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Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda is organized here as a South America research route covering 2 public-policy areas. The route begins with Tax Havens / Offshore Finance (international business companies, offshore banking), Fisheries (reef and coastal small-scale fishery).

Executive summary

This page is a structured research guide to institutions, public frameworks, and possible lines of inquiry in Antigua and Barbuda. It supports rapid orientation and identifies where current primary-source verification is required.

Research-use notice. This material is for research and educational use. Information may be incomplete or out of date. Verify primary sources, current law, institutional authority, source dates, and local applicability before acting. This site does not provide legal, financial, investment, regulatory, or implementation advice.

Tax Havens / Offshore Finance (international business companies, offshore banking)

Insider / Whistleblower

  • Compliance officers at licensed international banks report shell-company beneficial-ownership gaps to the Financial Services Regulatory Commission
  • File suspicious-activity reports with the Office of National Drug and Money Laundering Control Policy (ONDCP)
  • Provide documentation to CFATF mutual-evaluation assessors

Financial Services Regulatory Commission (FSRC); Office of National Drug and Money Laundering Control Policy (ONDCP)

Investor / Capital Allocator

  • Correspondent banks condition relationships on verified CRS reporting and beneficial-ownership transparency
  • Institutional investors price in FATF grey-list and EU-list status when allocating to local institutions
  • Demand independent audits before placing deposits in domestically licensed offshore banks

Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB); correspondent banks; Eastern Caribbean Securities Exchange

Regulator / Agency

  • FSRC enforces beneficial-ownership registry and revokes licenses for non-compliant IBC agents
  • Ministry of Finance enacts substance and automatic-exchange legislation
  • ONDCP coordinates anti-money-laundering enforcement with regional partners

Financial Services Regulatory Commission; Ministry of Finance and Corporate Governance; Eastern Caribbean Central Bank

Policymakers / Treaty Forum

  • OECD Global Forum monitors CRS implementation and peer-reviews exchange of information
  • Caribbean Financial Action Task Force conducts mutual evaluations and tracks grey-list remediation
  • CARICOM and OECS coordinate common standards to prevent a race to the bottom

OECD Global Forum on Transparency; Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF); CARICOM; Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)

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Fisheries (reef and coastal small-scale fishery)

Insider / Whistleblower

  • Local fishers and dive operators report illegal gear and undersized landings to the Fisheries Division
  • Marine scientists publish reef-health and stock-assessment data through CRFM channels
  • Co-operative members flag enforcement gaps in protected areas

Fisheries Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Barbuda Affairs; fishing co-operatives

Investor / Capital Allocator

  • Tourism developers and hotels fund reef restoration as a condition of coastal concessions
  • Blue-economy and Green Climate Fund financing is tied to verified sustainable-catch metrics
  • Insurers price coastal assets against reef-loss risk, rewarding protection

Green Climate Fund; Caribbean Development Bank; tourism investors

Regulator / Agency

  • Fisheries Division sets and enforces catch limits, closed seasons, and marine protected areas
  • Department of Environment integrates reef protection into coastal-zone management
  • Customs enforces against illegal and unreported landings

Fisheries Division; Department of Environment, Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment

Policymakers / Treaty Forum

  • Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism coordinates regional stock assessments and harmonized rules
  • FAO supports management plans and data systems
  • OECS and CARICOM align marine-protected-area commitments under the Cartagena Convention

Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM); FAO; Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States; Cartagena Convention (UNEP Caribbean Environment Programme)

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Research references

Use the public glossary for terminology and the selected publications and working papers for public evidence and methods.