This week we share with you another extract from the June 2009 Isle of Man Guide produced by the Isle of Man Government.
“A Centre of Excellence
The Isle of Man sectors operate to a common standard.
That standard is world class.”
- “The
Isle of Man retains ‘AAA’ ratings from Standard and Poor’s and Moody’s.”
- The
Isle of Man has been voted the ‘Best International Finance Centre’ at the Investment International Awards eight times out of the last nine years, winning again in 2009.”
- Following their consistent success in previous years,
Isle of Man companies fared equally well, picking up the lion’s share of success by winning 8 awards.”
- The Isle of Man was judged as one of the top five
European Cities
- In 2005,
Isle of Man was named European winner of The Banker’s Financial Centers of the Future.”
- The Island benefits from an advanced telecommunications infrastructure including mobile 3.5G, 100% home broadband coverage at speeds of up to 16Mbps and five diverse high speed fibre links off-Island, linking all major international data hubs.”
- The
Isle of Man ’s international Ship Register is highly positioned on the White List of the Paris MOU on Port State Control and has been highly rated at the top of the industry’s Flag State Performance table in 2005 and 2006.”
- During 2009, the
Isle of Man further exemplified its model of openness and co-operation by announcing a major initiative, developed with the assistance of the World Bank and Commonwealth Secretariat, to share its expertise in financial services with other small states.”
Our photo on the right shows the Fort Anne
From the Office of the Speaker on 7 October 2011 and posted on the blog site http://yourparliamentyourvoice.blogspot.com/
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