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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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Building in resilience is a must not an option – Dr. Pepukaye Bardouille Delivers the Day 2 Keynote at the 2024 Global Business Week Conference
Attendees at the Global Business Week Conference 2024 were informed that while it will take more than US$11 billion (BDS $22 billion) to upgrade key infrastructure in Barbados to be more climate resilient, the Barbados Government will continue its lobby for more affordable financing that takes into account disaster vulnerabilities of the island. This was […]
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Barbados must seek to be a world leader – Senator Chad Blackman Delivers the Day 1 Keynote at the 2024 Global Business Week Conference
Barbados’ Minister in the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Investment Senator Chad Blackman is confident that with the right mindset by citizens and actions by government, there is no reason why the island cannot be viewed in the same league as business powerhouses like the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Singapore. Senator Blackman made the […]
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PRESS RELEASE – No Major Fallout from new Barbados Corporate Tax Regime says Government, Private Sector
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, September 9, 2024 – There has been “no mass exodus” of global business companies from Barbados since the island raised its corporate tax rates in compliance with the new minimum corporation tax regime set to come into effect globally at the start of 2025. Speaking at the official launch of Global Business Week […]
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PRESS RELEASE – BIBA elects new Board for 2024 – 2025 Administrative Year
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, June 28, 2024 – New President of BIBA, the Association for Global Business, Marlon Yarde has set his sights on ensuring that the association “remains a vital and influential organization within the global business community in Barbados.” Following his re-election to the Board of Directors at the Association’s Annual General Meeting held at […]
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