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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...

Eyes on Estimates

Government's plan to allocate $2.4 billion to ministries and other key entities next financial year will be under the microscope from this morning. Education, $474.1...

Govt looking mostly to domestic financing to make up shortfall

Government will have a $1 billion deficit in its budget for the new fiscal year starting on April 1 and it will be relying...

Region needs ‘own tax policy’

Barbados and other CARICOM member states should establish their own tax policy to be used when doing business with the rest of the world. That...

New CDB boss sets out top priority

Institutions of Barbados and the region need strengthening and this is a top priority of new Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) president Daniel Best. The Barbadian,...

Tariffs will hit region’s consumers

What a time to be an international trade analyst! That was my first thought after reading the latest memorandum dated February 1, 2025, announcing...

Barbados passes OECD test

Barbados has passed a major international test of its efforts to counter harmful tax practices more effectively. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)...

Economist sees growth but high dependence a downside

Barbados’ economy is showing some “resilient economic growth”, but the country’s high dependence on the global economy is a significant risk. That is the assessment...

Debt burden declining, but agency still watchful

Moody’s Investors Service has not followed three of its counterparts in upgrading Barbados’ credit rating and it is not saying if such action is...

Govt sticking with Barbados dollar

Government has no plan to abandon the Barbados dollar in favour of using United States (US) currency as the country’s legal tender – a...

Caribbean CEOs optimistic

A majority of corporate bosses surveyed by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in Barbados and five other Caribbean countries are optimistic about this year’s global economic prospects. PwC says...