JD Supra (Blogs)
- JD Supra Turks and Caicos Islands JD Supra, 2019
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LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN: A Legal Guide for Business Investment and Expansion - Turks and Caicos Islands
1 .What role does the government of the Turks and Caicos Islands play in approving and regulating foreign direct investment? Foreign investment is promoted in the Turks and Caicos Islands (the TCI). International firms and investors are encouraged to invest and this usually falls in the areas of tourism and finance. Certain incentives, such as customs duty exemptions, are made available for...
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Doing Business in Latin America and The Caribbean: Turks & Caicos Islands
The Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) lie 575 miles southeast of Miami and 39 miles southeast of The Bahamas. There are eight principal inhabited islands which have an estimated population of 35,000. The legal system is based upon English common law with local modifications, and the islands are governed by a Cabinet of locally elected ministers, presided over by a British appointed Governor. To the...