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BVI经济介绍

英属维尔京群岛金融服务委员会前主席迈克尔·里格尔斯 (Michael Riegels) 讲述了离岸金融业始于 1970 年代的一个未知日期,当时纽约一家公司的律师给他打电话,提议在英属维尔京群岛成立一家公司群岛利用与美国的双重征税减免条约。在几年的时间里,数百家这样的公司已经成立。这最终引起了美国政府的注意,美国政府于 1981 年单方面撤销了该条约。 在 1980 年代中期,政府开始向希望在群岛注册的公司提供离岸注册服务,现在注册费估计会产生 51.4%的政府收入。根据官方统计,截至 2012 年 6 月 30 日,有 447,801 家 BVI 公司处于“活跃”状态。最近没有关于包括罢工、清算和解散公司在内的公司总数的官方统计数据,但估计约为 950,000 家。其中许多公司最初是根据 1984 年《国际商业公司法》成立的,但现在已合并到 2004 年《英属维尔京群岛商业公司法》中。英属维尔京群岛还推广一些受监管的金融服务产品。其中最重要的是离岸投资基金的形成和监管。

旅游是为娱乐、休闲、家庭或商务目的而进行的旅行,通常是有时间限制的。旅游通常与跨国旅行有关,但也可能是指前往同一国家/地区内的另一个地点的旅行。

在英属维尔京群岛,旅游业是一般社会的主要收入来源。这也为社区成员提供了许多工作。 2006年共有825,603人次访问英属维尔京群岛,其中游轮乘客443,987人次,主要来自美国。英属维尔京群岛的大部分旅游收入来自游艇租赁业。与加勒比地区的其他旅游中心相比,该领土的大型酒店相对较少。

 

英属维尔京群岛的一些最受欢迎的旅游景点是:

托尔托拉的圣人山国家公园:作为洛克菲勒家族送给英属维尔京群岛政府的礼物,圣人山国家公园遮蔽了一条沿着托尔托拉山脊从东到西延伸的山脊。几乎整个公园海拔305米,523米的萨奇山是所有维尔京群岛的最高峰。

维尔京戈尔达浴场国家公园:维尔京戈尔达浴场是一个繁忙的锚地,也是英属维尔京群岛最著名的地标之一。这个独特的海湾散布着巨大的花岗岩巨石,形成了非常适合浮潜和探索的海水池和石窟。

托尔托拉的 J.R. O'Neal 植物园:成立于 1979 年,总面积为 2.87 英亩。植物园是位于罗德城中心的一个凉爽而宁静的避难所。占地 3 英亩的花园种植着郁郁葱葱的本土和异国热带植物。凉棚步道、百合池、瀑布、热带鸟舍和微型雨林只是花园中的几个景点。

维尔京戈尔达的戈尔达峰国家公园:戈达峰国家公园拥有丰富的生物多样性,包括 107 公顷的半雨林,其上坡覆盖着干燥的森林。该公园是一些稀有植物的家园,包括六种本地兰花。公园内还栖息着爬行动物、树蛙、鸟类、蝙蝠、士兵蟹和世界上最小的蜥蜴维尔京戈达壁虎等野生动物。

托尔托拉的甘蔗花园湾海滩:甘蔗花园湾海滩呈新月形,是托尔托拉最受欢迎的沙滩。背靠陡峭的绿色山丘,海湾水域在堡礁内避风。海滩是一个繁忙的锚地,有许多浮潜和水上运动的机会。

托尔托拉的走私者湾海滩:在托尔托拉岛的最西端是走私者湾,这是一片僻静、隐蔽且未开发的岛屿,吸引着寻求逃离繁忙度假胜地的海滩爱好者。

罗纳国家海事公园和 RMS 罗纳海难:罗纳国家海事公园可能是世界上唯一一个因海难而存在的国家公园。 1867 年的一场飓风导致罗纳河撞击盐岛西南海岸的岩石,造成 124 人死亡,而幸存的 23 人被冲上盐岛海岸。今天,沉船是加勒比地区最好的潜水地点之一。

