01629cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF008635 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451840681 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Samoa : Assessment of the Supervision and Regulation of the Financial Sector-Review of Financial Sector Regulation and Supervision. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2004. 1 online resource (70 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper presents an assessment of the supervision and regulation of Samoa's financial sector. The size of the offshore business remains very small compared with major offshore centers. The registration of International Business Companies represents the largest offshore business for Samoa. For offshore banks, the Samoan authorities have tightened regulatory controls following the amendment to the Offshore Banking Act in 1998, and as a result, the number of offshore banks has been reduced significantly. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2004/171 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2004/171/002.2004.issue-171-en.xml IMF e-Library