Our Scans · British Virgin Islands · Weekly Summary

• Russia, Bolivia and the British Virgin Islands have been added to the list of countries with increased money laundering risk, while Burkina Faso, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa and Tanzania have been removed. ProjectiveGroup
• The British Virgin Islands face a significant annual threat from hurricanes. BVI Real Estate, British Virgin Islands Homes for Sale
• International finance centers, like the British Virgin Islands, will continue to provide the trusted legal and regulatory foundations needed to scale securely and cost-effectively. Retail Banker International
• The northern Caribbean nations, such as Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, British Virgin Islands, and the Dominican Republic, are among the most at risk of a direct hit. BBC News
• Northern Leeward Islands, US and British Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and possibly parts of the Bahamas, Bermuda, and the US East Coast are at risk. Mint
• Loopholes in import restrictions increase ASF risk, such as Cuba's new regulation allowing vacuum-sealed fresh meat imports and the British Virgin Islands' fluctuating rules on personal food imports. Frontiers
• Britain will remain the global center of dirty money unless ministers revive stalled plans for public registers of who owns companies based in offshore havens such as the British Virgin Islands and Jersey, campaigners and senior MPs have said. The Guardian
• The absence of action could lead to substantial escalation in potential loss costs, reaching as much as 27% in specific scenarios, including a 19% increase for the British Virgin Islands. Insurance Business
• The British Virgin Islands will soon arrive at another historical juncture in which further constitutional advances must be considered. 284 Media - News from the BVI
• The British and U.S. Virgin islands are expected to receive 4 to 6 inches of rain. Gizmodo
• Agrigento will be the Italian Capital of Culture in 2025, and suffering a severe water crisis, the British Virgin Islands possibly has too many cruise arrivals for local resources to keep up, and Kerala has suffered devastating landslides and environmental degradation due to overdevelopment. Forbes

Last updated: 23 June 2026