An assessment of the challenges to Caribbean offshore financial centres: Saint Kitts and Nevis and Antigua and Barbuda

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cepal.bibLevelDocumento Completo
cepal.callNumberLC/CAR/2017/19
cepal.docTypeDocumentos de proyectos e investigación
cepal.jobNumberLCCAR2017_19_en
cepal.sdg10
cepal.topicEngFINANCIAL AND MONETARY SECTOR
cepal.topicEngFINANCIAL ARCHITECTURE
cepal.topicEngREGULATION
cepal.topicSpaARQUITECTURA FINANCIERA
cepal.topicSpaREGULACIÓN
cepal.topicSpaSECTOR FINANCIERO Y MONETARIO
cepal.workareaEngECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
cepal.workareaSpaDESARROLLO ECONÓMICO
dc.contributor.authorMcLean, Sheldon
dc.contributor.authorJordan, Ava
dc.coverage.spatialEngANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
dc.coverage.spatialEngCARIBBEAN REGION
dc.coverage.spatialEngSAINT KITTS AND NEVIS
dc.coverage.spatialSpaANTIGUA Y BARBUDA
dc.coverage.spatialSpaCARIBE
dc.coverage.spatialSpaSAINT KITTS Y NEVIS
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-21T18:10:07Z
dc.date.available2017-12-21T18:10:07Z
dc.date.issued2017-12
dc.description.abstractOffshore Shore Centres (OFCs) are generally small, low tax jurisdictions. In defining International Financial Centers (IFC’s) the International Monetary Fund (IMF) notes that there must be a large number of financial institutions functioning in a simplified regulatory environment, with low or no tax, and with the majority of its transactions initiated offshore. Regional Financial Centres (RFCs) are groups or blocks of countries, viewed as IFCs and which have specialties in the offshore financial business . Many Caribbean islands, including Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the British Virgin Islands, the Caymans Islands, the Bahamas, Barbados, and Aruba, can be categorised as RFCs. In the early 2000s, the sector was thriving, and positively contributing to the foreign exchange inflows to these countries. In the aftermath of the 2008-2009 global financial crises, several regulatory jurisdictions have made attempts to strengthen their financial sector regulation, supervision, and risk management. The objective was to increase the resilience of financial institutions, and prevent another financial sector collapse in the future. Moreover, the regulators sought to restrict potential money laundering and the financing of terrorism, via the implementation of more strict anti-money laundering (AML), countering the financing of terrorism (CFT) and know-your-customer (KYC) regulations. Post the 2008-2009 financial crisis, several Caribbean countries, including the Bahamas, the Cayman Islands, Saint Kitts and Nevis and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines have been subjected to increased financial regulations by the international financial authorities. This has limited the growth of the offshore financial sector. This policy brief therefore aims to assess existing and potential threats to the Offshore Financial Sector to selected countries in the Caribbean, with the view of developing recommendations for addressing these challenges. Particular focus is placed on Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Antigua and Barbuda. Interviews were also conducted with stakeholders in other Caribbean countries to assess the wider implications for the subregion.
dc.description.tableOfContentsIntroduction. -- The emergence of Caribbean offshore financial centres. -- International standards for International Financial Centres (IFCs). -- Citizenship by investment programme. -- The impact of de-risking. -- Recommendations. -- Bibliography.
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dc.format.extent20 páginas.
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.unSymbolLC/CAR/2017/19
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11362/42726
dc.language.isoeng
dc.physicalDescription20 p.
dc.publisherECLAC, Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean
dc.publisher.placePort-of-Spain
dc.rights.coarDisponible
dc.subject.unbisEngINTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject.unbisEngOFFSHORE BANKS
dc.subject.unbisEngFINANCIAL SERVICES
dc.subject.unbisEngECONOMIC REGULATION
dc.subject.unbisEngTAXATION
dc.subject.unbisEngRISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subject.unbisSpaINSTITUCIONES FINANCIERAS INTERNACIONALES
dc.subject.unbisSpaBANCOS EXTRATERRITORIALES
dc.subject.unbisSpaSERVICIOS FINANCIEROS
dc.subject.unbisSpaREGULACION ECONOMICA
dc.subject.unbisSpaTRIBUTACION
dc.subject.unbisSpaGESTION DE LOS RIESGOS
dc.titleAn assessment of the challenges to Caribbean offshore financial centres: Saint Kitts and Nevis and Antigua and Barbuda
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