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IMF weighs in on BiMPay

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BiMPay could bring economic benefits to Barbados, but its...

Walters: Fix NHC problems

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Transferring ownership of National Housing Corporation (NHC) terrace units...

We must prepare for AI, says Nicholls

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The world of work is changing rapidly and Government...

BiMPay issues ‘should be sorted’ by next pay day

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Minister of Finance Ryan Straughn is hopeful that the...

21% more for food and drink

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Barbadians have been paying about 21 per cent more...

Barbados tops CDB evaluation

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Barbados has stood out as the strongest performers among...
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Payce’s $10m digital drive

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Cave Shepherd Card (Barbados) Inc., which trades as Payce Digital, is borrowing $10 million from Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Invest to make financial services...
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Human development ‘not progressing’

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Human development in the region has not been progressing since the COVID-19 pandemic. That is the finding of the 2025 Human Development Report. Rodrigo Barraza, Sustainable Development...
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US$1.44b paid out from catastrophe insurance

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Barbados and other members have taken out about US$1.44 billion in coverage from the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF). CCRIF chief executive officer Isaac...
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Barbados ‘still needs the WTO’

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Barbados cannot afford to turn its back on multilateralism and the World Trade Organisation (WTO) as the global trading system feels the strain from...
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New payments body installed

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A new advisory body on payments has been installed six months before the Central Bank of Barbados’ new instant payment system BiMPay goes into...
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Carifesta ‘catalyst for trade’

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Barbados’ hosting of Carifesta XV has demonstrated the big potential for the country’s creative industry and lays a foundation for further investment in the...
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$100m lift for fund

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Barbados is getting a $100 million injection of funding to give micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) a major financial boost. The Inter-American Development Bank...
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FSC shut out of BL&P rate hearing

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The High Court has denied the Financial Services Commission’s (FSC) application to intervene and make submissions in the electricity rate hearing matter. It means that...
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‘Cheap consumption hurting Caribbean’

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Economist Dr Justin Ram is calling for fundamental change in the economic model used by Caribbean countries “if we want to improve development outcomes...
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Caribbean call centres ‘under threat’

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Barbados and other Caribbean countries that have business process outsourcing (BPO) entities, especially call centres, with links to the United States (US) are being...
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