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Bermuda Business Promoted in Bahrain

Business Bermuda CEO Cheryl Packwood along with representatives from its member companies PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Apex Fund Services and Conyers Dill & Pearman attended the 4th Annual Fund Forum Middle East Conference in Bahrain from Sunday 3rd October through Wednesday 6th October 2010. During the conference, Ms. Packwood participated as the Chair... Read more of this article

Photos: Kuwaiti Prime Minister Lands In Bermuda

At approximately 12pm today (Sept 13) the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and various other dignitaries from Kuwait arrived in Bermuda aboard a private jet. The Bermuda-version of the red carpet was rolled out. His Highness Sheikh Nasser Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, Prime Minister; His Excellency Dr. Sheikh Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah,... Read more of this article

Sanctions Relating To Iran & Iranians Tightened

Attorney General and Minister of Justice Kim Wilson announced this morning (Aug 27) that an order for international sanctions for Iran made by the UK Privy Council in July 2007 has now been extended to Bermuda. Senator Wilson said “By way of background, the 2007 Order makes it a criminal offence for financial institutions, unless they have a licence... Read more of this article

Report: Bermuda Likely To Host Islamic Bank

According to the Middle East business website Zawya, Bermuda is likely to host our first Islamic bank by the end of the year. Minister of Finance and Deputy Premier Paula Cox is presently in Bahrain, where she attended the first Bahrain/Bermuda Conference on Global Financial and Insurance Services, which was held at the Hotel Ritz-Carlton yesterday... Read more of this article

July: Bermuda/Bahrain Conference To Be Held

Minister of Finance and Deputy Premier Paula Cox will lead a delegation on a trade mission to Bahrain to attend the first Bahrain/Bermuda Conference on Global Financial and Insurance Services, to be held at the Hotel Ritz-Carlton on July 6, 2010. The Conference will be jointly hosted by the Central Bank of Bahrain who will join with the Bermuda delegates... Read more of this article

Minister Burch In Washington to Sign Treaty

Answering a query posed by another media organization, Minister David Burch flew to Washington on Wednesday to sign a tax treaty with the Kingdom of Bahrain. The signing of the Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) with the Kingdom of Bahrain agreement took place yesterday [Apr 22] at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. and was attended by Lieutenant Colonel David... Read more of this article