The first part of this report will provide you with an outlook
of the liberalisation status of each of the region's 42 countries also
identifying crucial information such as VoIP liberalisation.

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"From our broad perspective, the effective management of public finances
can have many far-reaching benefits in addition to the general fiscal health
of government, which is an obvious one," said Mr Gough.

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This innovative report will give telecom managers around the world
an immediate picture of the regions' telecom market liberalisation
status.
The three-day event , co-hosted by Cayman's Portfolio of Finance +
Economics and CARTAC, in association with the Caribbean Public Finance
Association (CaPFA), will also focus on the Cayman Islands' experiences in the
area of financial reform; an initiative that Cayman began more than two years
ago.

About CaPFA
CaPFA was formed out of the CARTAC Public Finance Management Conference
held in Trinidad in February 2003. Kitts in November 2004.

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Markets (http://www. Vincent and the Grenadines

Brazil

Guyana

Suriname

Canada

Haiti

Trinidad

Tobago

Cayman Island

Honduras

Turk and Caicos

Chile

Jamaica

United States

Colombia

Martinique

Uruguay

Costa Rica

Mexico

Venezuela

Cuba Nicaragua

For more information visit
http://www. Consistent
with previous CARTAC /CaPFA workshops, emphasis will be placed on all
participants having the opportunity to share experiences and enhance working
relationships among public finance managers throughout the Caribbean. The organization shares
experience and current developments to increase public awareness of the
importance of efficient and effective public finance management through its
Web site, workshops, conferences, facilitation of professional attachments and
other activities.

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The
following telecom sectors are covered:

- Fixed Local

- Fixed National

- Fixed International

- Mobile

- Data

- Internet

- VoIP

The second section of the report will provide you with an
extensive list of over 330 of the region's main fixed, mobile and
Internet players with links to their respective web site, this on a
country per country basis. Kitts in
November 2004.

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CARTAC provides "on demand " technical
assistance to the governments of member countries in the areas of public
finance management , fiscal planning, taxation administration, financial sector
matters (banks, credit unions, insurance and securities) supervision, and
government financial statistics.

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Lucia

Bolivia

Guatemala

St. It also
involved moving to full accrual accounting to align government more closely
with commercial accounting practice, which is both more effective and provides
a better understanding of how government assets are utilized. It also
involved a study of "best practices" from governments around the world to
glean lessons learned and develop an approach unique to the needs of the
Cayman Islands.gov.

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researchandmarkets. That is, budgeting focused on what is actually produced, while
getting the best value for every dollar of public funds expended. Cayman's experience was identified as a key learning opportunity after
its participation in the inaugural CaPFA Conference, held in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Turks + Caicos Islands, British
Virgin Islands, and Trinidad + Tobago .
CaPFA's first aim is to further develop the professionalism of those involved
in public finance management in the Caribbean.

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About CARTAC
Based in Barbados, the Caribbean Regional Technical Assistance Centre was
established in 2001 with a mission to enhance the institutional and human
resource capacities of countries in the Caribbean region to achieve their
macroeconomic , fiscal and monetary policy objectives.

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CARTAC -- through its Public Finance Management Advisor Mr.

About the Cayman Islands and the Portfolio of Finance + Economics
The Cayman Islands is a United Kingdom Overseas Territory located in the
northwestern region of the Caribbean Sea.

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"Areas such as direct
foreign investment, infrastructure projects and increased social services can
all be tied to strong financial management -- it is a tenet of good
governance .cartac. With a population of more than
43,000, the country consists of three islands: Little Cayman , Cayman Brac and
Grand Cayman, the capital of which is George Town.

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"
Cayman's reform involved the introduction of comprehensive "output"
budgeting.
"While much progress has been made, there's still work to do to realize
our full vision," said Mr Gough, referring to the next phase of reform
involving personnel and public authorities, which will begin shortly. For more information , visit
http://www. The Portfolio of Finance +
Economics is responsible for fiscal management, policy-making and
administrative oversight related to public finances and maintains oversight of
Cayman's financial services industry, which encompasses banking, trust
services, company services , mutual funds, insurance, vessel registration,
capital markets products and the Cayman Islands Stock Exchange.

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Links to each of the regulators is
provided.
The Cayman Islands is also sharing its experiences from a broad management
perspective as to how the need for fiscal reform came about .

Contains @links to country/Embassies_and_Consulates/Foreign/ categories.

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researchandmarkets. Kitts + Nevis, St. It is funded by a number
of organizations, including the Canadian International Development Agency
(CIDA), the UK Department for International Development (DFID), the U.

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Kitts and Nevis

Bermuda

Guadeloupe

St.

Cayman Islands Government to Showcase Public Financial Reform and Management Expertise to Caribbean Finance Leaders

"
The workshop will allow participants , some of whom are already involved in
similar fiscal reform programs, to appreciate the implications and
applicability of Cayman's approach to their country's situation. In Cayman's case,
it was a collective process, involving active commitment from political
leaders and civil servants, as well as members of the community.
Conference participants will be senior civil servants holding key public
finance management positions from such countries as: Anguilla, Antigua +
Barbuda, Bahamas , Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada,
Grenadines, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat , St. Lucia,
St.

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Countries Mentioned:

Antigua and Barbuda

Dominica

Panama

Argentina

Dominican Rep. Cayman to Detail Benefits of Its Comprehensive Public
Financial Management Approach; Demonstrate 'Best Practices'

GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman, The Cayman Islands
Government's financial management and reporting system is the featured case
study as more than 30 senior finance managers from 20 Caribbean countries
attend the Caribbean Regional Technical Assistance Centre (CARTAC) workshop,
which began Tuesday in Grand Cayman at the Westin Casuarina Resort and Spa.

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Paraguay

Bahamas

Ecuador

Peru

Barbados

El Salvador

Puerto Rico

Belize

Grenada

St.
Agency for International Development (USAID), the World Bank, the European
Union, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Caribbean Development Bank
and the 20 countries of CARICOM.

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"One of the key aims of the workshop is to share Cayman's reform
experience with participants as part of promoting further understanding about
the need for, and implications of financial management reform in the region,"
said Mr Peter Gough, Deputy Financial Secretary (Financial Management), Cayman
Islands Government, noting that all workshop presenters will be
representatives from various areas of Cayman's civil service.com .

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"We want the
rest of the Caribbean to know and understand what worked for us, what benefits
can be realized, and what resources are necessary to undertake such an
initiative.
Among the significant changes required to implement these reforms, were
new legislation, such as the Public Management and Finance Act, with "Fiscal
Responsibility" provisions, and upgrades to infrastructure, including a new
technology platform called the integrated financial management system (IRIS). Since then, CaPFA has worked with CARTAC to
hold regional workshops, including its inaugural conference, "Strengthening
Public Finance Management in the Caribbean" in St. For more
information, visit http://www.

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-- has organized the workshop and funded the participants.

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The workshop is
part of a series organized and sponsored by CARTAC in conjunction with the
CaPFA.S.