The Bahamas Investor

...t the time, the then Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance Zhivargo Laing quickly engaged with a range of countries in order to put in place the requisite number of international Tax Information Exchange Agreements (TIEAs) to keep the jurisdiction compliant. “It became very clear that if a jurisdiction does not act quickly and put all the required agreements in place, it is going to get left behind,” Laing said at the time. “Offshore financ......

...y proposals. On 24th October 2011, the Minister of State for Finance, Hon. Zhivargo Laing, the Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources, Hon. Lawrence Cartwright, and Mrs. Wendy Craigg, Governor, Central Bank of The Bahamas met with members of the board and management of the various credit unions, to formally introduce the Project. The Project team comprises Mr. Pierre Seguin, Technical Adviser; Mrs. Wendy Craigg, Project Manager; Ms. Rochelle......

...In an exclusive interview the Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance Zhivargo Laing talks to The Bahamas Investor about the current investment climate and the future of the financial services industry in The Bahamas. Q: How is the financial services sector in The Bahamas holding up given the economic uncertainties of the last 18 months? A: You have to take into account both the domestic and the offshore environments. On the domestic side, pe......

...ngaged in serious infrastructure programmes there also,”?continues Grant. “Zhivargo Laing, Minister of State for Finance, has been to Atlanta. He brought back footage of the massive infrastructure works they are doing there, centered on roadworks.” Such projects are undertaken during times of economic slowdown for two main reasons: Firstly, public spending tends to act as an economic stimulus; and, secondly, projects can be a completed at a fracti......

...antis, Paradise Island yesterday with former Minister of State for Finance Zhivargo Laing saying he believed the economy could grow by 1 per cent simply by improving standards and achieving “service excellence”. Vaughn Roberts, vice president of corporate finance and treasury at Baha Mar, said he would like to see “a culture where there is a national commitment to service” and said the new $3.5 billion Baha Mar development in Cable Beach, combined......

...t applications from the site. Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance Zhivargo Laing commented: “Technology can make us more productive, more efficient, more effective and more competitive. It can make us more prosperous and more affluent. “It will ultimately make us all better off.” The portal is the result of a collaboration between the Finance Ministry and IDA International–the government of Singapore’s technology subsidiary. IDA consultan......

...share The Bahamas value proposition. For the first time, ever, there was a live broadcast from the BFSB Landfall events. The radio show Z-Live hosted by Mr. Zhivargo Laing (Guardian 96.9 FM) broadcasted from Montreal and Toronto for three days.......

...PMG; Joy Jibrilu , director general, Ministry of Tourism; Charlene Lewis-Small, lead investment officer, IDB; Paul Wynn, chief executive officer, The Wynn Group. Zhivargo Laing, Radio Talk Show Host, Z Live: Off The Record will moderate the day-long programme.......

...ote speaker. Former Minister of State for Finance and radio talk show host Zhivargo Laing (pictured, left) will chair the day’s programme. Also pictured: (from left) Andre Knowles, BTC chief commercial officer; KPMG head of management for consulting and data analytics, Dennis D Deveaux; Joan Albury, president of TCL and founder of the seven-island Business Outlook Series and Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) chief operating officer Christina Alston. (......

...Former Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance Ministry Zhivargo Laing has been named as the new chief negotiator in talks with the World Trade Organization regarding The Bahamas’ accession to the trade body.......

...he financial sector including Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance Zhivargo Laing and Central Bank Governor Wendy Craigg. As a result of these discussions, the head of the IMF team Gene Leon says he is optimistic about the country’s financial future and the stability of the banking sector. “Economic recovery in The Bahamas is gaining strength. The severe economic contraction during 2008-09 and high unemployment resulted in an increase in t......

...ty,” according to Minister of State for Finance in the Ministry of Finance Zhivargo Laing. It is hoped that the new buildings will help shift some of the government’s administrative duties to the nation’s second city. “At the moment the government has a kind of branch mentality when it comes to Freeport and Grand Bahama,” says K Peter Turnquest, president of the Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce. “We are hopeful this will help change that, but ther......

...th management business,” said Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance Zhivargo Laing in his address. “The global economic landscape has been altered, with the new players being the G20 rather than the G7 nations,” he added. “The axis of the global economic community now seems to turn on the fortunes of these G20 countries and the regulatory landscape remains in a state of continuous flux.” The minister went on to say that he believed that the......

...and Minister of Finance Hubert Ingraham and Minister of State for Finance Zhivargo Laing are expected to make keynote addresses at the conference. Simon Thompson, chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Bankers in Scotland will tackle the subject of “Rebuilding Trust in Financial Services,” a pertinent topic following the collapse of major US financial institutions. The conference will also examine the issue of trust and accountability from......

...s now. It is going to be great in a year or two–with the US economy and everything coming back.” Additional speakers at the 13th annual Grand Bahama Business Outlook conference included Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance Zhivargo Laing, who gave the keynote address; director of the National Insurance Board Algernon Cargill; and director of policy and regulation at the Utilities Regulation and Competiton Authority Kathleen Riviere-Smith.......