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'''British Virgin Islands''' (BVI), is a British overseas territory, located in the Caribbean to the east of Puerto Rico. It is a known tax haven. | '''British Virgin Islands''' (BVI), is a British overseas territory, located in the Caribbean to the east of Puerto Rico. It is a known tax haven. | ||
| − | + | The British Virgin Islands has licensed 11 banks, 90 trust companies, and 90 registered agents. | |
| + | It has over 500,000 registered offshore corporations, apparently the most of any offshore jurisdiction.<ref> British Virgin Islands - Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom: Assessment of the Supervision and Regulation of the Financial Sector, Volume II - Detailed Assessment of Observance of Standards and Codes,” IMF Country Report No. 04/93, International Monetary Fund (4/04), at section 93. Cited p20 in TAX HAVEN ABUSES: THE ENABLERS, THE TOOLS AND SECRECY, United States Senate | ||
| + | PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATIONS, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | ||
| + | Norm Coleman, Chairman Carl Levin, Ranking Minority Member </ref> | ||
| − | *[[Edelman]] <ref> [http://www.appc.org.uk/en/ourclients/ APPC Register, Entry for 1 March - 31 May 2011, accessed 20 September 2011 </ref> | + | ==Affiliations== |
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| + | *[[Edelman]] acts as BVI's public affairs adviser <ref> [http://www.appc.org.uk/en/ourclients/ APPC Register, Entry for 1 March - 31 May 2011], accessed 20 September 2011 </ref> <ref> [http://www.appc.org.uk/en/register/current-register.cfm/edelman APPC Register, Entry for 1 June - 31 August 2011], accessed 13 Oct 2011 </ref> | ||
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| + | *[[United Kingdom Overseas Territories All-Party Parliamentary Group]] | ||
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| + | *[[FTI Consulting]] represent BVI.<ref name="Dec14"> [http://www.appc.org.uk/members/register/register-profile/?company=FTI%20Consulting Register 1st December 2014 - 28th February 2015] ''APPC'', accessed 9 March 2015 </ref> | ||
==Contact== | ==Contact== | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:42, 9 March 2015
British Virgin Islands (BVI), is a British overseas territory, located in the Caribbean to the east of Puerto Rico. It is a known tax haven.
The British Virgin Islands has licensed 11 banks, 90 trust companies, and 90 registered agents. It has over 500,000 registered offshore corporations, apparently the most of any offshore jurisdiction.[1]
Affiliations
- FTI Consulting represent BVI.[4]
Contact
London office:
The Government of the British Virgin Islands
15 Upper Grosvenor Street
London
W1K 7PJ
References
- ↑ British Virgin Islands - Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom: Assessment of the Supervision and Regulation of the Financial Sector, Volume II - Detailed Assessment of Observance of Standards and Codes,” IMF Country Report No. 04/93, International Monetary Fund (4/04), at section 93. Cited p20 in TAX HAVEN ABUSES: THE ENABLERS, THE TOOLS AND SECRECY, United States Senate PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATIONS, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Norm Coleman, Chairman Carl Levin, Ranking Minority Member
- ↑ APPC Register, Entry for 1 March - 31 May 2011, accessed 20 September 2011
- ↑ APPC Register, Entry for 1 June - 31 August 2011, accessed 13 Oct 2011
- ↑ Register 1st December 2014 - 28th February 2015 APPC, accessed 9 March 2015
