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Barbados Attracts Foreign Companies Amid Global Trade Tensions
Bridgetown, Barbados – June, 2025 Barbados is increasingly drawing the attention of foreign companies seeking a stable, tariff-friendly environment amid rising global trade uncertainty. This trend was highlighted by Mark Hill, Chief Executive Officer of Export Barbados, during a recent panel discussion on Business Facilitation & Policy hosted by BIBA, the Association for Global Business. […]
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Business Barbados to Boost Investor Confidence, Says Invest Barbados CEO
Bridgetown, Barbados – June 2025 The launch of Business Barbados—the new entity responsible for corporate registrations, intellectual property management, and business facilitation—is expected to significantly strengthen the credibility of Invest Barbados’ message to global investors. This perspective was shared by Kaye Greenidge, Chief Executive Officer of Invest Barbados, during a recent Business Facilitation & Policy […]
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Businesses Urged to Comply as Amnesty Unlikely for Late Annual Returns
Bridgetown, Barbados – June 12, 2025 Companies in Barbados that have failed to file their annual returns are being reminded that they are unlikely to benefit from any form of amnesty, according to Business Barbados, the government’s newly established corporate registry, intellectual property office, and business facilitation agency. The issue of a possible amnesty for […]
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Business Barbados: A New Era of Business Facilitation
Bridgetown, Barbados – June 2025 Business Barbados has one simple yet inspiring goal: to make it easier to start, operate, and grow businesses in Barbados—whether they are domestic, regional, or global ventures. That was the clear message from Chairperson Connie Smith, who emphasised that while the agency evolved from the Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property […]
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Business Barbados Prioritises Customer Service with Major Organisational Upgrades
Bridgetown, Barbados – June 2025 Business Barbados is undergoing a transformative shift towards a customer-first approach, with the appointment of highly-trained customer success agents and account executives to ensure efficient and effective client service. This renewed focus on service delivery was highlighted by Registrar and Officer-in-Charge Tameisha Rochester during a recent Business Facilitation & Policy […]
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Business leaders urged to be patient with new Business Barbados entity
Business leaders are being encouraged to give the newly established Business Barbados time to deliver results, as it moves to address one of the island’s most persistent challenges—inefficient business facilitation. The call for patience came from Marlon Yarde, President of BIBA, the Association for Global Business, as he welcomed attendees at BIBA’s Business Facilitation & […]
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ESG’s value in the corporate space is essential
The concept of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) in the corporate world is not a simple repackaging of corporate social responsibility (CSR). This was explained to delegates attending the hybrid 2024 Global Business Week Conference staged by BIBA, the Association for Global Business at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre in Barbados on October 24 and […]
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Global tax expert urges Barbados to sign more DTIs
Barbados has been advised that its signatory to the Global Minimum Tax does not lessen or eliminate the value or importance of Barbados’ extensive Double Taxation Agreements (DTAs) and bilateral investment treaties (BITs). This has been outlined by Pascal Saint-Amans, partner with the Brunswick Group, and a former director of the Centre for Tax Policy and […]
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Compliance specialist: New FATF evaluations are on the doorstep
A compliance expert has urged regulated entities and other related institutions in Barbados that they remain under the microscope of international watchdog agencies, and it was incumbent that all their regulatory and compliance standards are maintained to ensure the island’s standing as a well-regulated hub. Glenna Smith, the Managing Director of Smith Compliance Consulting and […]
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Focus on being the best – BIBA President Welcomes the Delegates to the 2024 Global Business Week Conference
President of BIBA, the Association for Global Business, Marlon Yarde has highlighted the need for Barbados to continue innovating as it seeks to remain an international business domicile of choice regionally and internationally. Yarde, who is also Managing Director of the Barbados Stock Exchange Group, made the comment as he delivered the welcome address at […]
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