The Bahamas Investor

...ttee Jane Major made a courtesy call on the Minister of Financial Services Ryan Pinder last week. At the meeting, Minister Pinder discussed his plans to advance the financial services industry, with a specific focus on education and training. He expressed his interest in assisting organizations such as BIFS and other private training professional bodies in securing appropriate high-profile presenters to address topics of relevance to broaden the k......

Minister of Financial Services and Investments Ryan Pinder poses with the latest issue of The Bahamas Investor magazine. His ministry took 1,000 copies of the publication on a three-city Asian trip. (Photo Harry Cutting/©Dupuch) As a high-powered government delegation makes its pitch to entice some of Asia’s wealthiest individuals to these shores, The Bahamas Investor is helping them deliver a powerful message: The Bahamas is the jurisdiction in......

Minister of Financial Services Ryan Pinder visited PharmaChem Technologies (GB) Ltd August 9, accompanied by the Minister for Grand Bahama Michael Darville and some of his officers. Minister of Financial Services Ryan Pinder visited PharmaChem Technologies (GB) Ltd August 9, accompanied by the Minister for Grand Bahama Michael Darville and some of his officers. Pictured (left to right): Pietro Stefanutti, president, PharmaChem Technologies; Minis......

Minister of Financial Services Ryan Pinder was the special guest speaker at the monthly business meeting of the Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce , January 30, at the Pelican Bay Hotel , Freeport. Minister of Financial Services Ryan Pinder addresses the Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce January 30, Freeport, Grand Bahama. (BIS Photo/Vandyke Hepburn) Minister Pinder spoke on the Copyright and Intellectual Property Acts that he will be presenting to......

Minister of Financial Services Ryan Pinder told participants in the recent Bahamas Bureau of Standards’ First National Standardization Forum and Formation of Technical Committees Workshop that the benefits of the standards bureau are critical to The Bahamas’ national development. “A standards system can enhance the reputation of locally made products by assuring buyers that such products meet specified levels of quality and safety, thereby permit......

Minister of Financial Services Ryan Pinder said last week that the issue of training and human development within the financial services industry is an essential pillar of the Ministry, pointing out that the Ministry followed through on its budget promises to ensure that new learning opportunities are created for Bahamians in the financial services sector. “Through our affiliation with the AIBT (Association Of International Banks and Trust Compan......

...ment becomes more challenging, according to Minister of Financial Services Ryan Pinder (pictured) . Speaking at the opening of Bankers’ Week yesterday, Minister Pinder said: “Our greatest asset is our ability to advance our human capital. We have to nurture that, we have to develop it, because that is the only way our industry will survive. Human capital is one of the most fundamental components of charting this new path.” The Minister praised the......

Minister of Financial Services Ryan Pinder says that, when it comes to financial services, he wants the world to know that The Bahamas is “open for business.” Minister Pinder made the remarks during his contribution to the 2012/2013 budget debate this week in the House of Assembly. Minister Pinder said that with the “reintroduction” of the ministry, which was first created during the previous Progressive Liberal Party government, several areas wi......

Ryan Pinder, Minister of Financial Services, September 27 participated in a panel discussion at the STEP LATAM Conference in Panama City, Panama, hosted by the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) where the topic for discussion was “Latin America and IFCs: partners in a transparent world.” Minister Pinder accompanied a large private sector delegation from The Bahamas of more than 30 representatives, who were in attendance to further t......

Minister of Financial Services Ryan Pinder has laid out a six-month plan for the Ministry of Financial Services in order reach a set of goals. Minister Pinder made the remarks this week during his contribution in the 2012/2013 budget debate in the House of Assembly. “We in the Ministry have already started our initial six-month strategy plan, which will be expanded into a more comprehensive five-year strategic plan for the Ministry of Financial S......

Minister of Financial Services Ryan Pinder (pictured) says he fully supports the resolution to approve a $16.5 million Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) loan for the trade sector. Pinder said that this loan would not only support the modernization exercise of the Customs Department, but could also be applied to facilitate the necessary components as the country moves towards World Trade Organization (WTO) accession. “The loan is going to prov......

...don. The high-level delegation included the Minister of Financial Services Ryan Pinder, BFSB chairman Paul Winder and BFSB chief executive officer and executive director Aliya Allen, along with other Bahamian industry leaders. At the London event, held in the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Knightsbridge on June 25, Minister Pinder spoke about the advantages The Bahamas has in financial services and highlighted the benefits of recently enacted financia......

...f Financial Services, who also has responsibility for international trade, Ryan Pinder, held discussions with director general of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Pascal Lamy October 24 in Brussels. The Minister discussed the way forward for The Bahamas’ accession to the WTO. The two heads also discussed the steps taken by the Bahamas government since its second accession Working Party Meeting with members of the WTO in Geneva in June of this ye......

...an States and the Ministry of Economy of the Government of Guatemala. Hon. Ryan Pinder, Minister of Financial Services with responsibility for international trade participated in the discussions. The delegates identified hindrances to business and trade between countries of CARICOM and Central America. They noted that though the respective countries were geographical neighbours, there was a lack of connectivity, the cost of doing business across t......

...sdictions such as The Bahamas, according to Minister of Financial Services Ryan Pinder , who says the country is a well-regulated, robust environment for investors. Addressing the Global Financial Summit at Atlantis Paradise Island Thursday, Minister Pinder stressed that The Bahamas has been judged compliant with international best practices by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and: “Our only crime is having a compe......