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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...

Economic fallout ‘still unclear’

International credit rating agency Fitch Ratings believes it is still unclear what impact the expected lower global economic growth, largely linked to higher tariffs,...

SOEs earmarked for reform

Government may have to bail out five state-owned enterprises (SOEs) that are not in the best of financial health. They are the Queen Elizabeth Hospital...

Economists wary of IMF forecast

The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) decision to reduce its world growth forecast is a cloud over Barbados’ economic prospects this year, including the performance...

Auditor General outlines problems with electronic vehicle registration system

An information technology audit of the Barbados Licensing Authority has concluded that the planned Electronic Vehicle Registration System (EVR) was behind schedule and over...

HOPE ‘under pressure’

The state-owned Home Ownership Providing Energy Inc. (HOPE Inc.) has not shown it can build houses in a cost-effective, efficient and timely manner, and...

$20 000 fine to deter illegal dumping

Illegal dumping is a major threat to Barbados’ drinking water, Minister of Environment and National Beautification, Green and Blue Economy Adrian Forde warned yesterday. He...

Barbados fighting financial crime

Barbados has been ranked among the leading countries in the world regarding fighting financial crime. International advisory firm Secretariat has Barbados at 19 out of...

‘Put your economic house in order’

Projections for global growth are expected to be revised downward this week but the world economy is not headed for recession at this time,...

Economic opportunity in fish waste

BARBADOS has an opportunity to net more sustainable economic gains from waste generated by the fishing industry. The recommendation to do so comes in the...

Caricom states get tariff break

Barbados and other CARICOM countries are being spared the much-feared fallout from a United States (US) government plan to impose millions of dollars in...