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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...

Government may have to bail out cash-strapped SOEs

Government may have to allocate millions of dollars to continue bailing out some cash-strapped state-owned enterprises (SOEs). A new Fiscal Risk Statement from the Ministry of...

Barbados firms lead mobile payment acceptance

FIRMS IN BARBADOS are leading the acceptance of mobile payments when compared to their counterparts in 12 other Caribbean countries. None of the islands, however,...

UWI scholarship honouring Brancker

AN UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT of the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, will have the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of the...

Sagicor reports ‘monumental’ 2023

SAGICOR’S EARNINGS have shot past the $1 billion mark on the back of its recent acquisition of Canadian insurer ivari. In fact, the financial services...

Some Budget measures ‘need clarity, detail’

Barbados’ leading accounting firms have generally welcomed Government’s latest budgetary proposals, but are keen for clarity and more details on a number of the...

Debt sustainable, says Governor

Central Bank Governor Dr Kevin Greenidge is maintaining that Barbados debt “remains quite sustainable," but he says the country’s status as a small...

BWA customers not claiming

BARBADIANS ARE MISSING OUT on thousands of dollars due from the Barbados Water Authority (BWA) for sub-par service because they are not filing the...

Barbados soon off EU high risk list

Barbados will soon be officially off the European Union’s (EU) list of high risk third countries. On March 14, European Commission President Ursula von der...

Operational costs reduce BNOCL profits

The state-owned Barbados National Oil Company Limited (BNOCL) group recorded a “marginal” $1.05 million profit in its 2023 financial year, with management blaming the...

Husbands: Govt helps the poor

Government is spending millions of dollars to help poor people beyond the $108 million budgeted for the Ministry of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs. Minister...