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BiMPay transactions hit $6b

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

Pitch to boost business facilitation

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The global business sector is keen to continue working...

Barbados helping to spearhead US$500m disaster emergency fund

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Barbados is playing a leading role in an international...

Global tensions ‘driving up costs’

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Until geopolitical issues, including wars in major international markets...

Power hike concern

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Questions and concerns are being raised about the fuel-related...

Accountants target social change

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Finance is emerging at the frontline of social change...
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Govt looking mostly to domestic financing to make up shortfall

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Government will have a $1 billion deficit in its budget for the new fiscal year starting on April 1 and it will be relying...
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Region needs ‘own tax policy’

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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...
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New CDB boss sets out top priority

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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,...
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Tariffs will hit region’s consumers

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

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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)...
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Economist sees growth but high dependence a downside

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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...
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Debt burden declining, but agency still watchful

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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...
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Govt sticking with Barbados dollar

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

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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...
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DeepSeek shows business opportunity

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The top level generative artificial intelligence (AI) model created by Chinese technology company DeepSeek is a potential game-changer for businesses and the wider society...
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