The Chief Minister has reiterated the importance of the Crown Dependencies working together to overcome shared problems.
The past five years has seen large amounts of criticism levelled at the Isle of Man, Guernsey and Jersey for the way they were perceived to operate.
This situation has improved dramatically of late with the Prime Minister stating they can no longer be referred to as tax havens.
Although fierce business competition exists Chief Minister Bell says there are more important issues facing them:
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