30/09/2006
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10/11/2007
With a view to promote Seychelles offshore business, the Seychelles International Business Authority (SIBA) has recently sponsored two important events in offshore community - Asia Offshore Association Conference and International Tax Planning Association meeting.
01/10/2007
On September 19, 2007, the Embassy of the Republic of Seychelles was officially opened in Beijing, People's Republic of China. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Seychelles announced the opening in the beginning of September.
07/09/2007
Barclays Bank indicated the Seychelles as a country with good money laundering control in offshore banks. The strict control measures used for offshore banking branches in Seychelles are to be applied in Ghana.
24/08/2007
Seychelles has re-entered the Southern African Development Community (SADC), which now has 15 members. Seychelles had already been SADC member previously, but it quit it.
18/08/2007
02/08/2007
According to Seychelles President James Michel's expectations, the Seychelles' economy is to grow by 7.5% in 2007 as far as investment in the jurisdiction's keeps on increasing.
09/06/2007
In the beginning of June, Russia's Federal Tax Service (FTS) has announced that Russia should sign agreements on exchange tax information with the Seychelles and other offshore jurisdictions.
20/05/2007
05/05/2007
15/04/2007
The Seychelles and Kenya have signed a new bilateral agreement to provide for increasing trade between their capitals Victoria and Nairobi.
30/03/2007
10/03/2007
The Embassy of Seychelles in the capital of Italy, Rome, was opened in the end of February. The establishment of the Embassy is aimed at reinforcing the diplomatic relationship between the Seychelles and Italy.
14/02/2007
05/02/2007
24/01/2007
In 2006 the number of tourists in Seychelles was 140 627. According to the chief executive officer of the Seychelles Tourism Board, the country hopes to increase this record figure, with a target of 10% growth in overall arrivals.
18/12/2006
At announcing the Appropriation Bill 2007, the principal secretary for Finance, Lekha Nair, confirmed the fact that the Seychelles had cleared all its debts to multi-lateral organizations, which improved its international profile.
01/12/2006
After quite a hard year 2005, the Seychelles has been experiencing an impressive economic growth of 4.5% in 2006. The economic outlook of the Seychelles' situation was presented by the International Monetary Fund mission after its visit in November in the form of concluding statements.
17/11/2006
10/11/2006
According to United Nations Development Programme's (UNDP) 2006 Human Development Report, the Seychelles takes the 47th position in the rating of countries with high human development. It has been ranked 47th among 63 countries with high human development.
13/10/2006
Seychelles cleared its credit to the World Bank, as of October 6, 2006. Now all the bank's loans to the Seychelles or the loans guaranteed by the Seychelles have been restored to accrual status. The country's arrears to the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development amounted to approximately USD 770 thousand.
02/10/2006
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services assigned its 'B' credit rating to the Seychelles - 'B' long-term and 'B' short-term foreign currency sovereign ratings, and its 'B+' long-term and 'B' short-term local currency sovereign ratings - as well as characterized its outlook as stable.
19/09/2006
Seychelles and the United Arabs Emirates signed a bilateral Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement in Singapore. The new agreement will strengthen the existing economic relationship between the two countries and will provide an inducement to people of both countries to draw their attention to increasing investment, trade and employment opportunities.
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