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.
Seychelles – The Facts
- Full name: The Republic of Seychelles
- Population: 87,000 (UN, 2007)
- Capital: Victoria
- Area: 455 sq km (176 sq miles)
- Major languages: English, French, Creole
- Major religion: Christianity
- Life expectancy: n/a
- Monetary unit: 1 Seychelles rupee = 100 cents
- Main exports: Fish, cinnamon bark, copra, petroleum products (re-exports)
- GNI per capita: US $8,290 (World Bank, 2006)
- Internet domain: .sc
- International dialling code: +248
- President: James Michel
- The press
- Seychelles Nation-government daily
- The People-ruling party weekly
- Le Nouveau Seychelles Weekly-opposition weekly
- Regar-opposition weekly
- Television
- SBC TV-state-run, operated by Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation (SBC)
- Radio
- SBC-operates national mediumwave (AM) service and music station Paradise FM
