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Jersey and Guernsey have had their long-term credit ratings cut by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service, with both jurisdictions being lowered from AA+ to AA.
The changes reflect concerns about increasing regulatory complexity and demands, with the rati...
DATE: Feb 16, 2016
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CATEGORY:
International Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
The oil price crash is not proving to be an unmitigated disaster for all sections of the oil service industry.
On the contrary, for ship operators and owners it is proving to be a lucrative time, and things are looking rosy for at least another year....
DATE: Jan 06, 2016
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CATEGORY:
International Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
The spirit of collaboration is paying dividends for Bermuda in terms of protecting and growing the Island’s international business sector.
That is the view of Ross Webber, who has completed his first year at the helm of the Bermuda Business Developme...
DATE: Oct 19, 2015
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CATEGORY:
International Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Ross Webber, the chief executive officer of the Bermuda Business Development Agency (BDA), has reported on progress in the agency’s “four pillars” of business, during his first year in charge.
He said that in collaboration with the risk solutions’ fo...
DATE: Oct 19, 2015
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CATEGORY:
International Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
A simple video perhaps best illustrates the concept that international business is everyone’s business in Bermuda.
The video begins with a freshly laid egg being collected by farmer Tom Wadson. The egg is next seen being cracked open by Kamilah Canno...
DATE: Oct 08, 2015
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CATEGORY:
International Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
No detail, it seems, is being overlooked in the quest to promote Bermuda far and wide as the jurisdiction of choice for international business.
To a casual observer it might appear that Bermuda’s knack of securing guest speaker slots and face-time wi...
DATE: Jul 03, 2015
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CATEGORY:
International Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
It accounts for only one per cent of global assets today, but Islamic finance is growing fast and it offers an interesting alternative to the way the financial sector operates across much of the world.
That was part of the message presented by Belaid...
DATE: Jan 28, 2015
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CATEGORY:
International Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Shares of three major oil tanker companies based in Bermuda have rocketed as oil prices plummet.
In the past three months Frontline has seen its share price boosted 159 per cent, while shares in Teekay Tankers are up 78 per cent, and shares in Nordic...
DATE: Jan 09, 2015
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CATEGORY:
International Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Legal services firm Appleby has promoted three new partners and five Counsel in its annual round of promotions.
One of the lawyers promoted to the partnership is Bermuda-based James Bodi.
Mr Bodi initially joined Appleby in 1999 and rejoined the firm...
DATE: Apr 26, 2013
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CATEGORY:
International Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
A UK specialist non-life insurance investor company is proposing to redomicile to Bermuda this year.
Randall & Quilter (R&Q), which acquired Bermuda’s Quest Group of captive management companies in 2008, is seeking to move its holding company to the ...
DATE: Apr 25, 2013
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CATEGORY:
International Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil