Offshore Financial Centres (OFCs), as low-tax, lightly regulated jurisdictions, specialise in providing the corporate and commercial infrastructure for the formation of offshore companies and for the investment of offshore funds.
The Cayman Islands - Facts
- Territory: Cayman Islands
- Status: British overseas territory
- Population: 42,000 (British Foreign Office)
- Capital: George Town, on Grand Cayman
- Area: 260 sq km (100 sq miles)
- Major language: English
- Major religions: Christianity
- Life expectancy: n/a
- Currency: Cayman Island dollar
- Main exports: Fish, cut flowers
- GNI per capita: n/a
- Internet domain: .ky
- International dialling code: +345
- Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by a governor
- Leader of government business: Kurt Tibbetts
- The press
- Cayman Net News-daily
- Caymanian Compass-daily
- Television
- CITN Cayman 27 - private
- Radio
- Radio Cayman-government-owned, operates two networks Z-99 - private
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