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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...

BL&P customers paying less due to low oil prices

Barbados Light & Power Company Limited (BL&P) customers are paying lower electricity bills thanks mainly to lower international oil prices. BL&P is also attributing the...

New CIBC country head

Experienced banker Victor Boyce will be CIBC Caribbean’s new Barbados country head from February 1, subject to regulatory approval. Chief executive officer Mark St Hill...

BERT targets productivity boost

With labour productivity growth averaging just  0.8 per cent annually since 2018, Government is seeking to boost it under the Barbados Economic Recovery and...

Over $8b in debt repaid since 2018

Barbados has repaid $8.49 billion in debt since 2018, nearly double the $4.83 billion borrowed in that period. This is outlined in the latest Barbados...

3.5% growth expected

From five percent down to 3.5 per cent. That is how Government’s growth expectations have shifted between its second and third Barbados Economic Recovery and...

Third phase of BERT takes effect

Government will immediately implement what is being called “the third and most ambitious phase in the country’s economic reform journey”, and is banking on...

Title deeds for residents of Six Men’s

After being in limbo for more than 50 years, residents of Six Men’s, St Peter, are on the way to owning the land they...

Credit ratings safe for now

International credit rating agency Fitch does not expect the recent United States ouster of Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro to immediately impact credit ratings of...

Fantastic job from HOPE, says Duguid

Minister of Planning and Development Dr William Duguid has dismissed accusations of corruption in the stateowned Home Ownership Providing Energy Inc. (HOPE) project. The Senior...

Business resilience funding boost

Business in Barbados are among those eligible to benefit from millions of dollars in blended finance and technical assistance to help them better withstand...