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Pitch to boost business facilitation

The global business sector is keen to continue working...

Barbados helping to spearhead US$500m disaster emergency fund

Barbados is playing a leading role in an international...

Global tensions ‘driving up costs’

Until geopolitical issues, including wars in major international markets...

Power hike concern

Questions and concerns are being raised about the fuel-related...

Accountants target social change

Finance is emerging at the frontline of social change...

Fuel surge to blame

Barbadians will have to dig deeper into their pockets...

FTC: Not a cent claimed

Thousands of dollars in compensation due to Barbados Water Authority (BWA) customers for below standard service have gone down the drain again after no...

BERT watchdog wants deeper analysis of new trends 

The Social Partnership watchdog established to monitor Barbados’ economic reform programme is recommending a deeper analysis of how Government’s spending patterns have changed. With the...

ECLAC lowers growth forecast

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) expects the Barbados economy to grow by 2.6 per cent this year as it...

Free movement ‘to boost business’

With full freedom of movement among Barbados and three other CARICOM member states starting on Wednesday, Barbados Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) Paul...

China opens door to trade reform

China will no longer be seeking special and differential treatment (SDT) at the World Trade Organisation (WTO), opening the door for global trade reform...

Global debt reaches US$251 trillion

Barbados is not the only country managing a larger debt porfolio. A group of International Monetary Fund (IMF) experts says that while global debt has...

$918m in debt paid by June

Government repaid nearly $1 billion in debt in the first three months of its new fiscal year, but the authorities say the country’s debt...

‘Positive outlook’ for investors

Barbadians invested in mutual funds via Fortress Fund Managers’ (FFM) are earning higher returns and the outlook for the rest of the year is...

‘Equity financing’ the answer

Equity financing is a key ingredient missing from the business growth recipe of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Barbados. That is the assessment of...

Govt’s wage bill up

Government’s wages and salaries bill has increased. The Ministry of Finance stated in the Barbados Fiscal Framework 2026/2027 to 2028/2029 that this category of expenditure...