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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...

BARP reports major surplus

When members of the Barbados Association of Retired Persons...

East Asia ripe for exports

It is time for more businesses in Barbados and the Caribbean to tap into the export potential on offer in East Asia. Economist Dr Antonio...

Mottley: Time to press gas

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley is urging United Nations (UN) member states to “press gas” on efforts to help Barbados and other small island...

More business clusters emerging

More Caribbean businesses are consolidating their operations into clusters as they seek a competitive advantage beyond the small size of their domestic markets. That is...

Barbados Farms losses near $4m

ONE OF BARBADOS’ leading producers of sugar cane is reporting a bittersweet financial year ahead of its annual shareholders meeting today. Barbados Farms Limited (BFL), known...

$112m more due from IMF

Government is expected to receive a further US$56 million (BDS$112 million) from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) next month as Barbados’ economic reform programme...

Business confidence hits new high

Barbados Private Sector Association (BPSA) chairman Trisha Tannis believes business confidence in Barbados is at its highest since the COVID-19 pandemic. She reports, however, that...

High hope businesses see World Cup boost

Business activity linked to the International Cricket Council Men’s T20 World Cup is currently “slow”, but the private sector is hopeful that this will...

Law ‘meant to protect politicians’

A retired Barbadian resident overseas believes the proposed Cybercrime Bill is intended to “protect politicians and their friends”. In his submission on Monday to Parliament’s...

Tax change ‘challenges, potential’

Barbados’ revamped corporate tax regime will present some challenges and many of the measures “have promise and potential”, but only time and effort will...

Construction costs still rising

THE COST OF construction in Barbados continues to escalate, says property and development consulting firm BCQS International in its latest 2023-2024 Caribbean and Latin...