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BiMPay transactions hit $6b

BiMPay, Barbados’ national instant payment system established by the...

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...

AG: Working to steer clear of EU blacklist

Barbados will continue to lobby for fairness in the way the European Union assesses the effectiveness of legal and regulatory frameworks related to money...

Goddard pushing to enter Africa market

Barbados conglomerate Goddard Enterprises Limited (GEL) is trying to enter the African market. The group’s managing director Anthony Ali said so last week while in...

Oil imports drop by $276m

Barbados' half year fuel import bill fell by $276 million as global oil prices declined. The Central Bank of Barbados is keeping an eye on the...

US Treasury says Barbados likely to repay loans

The United States believes Barbados “is likely to repay” all of the $1.48 billion Government has borrowed from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) over...

‘Climate reparations not loans’

Financing for development via climate reparations, not more loans. This is what Caribbean economist Marla Dukharan envisages following the July 23 International Court of Justice’s...

Barbados revamp drives losses for TCL 

Millions of dollars in costs, most linked to its revamped Barbados-based Arawak Cement Company Limited (ACCL) subsidiary, have resulted in newly-reported financial losses at...

Barbados ‘likely’ to feel fallout from rising inflation

Inflation has increased in the United States (US) and Central Bank Governor Dr Kevin Greenidge believes that based on Barbados’ fixed exchange rate and...

Trade guarantees coming

The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is moving to help unlock millions of dollars in commercial bank financing for the business community. CDB president Daniel Best...

US$400m in deals from Afreximbank

Barbados could be in line for about US$400 million in deals financed by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank). President and chairman Professor Benedict Oramah says...

$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...