A growing number of offshore companies continue to take advantage of Cayman s efficient and expert services.

The territorial Government has developed a comprehensive package of corporation and offshore financial business legislation including the Companies Ordinance, the Limited Liability Companies Ordinance and the International Business Companies Ordinance.

13. The offshore business sector had a total of 14,401 companies registered as of 31 December 1995, with some 11,392 companies doing business outside the Territory.

When working offshore, companies should build the capacity of local communities by hiring local staff and transferring technology and knowledge.

For example, South Africa was recently voted as the top destination for the top 1,000 UK companies for offshore call centers.

All the components of the industry such as oil and gas companies, drilling contractors, oilfield equipment suppliers and offshore fabricators experienced increased profits in 1997.

Russian companies have to repay or refinance about 300 billion of debt over the coming two years. Some of this debt is owed to Russian companies offshore owners, who will certainly be happy to roll it over.

This is offshore.

32. Bermuda is one of the world s leading offshore financial and business centres, a leading world captive insurance centre and a favoured venue for specialist companies operating as financial reinsurers covering international companies against the cost of legal awards.

Second, the private sector did not respond by increasing business investment and hiring enough new workers. Instead, companies hoarded vast cash reserves, mainly in tax free offshore accounts.

Offshore Group of Banking Supervisors

Offshore Group of Banking Supervisors

VII. Offshore installations and structures

In terms of loans, the EDB has the Approved Foreign Loan Incentive (AFL) with a minimum of S 200,000 that helps companies improve ability to access offshore financing for investment.

For 1998 99, through the Office of the Registrar of Companies, a further 250,000 is being allocated in the budget to the marketing of Bermuda s pre eminent offshore insurance industry.

The whole Japanese navy's anchored offshore.

This is a completely mundane and rational business decision, aimed at minimizing tax obligations. Indeed, some 70 of all Hong Kong listed companies have a Caribbean registry, and even a number of major mainland companies, including the Internet giant Alibaba, are registered in offshore tax havens.

The first offshore wells were called whales.

The first offshore drills were called harpoons.

The first offshore wells were called whales.

The first offshore drills were called harpoons.

C. Pollution from offshore oil and gas activities

He stressed that much of the territory of Belize consisted of offshore islands and that a substantial proportion of its municipalities were located offshore.

In January 2005, the European Union's executive arm ordered the United Kingdom to phase out a tax break for offshore companies based in Gibraltar after finding the arrangement not in accordance with European Union competition rules.

It was six miles offshore and 1,250 feet down.

(b) Removal and disposal of offshore installations and structures

248. The offshore industry has essentially been self regulatory.

Medium concentrations in or offshore of Pinellas County have been reported in the past week, low to high concentrations offshore of Hillsborough County, background to high concentrations in Manatee County, background to high concentrations in or offshore of Sarasota County, background to medium concentrations in Charlotte County, background to high concentrations in or offshore of Lee County, and low concentrations in Collier County.

Without any sovereign backing, a Nigerian company raising capital offshore.

38 Offshore, vol. 57, No. 5, May 1997, p. 85.

42 Offshore, vol. 56, No. 10, October 1996, p. 10.

50 Offshore, vol. 57, No. 5 (May 1997), p. 66.

148. The UNU IIST offshore courses have three main objectives.

14. Among the attractions for offshore companies are the use of the United States dollar as the official currency, the absence of direct taxation, a growing financial infrastructure, fast and straightforward company registration procedures, extensive financial freedom and confidentiality.

Big companies. Big companies.

We've been through this before with other ways of offshore drilling.

But at the heart of this, is the offshore banking network.

A significant share of this FDI was in offshore financial centres.

Saudi Arabia has also not included damage to offshore subtidal areas.

52 Offshore, vol. 57, No. 2 (February 1997), pp. 57 58.

147. UNU IIST offered numerous offshore training courses during the year

We've been through this before with other ways of offshore drilling.

All companies die, all companies.

In 2004 2005, of the total 12,096 offshore visa grants made under the Humanitarian Programme, over 5,400 visas (45 per cent of total offshore grants) were granted to female applicants.

Offshore employment has steadily increased and, with it, remittances to the Territory.