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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...

$1.2b in revenue from taxes

Government earned about $1.2 billion from taxes in the first three months of its new financial year as this revenue category towered over the...

Digicel offering US$2b in bonds

DIGICEL has returned to the international bond market with a near US$2 billion offer as part of a major new effort to refinance existing...

$57.5m drop in exports

BARBADOS’ EXPORTS fell by $57.5 million in the first half of the year, an outcome that is causing Central Bank Governor Dr Kevin Greenidge...

SOEs ‘on right path’

Government is still providing millions of dollars in assistance to state-owned enterprises (SOEs) but the successful implementation of SOE reform means that these state...

‘Signs’ of sustained growth

The economy continues to grow, expanding by 2.5 per cent in the first half of the year despite “intensifying global risks”. Central Bank Governor Dr...

Inchcape sets eyes on more growth

Inchcape plc, the world’s leading automotive distributor, is eyeing more investment and growth in Barbados. Mike Bowers, chief executive officer of Inchcape Americas since April...

$1b export tariff threat

Barbados and other CARICOM countries trading with the United States (US) are at risk of missing out on $1.08 billion in export revenue if...

High hopes for instant payments system

Deputy Governor of the Central Bank, Michelle Doyle, expects the whole economy to benefit when the institution launches the Instant Payments System early next...

$1.29m attack hits surplus

A cyber attack erased $1.29 million from the surplus that the Barbados Public Workers’ Cooperative Credit Union Limited (BPWCCUL), the country’s largest credit union,...

Economic policies must adapt as crises mount

Central Bank Governor Dr Kevin Greenidge has suggested that fiscal policies must become more agile, and debt management more sustainable, if Barbados and other...