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Economic growth slows for Barbados

Barbados’ economy has now expanded for 21 consecutive quarters. However,...

Port reforms ‘could save $19m’

The Barbados Chamber Of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) is...

AM Best upgrades Sagicor

Financial services group Sagicor Financial Company Limited, including its...

BiMPay ‘right move’

Governor Dr The Most Honourable Kevin Greenidge is again...

Fees fuel bank profits

Commercial banks are consistently making a large share of...

Financial markets ‘rebound from Iran war’

Global financial markets have rebounded from the disruptions caused...

CTO head sees potential for continued upward movement

Tourism in Barbados and the Caribbean is poised for continued growth this year. Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) secretary general Dona Regis-Prosper is confident that will...

Barbados has third most onerous electricity cost

Barbados has the third most burdensome electricity cost in the region, the new Caribbean Energy Price Index has estimated. This follows an analysis of the...

‘Caricom trade reset critical’

Barbados and other CARICOM economies must this year pursue regional cooperation as a strategic response following “a tumultuous year in regional and global trade”. That...

Thorne vows to bring tax relief

There is so much hardship in Barbados now that the poor and middle class need an immediate ease in taxation to give them more...

‘Caricom trade reset critical’

Barbados and other CARICOM economies must this year pursue regional cooperation as a strategic response following “a tumultuous year in regional and global trade”. That...

Govt needs $598m for last-quarter debt

Government will require about $598.6 million to pay debt for the December 2025 to March 31, 2026 period. With the Ministry of Finance projecting that...

CDB working to unlock capital

The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is intensifying efforts, including the implementation of new programmes, to widen access to millions of dollars in financing and...

Call to deepen economic links

Jamaica Prime Minister Andrew Holness is urging the region to stop behaving like it is peripheral to the global system. He is recommending that countries...

US$1.6b in Africa trade opportunities

With importers in Barbados and the region looking to diversify their source markets away from the United States (US) and other traditional suppliers, new...

Capital markets ‘need help’

As the Caribbean strives for growth and competitiveness, the road must be made easier for capital markets in Barbados and elsewhere to help the...