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...
Governor fears impact of bad weather on food crop
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...
Minimum wage ‘breach’
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...
Death rates up
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...
IMF reduces growth forecast
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...