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In 2025, the British Virgin Islands (BVI) consolidated its position as one of the world’s most trusted international financial centres, with activity spanning digital assets, global capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, investment funds and infrastructure finance.  As regulatory frameworks matured and adoption accelerated, the BVI continued to support complex cross-border transactions with legal certainty, commercial flexibility and speed.

BVI Finance, in collaboration with the Ministry of Financial Services and Economic Development, convened a Labour, Immigration and Financial Services Industry Stakeholder Roundtable on Tuesday, 27 January 2026, at the BVI Finance Conference Room. The session brought together key public- and private-sector stakeholders to engage in constructive dialogue on labour and immigration matters impacting the BVI’s financial services industry.

The future of the British Virgin Islands’ (BVI) financial services industry is being built today as BVI Finance officially announces the return of the Tomorrow’s Leaders Internship Programme for its third consecutive year.

BVI Finance ignited a spirit of celebration on December 3rd as the 2025 BVI Financial Services Awards lit up Prime Restaurant with excitement and prestige. Senior officials, industry innovators, and future leaders gathered for an evening that honoured the outstanding accomplishments shaping the past year.

The British Virgin Islands today welcomed the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force’s (CFATF) Plenary approval of an upgraded Second Enhanced Follow-Up Report on the Virgin Islands (British), confirming that the jurisdiction is now rated Compliant or Largely Compliant with all 40 Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Recommendations.

With global markets volatile, cyber threats rising and geopolitical divides deepening, BVI Finance CEO Elise Donovan addressed the audience at the 1841 Foundation Tax Summit in Buenos Aires, speaking on the critical topic: “Increased Pressure on International Financial Centres: What’s New and What’s Next?” In a wide-ranging keynote, she described how international financial centres now face a new era of pressure, challenged the myth of a “level playing field,” and explained why investors a...