BELIZE
Formerly known as British Honduras, Belize, located on the Central American coast is now and independent state (1981) and has responsibility for its own governance with executive power in the hands of the locally elected Prime Minister.
This stable and independent democracy has a judiciary which itself is independent of the executive and the legislative branches of government.
The courts still use the British Privy Council of the House of Lords as their final court of appeal. This expected to change soon to the newly established Caribbean Court of Justice which will replace the Privy Council in all the Caribbean states.
There is relatively easy access to Belize via international air carriers which provide direct service to Central America and the USA.
The rest of the infrastructure required to support the economy is adequate particularly in the urban areas with good telephone, telex, fax and internet service.
Belize which was basically an agricultural economy has moved to diversify into the development of the tourism, manufacturing and financial services sectors.
The Financial Services Sector is supported by legislation enacted by parliament to encourage investment in offshore companies or the Belizean IBC. Belize Incorporation of a Belize IBC under the International Business Companies Act of 1990 allows investors to incorporate tax free Belizean companies with legitimate global business and investment interests or aspirations. Incorporating in Belize is simple. Since the passage of the IBC Act, Belize has emerged as a global location for offshore company formation.
Belize incorporation process is very straight forward and you can choose wide variety of Belize shelf companies or incorporate in Belize in 1 business day. Please choose corresponding menu on the left.
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