by cwalker | Apr 24, 2018 | Uncategorized
Trade unions are scheduled for a separate set of consultations The Ministry of Financial Services regrets that the President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) feels that it was not included in the World Trade Organization (WTO) consultation process launched recently....
by cwalker | Apr 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
The rationale for WTO membership application in 2001 In the year 2000, The Bahamas obtained observer status in the world trade organization which permitted The Bahamas to become acquainted with the rules and procedures of the world trade organization (WTO). It also...
by cwalker | Apr 11, 2018 | Uncategorized
The meetings will be held from April 16th – May 3rd The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers’ Confederation (BCCEC), in meeting its access and advocacy responsibilities to its members and the private sector in The Bahamas, will facilitate a series of...
by cwalker | Mar 14, 2018 | Uncategorized
Chamber planned Trade Mission in partnership with the Bahamas Embassy In 2017 the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation (BCCEC) CEO, Edison Sumner, traveled to Washington, DC to engage with the various Chambers in the DC area with a view to...
by cwalker | Mar 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
Women Empowered through Export (WE-Xport) programme Accessing finance to fund business ventures has long been an issue across the Caribbean, especially for women. Now that the Caribbean Export Development Agency and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) have joined...
by cwalker | Feb 28, 2018 | Uncategorized
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Hon. Peter Turnquest said based on the performance in the first half of fiscal year 2017/18, the country is moving in the right direction. “Compared with the first six months of Fiscal Year 2016/17, the fiscal...