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.
Guernsey – The Facts
- Territory: The Channel Islands (Bailiwicks of Guernsey and Jersey)
- Status: UK Crown Dependencies
- Population: 65,573
- Capital: St Peter Port
- Area: 78 sq km 30 sq miles
- Major languages: English, French, local forms of French
- Major religion: Christianity
- Life expectancy: 74 years (men), 84 years (women)
- Monetary unit: Pound sterling
- Main exports: Agricultural produce
- GNI per capita: n/a
- Internet domain: .gg
- International dialling code: +44
- Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II. Represented by Lieutenant Governor Vice-Adm Sir Fabian Malbon.
- Bailiffs: Geoffrey Rowland
- Chief minister: Lyndon Trott
- The press
- Jersey Evening Post-daily
- The Guernsey Press-daily
- Television
- BBC South West-carries news for Channel Islands audiences
- Channel Television-commercial
- part of the UK's ITV network
- Radio
- BBC Radio Guernsey
- Island FM - commercial
