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Bajans deeper in debt

Barbadian families are deep in debt. While the latest Financial...

Mortgages rule loans sector

The continued expansion in mortgages to facilitate the increased...

Growing risks threaten financial stability

Barbados’ financial system is stable but local regulators are...

Receiver invites bid for Solar Dynamics assets

Long-standing Barbados manufacturer Solar Dynamics Limited, an internationally-recognised pioneer...

IDB lauds fiscal progress, cites challenge

Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) economists believe Government will find...

Economy in ‘position of strength’

Faster investment execution, stronger productivity, and improved traded -sector...

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...

Attorney Sade Jemmott new general counsel for FSC

The Financial Services Commission (FSC) has a new general counsel. Attorney Sade Jemmott’s appointment to the post, effective May 1, was communicated to FSC stakeholders...

Small surge

Barbadians will have to pay higher electricity bills from this year, but the Fair Trading Commission (FTC) has pulled the plug on the Barbados...

Watson says FTC rushed it

A rushed decision which will result in electricity rate increases for Barbadians. That is how intervenor Senator Tricia Watson has described the Fair Trading Commission’s...

Watson says FTC rushed it

A RUSHED DECISION which will result in electricity rate increases for Barbadians. That is how intervenor Senator Tricia Watson has described the Fair Trading Commission’s...

Cement sales decline

TRINIDAD CEMENT LIMITED (TCL) says the Barbados market for cement sales declined last year. This is stated in the annual report of the group which...

Pressure mounts against IMF surcharges

Pressure is intensifying on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to end its surcharges policy which is costing Barbados millions of dollars whenever it repays...

Bajans saving, spending more

BUSINESSES AND households in Barbados are borrowing more money while adding to the near $15 billion they have stashed away in savings accounts at...

Extra fees for IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is charging Government millions of dollars in fees being collected whenever Barbados repays money it borrowed from the institution. These...

New guidelines on commercial bank fees coming soon

The Central Bank of Barbados will be issuing new guidelines to commercial banks. It will include information regarding the fees they charge customers. Central Bank...