Virgin Islands financial services officials used two major events in London last week to push Africa as a potential major growth market for the territory. BVI Finance CEO Elise Donovan …
October 28, 2025
February 27, 2025
Asia trip hit back at hit job on Virgin Islands, premier says
A top-level trade delegation to the far east has succeeded in combating recent international “media attacks” on the reputation of the territory’s financial services industry, according to Premier Natalio “Sowande” …
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June 21, 2024
Smith expects trade boost after mission to East Asia
A “significant” boost to the territory’s economy will follow in the wake of a major trade mission to the Asia-Pacific region, Deputy Premier Lorna Smith has predicted. As well as …
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May 21, 2024
Concerns raised about Chinese fishing boats
In recent years, opposition member Stacy Mather has been hearing about evidence that Chinese boats may be fishing illegally in the territory’s waters, he said this month in the House …
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September 22, 2021
China reins in US-listed companies
In a move that could impact the use of Virgin Islands structures, China’s government recently issued new guidelines aimed at increasing the supervision of some of the largest Chinese companies …
October 7, 2019
OECD: Global economy increasingly fragile
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development is the latest financial body to issue a warning that the global economy is weakening. In its latest Interim Economic Outlook, released last …
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September 26, 2019
COMMENTARY — China’s growing influence seen in Caribbean
A few days ago, the Solomon Islands, Taiwan’s largest ally in the Pacific, recognised China. Beijing’s success in encouraging the island grouping to do so is the latest indication of …
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December 17, 2018
Vistra study: VI second-most important global financial jurisdiction
The Virgin Islands ranked as the second-most-important financial jurisdiction in the world in a recent study published by Vistra, a corporate services provider. The research — titled the “Vistra 2020 …
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June 28, 2018
Visa requirement lifted for Chinese tourists
Shortly after Premier Dr. Orlando Smith returned from a visit to China this month, government lifted the visa requirement for nationals of that country. Chinese can now enter and remain …
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