 

Financial Services

Former president of the BVI's Financial Services Commission, Michael Riegels, recites the anecdote that the offshore finance industry commenced on an unknown date in the 1970s when a lawyer from a firm in New York telephoned him with a proposal to incorporate a company in the British Virgin Islands to take advantage of a double taxation relief treaty with the United States. Within the space of a few years, hundreds of such companies had been incorporated. This eventually came to the attention of the United States government, who unilaterally revoked the Treaty in 1981. In the mid-1980s, the government began offering offshore registration to companies wishing to incorporate in the islands, and incorporation fees now generate an estimated 51.4% of Government revenues. According to official statistics 447,801 BVI companies were 'active' as of 30th June 2012. There are no recent official statistics on total numbers of incorporations including struck, liquidated and dissolved companies but these are estimated at approximately 950,000. Many of these companies were originally formed under the International Business Companies Act, 1984, but have now been consolidated into the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004. The British Virgin Islands also promotes a number of regulated financial services products. The most important of these is the formation and regulation of offshore investment funds.

Tourism In The British Virgin Islands

Tourism is the travel for recreational, leisure, family or business purposes, usually of a limited duration. Tourism is commonly associated with trans-national travel, but may also refer to travel to another location within the same country.

In the British Virgin Islands, Tourism is the main source of income for the general society. This also provides many jobs for members of the community. In 2006 a total of 825,603 people visited The British Virgin Islands of whom, 443,987 were cruise ship passengers, mainly from the United States. The bulk of the tourism income in the British Virgin Islands is generated by the yacht chartering industry. The Territory has relatively few large hotels compared to other tourism centres in the Caribbean.

Some of the most popular tourist attractions in the BVI are:

  • Sage Mountain National Park in Tortola: A gift from the Rockefellers to the government of the BVI, Sage Mountain National Park cloaks a ridge running east to west along the spine of Tortola. Almost the entire park is 305 meters above sea level, and 523 meter Mount Sage is the highest peak in all the Virgin Islands.
     
  • The Baths National Park in Virgin Gorda: The Virgin Gorda Baths are a busy anchorage and one of the British Virgin Islands’ most famous landmarks. This distinctive bay is scattered with giant granite boulders, creating sea pools and grottoes that are perfect for snorkelling and exploring.
     
  • J.R. O'Neal Botanic Gardens in Tortola: Established in 1979 and a Total of 2.87 acres. The Botanic Gardens are a cool and peaceful refuge located in the centre of Road Town. The three-acre gardens include a lush array of indigenous and exotic tropical plants. A pergola walk, lily pond, waterfall, tropical bird houses, and miniature rain forests are just a few of the garden's attractions.
     
  • Gorda Peak National Park in Virgin Gorda: Rich in biodiversity, Gorda Peak National Park comprises 107 hectares of semi-rainforest with dry forest cloaking its upper slopes. The park is home to some rare plants, including six species of native orchids. Wildlife such as reptiles, tree frogs, birds, bats, soldier crabs, and the world's smallest lizard, the Virgin Gorda gecko, are also found in the park.
     
  • Cane Garden Bay Beach in Tortola: Shaped like a crescent, Cane Garden Bay Beach is Tortola's most popular stretch of sand. Backed by steep green hills, the bay waters are sheltered from winds inside the barrier reef. The beach is a busy anchorage with numerous opportunities for snorkelling and water sports.
     
  • Smuggler's Cove Beach in Tortola: At the western-most end of Tortola lies Smuggler's Cove, a secluded, sheltered, and undeveloped patch of island that lures beach lovers seeking an escape from the busier resort scene.
     
  • Rhone National Maritime Park & RMS Rhone Shipwreck: Rhone National Maritime Park is possibly the only national park in the world owing its existence to a shipwreck. A hurricane in 1867 caused the Rhone to crash against the rocks off the southwest coast of Salt Island, killing 124 people, while the surviving 23 washed up on Salt Island's shores. Today the wreck is one of the best diving sites in the Caribbean.