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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...

Heat is on

Get ready to face the heat. That is the advice meteorological and climate experts have for Barbadians and other Caribbean nations as temperatures are expected...

Strong 2024 for ANSA Merchant Bank

ANSA Merchant Bank (Barbados) Limited is reporting a “strong” performance in 2024. One highlight of the year was the $4.57 million profit recorded, which is...

Financial institutions rake in big bucks

Financial institutions which hold the savings of Barbadian households and businesses earned $198.6 million in profits last year. The bulk of the income, $186.5 million,...

Govt exploring water solutions

Solutions are in the pipeline for Barbadians who cannot access running water from the Barbados Water Authority because of zone restrictions. Prime Minister Mia Amor...

Working to keep minimum wage ‘adequate’

Barbados Workers’ Union general secretary Toni Moore is determined to ensure that workers do not have to wait four more years for another national...

Telecoms competition gets ‘fiercer’

Competition in Barbados’ telecommunications market, especially from some of the world’s leading technology companies, has become a lot fiercer. Word of this development comes from...

Credit unions ‘becoming like banks’

ASHTON TURNEY, a former president of the Barbados Co-operative Credit Union League Ltd, the umbrella body for local credit unions, is concerned that some...

Pushing back on US tariffs

Governor of the Central Bank Dr Kevin Greenidge is recommending several measures to counter any fallout from the United States’ (US) imposing a ten...

Barbados seeking international financing

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley will next month lead a Government delegation on an overseas trip that could result in Barbados borrowing millions of...

Barbados to end second successive IMF programme

Barbados is about to end seven years of economic reform under the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) watch. With a final US$57 million in funding expected...