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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...

$117m being borrowed to upgrade polyclinics

Government is borrowing $117 million from the Saudi Fund For Development to upgrade the country’s nine polyclinics. Minister in the Ministry of Finance Ryan Straughn...

Thorne raises alarm over economy

Opposition Leader Ralph Thorne is warning Barbadians that the economy is a serious crisis as major industries underperform. He is also telling the public that...

$68m loan to lift Bridgetown residential areas

Government is promising Barbadians residing in Bridgetown and its environs that there will be a major improvement in their living conditions. Minister in the Ministry...

ICAB wants stronger financial systems

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Barbados (ICAB), which is the regulator and standard setter for accounting and auditing in Barbados, wants to broaden...

Bajans’ e-commerce spending past $1b

It is estimated that Barbadians are spending more than $1 billion via electronic commerce (e-commerce) transactions and that most of this money is going...

GEL director steps down

The newest Goddard Enterprises Limited (GEL) board director has resigned as the Barbados conglomerate investigates the circumstances which led to a possible $38.7 million...

Sandals boss on CEO Council

Sandals Resort International executive chairman Adam Stewart is now a member of the The Wall Street Journal ( WSJ) CEO Council. The Jamaican businessman recently announced that he was...

Interpol to expand support for Caricom

Barbados and other Caricom countries will be getting more support from INTERPOL, the world’s largest police organisation, as they intensify efforts against crime and...

Financial sector now $30.3b

Barbados now has a $30.3 billion financial sector. The 2024 Financial Stability Report (FSR) published by the Central Bank of Barbados and Financial Services Commission...

Government targets diaspora investors

Minister in the Ministry of Finance Ryan Straughn says Government is developing an investment opportunity for Barbadians living overseas. With the authorities issuing more Government...