Cayman Islands is a United Kingdom overseas territory located in the western Caribbean Sea, about 150 miles south of Cuba and 167 miles northwest of Jamaica. It has an English common law legal system and the major language is English. The capital is George Town and the estimate population is 53,886. Tourism accounts for 70-75% of the annual GDP of the Cayman Islands. Besides, there is no income tax or capital gains tax or corporation tax.

The territory is a major offshore financial centre in the Caribbean encompasses banking, mutual funds, captive insurance, vessel registration, companies and partnerships, trusts, structured finance and the Cayman Islands Stock Exchange. Cayman Islands provides international investors a favourable investment climate supported by a sound regulatory framework, modern infrastructure, high quality telecommunications and transportation systems as well as an extensive professional workforce.

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Legislation (Source: Cayman Islands Monetary Authority)

• Banks and Trust Companies Law

• Banks and Trust Companies (Licence Applications and Fees) Regulations

• Companies Law

• Companies Management Law

• Insurance Law

• Mutual Funds Law 

• Money Laundering Regulations

Local Newspaper

• Caymanian Compass

• Cayman Net News

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