Knoxville-based Aqua-Chem Inc has inked a contract to build its fourth and largest water purification plant for the Turks and Caicos Islands in a joint venture with Bahamas-based Matrix Enviro Ltd.

Speaking at the Nassau Conference last week, industry experts said that although Latin America presents opportunities for financial services providers, practitioners must overcome regulatory, cultural and technological obstacles. Pictured: (from left) Felicia Mott of Societe Generale Private Banking [Bahamas]; Patrick Guye Bergeret, Executive Director of Julius Baer Bank and Trust [Bahamas]; and Michael Fields of Cititrust [Bahamas] Ltd speaking at The Nassau Conference held at The Colonial Hilton in Nassau, Bahamas - photos by Harry Cutting.