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Bajans deeper in debt

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

Mortgages rule loans sector

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

Growing risks threaten financial stability

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

Receiver invites bid for Solar Dynamics assets

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

IDB lauds fiscal progress, cites challenge

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

Economy in ‘position of strength’

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Faster investment execution, stronger productivity, and improved traded -sector...
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Governor fears impact of bad weather on food crop

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Local agriculture is feeling the heat from climate change. Central Bank Governor Dr Kevin Greenidge says this can negatively impact the sector’s economic contribution this...
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Minimum wage ‘breach’

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Thousands of Barbadians have weekly earnings below the national minimum wage. This is based on Continuous Household Labour Force Survey information from the Barbados Statistical...
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Death rates up

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Barbados’ population is officially in decline as the number of people dying each year surpasses those being born. That is one of the main findings...
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IMF reduces growth forecast

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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has slightly lowered its economic growth forecast for Barbados. Prior to last week’s Spring Meetings in Washington DC, the international...
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Caribbean Export boosts businesses

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BUSINESSES IN Barbados were among the beneficiaries as the Caribbean Export Development Agency, which is based here, facilitated millions of dollars in exports and...
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‘Explore’ Oval’s investment potential

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Barbadians must stop being “meek and mild and peaceful and polite” if they want their country to really reap the financial sweets from investments...
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Eyes on cricket T20 World Cup

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BEFORE BARBADOS HOSTED its first Cricket World Cup final in 2007, Barbadians expected the costs to outweigh the benefits. Research shows they felt differently...
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Central Bank steps up fight against hackers

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THE CENTRAL BANK OF BARBADOS is working with other regulators and its licensees to fortify the financial system against “inevitable” cyber attacks. Tamara Hurley, Deputy...
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World’s prices up after seven months

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Global food prices have increased for the first time in seven months. And while the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations (UN)...
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Non-bank regulation revamp

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BARBADOS-BASED financial institutions that are not banks will be under increased monitoring by the Financial Services Commission (FSC). FSC chairman Oliver Jordan expects this to enable...
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