC HONG KONG, China’s Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp , a maker of drinks and instant noodles, said fourth-quarter profit slid 75 percent as consumers shied away from its Japanese-style packaging and marketing amid a territorial row between the two…
Cayman Islands special economic zone embarks on international outreach
From Caribbean News Now! GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands — After a successful first year as the only high-technology and knowledge-based special economic zone in the Americas, and a growing list of clients currently operating international businesses from the zone, Cayman…
Worldwide priority: Promoting good governance in the Cayman Islands
Here you have it in black and white! On the GOV.UK website under the Foreign and Commonwealth Office sub-section you will find the following: Issue The Governor has a duty towards the people of the Cayman Islands and the UK…
UCCI Spring Concert Sat April 13th
The University of the Cayman Islands (UCCI) is holding a Spring Concert on Saturday April 13th, 2013 at the UCCI Campus as a fundraiser in support of the UCCI – Trent University Cultural Exchange Programme. Starting time is 6:30pm. Among…
Coalition to Keep BT Dump Free condemns draft EIA as “a sham”; calls on all candidates to take a clear stand
Not surprisingly, the firm chosen and paid for by the Dart Group, Cardno-Entrix (CE), has issued a “draft Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)” which whitewashes the proponent’s planned landfill for Bodden Town (BT). The “Dart Environmental Statement” encompasses 1887 pages “thereby…
RPT-Fitch Rates Sharjah Islamic Bank’s Trust Certificate Issuance Programme
Fitch Ratings has assigned Sharjah Islamic Bank’s (SIB; the originator; ‘BBB+’/Stable/’F2’) USD1,500,000,000 trust certificate programme a final rating of ‘BBB+’. The issuing entity under the programme is SIB Sukuk Company III Limited (SIBIII). The ratings are assigned to the programme…
Small Business Expo 2013 – Thursday (11)
The Department of Commerce & Investment (DCI) will host the first small business expo and reception to celebrate Cayman Entrepreneurship Day on Thursday, 11 April at the Family Life Centre. The day starts at 9:00 a.m. with an opening ceremony,…
