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Mortgages rule loans sector

The continued expansion in mortgages to facilitate the increased construction of houses and commercial properties has become “a key structural vulnerability” on the books of lending institutions, especially for credit...
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Growing risks threaten financial stability

Barbados’ financial system is stable but local regulators are warning that global risks have intensified, increasing the likelihood...
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Receiver invites bid for Solar Dynamics assets

Long-standing Barbados manufacturer Solar Dynamics Limited, an internationally-recognised pioneer of solar water heating technology, is facing an uncertain...
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IDB lauds fiscal progress, cites challenge

Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) economists believe Government will find it more difficult to achieve a fiscal target that...
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Economy in ‘position of strength’

Faster investment execution, stronger productivity, and improved traded -sector performance. Barbados’ economic growth prospects for the rest of this...
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Soldiers take over

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SOLDIERS MOVED INTO White Hill, St Andrew, yesterday to transport schoolchildren to and from school following the collapse of the road in the district.Lieutenant...
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WTO reaches trade deal

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GENEVA (AP) – After many years of talking, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) pulled off a major deal yesterday that the body said could...
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U.S. firm hacked

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LOS ANGELES (AP) – A United States firm that helps connect more than 700 companies with customers through social media says a Syrian group...
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BDF to rescue

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THE BARBADOS DEFENCE FORCE (BDF) is providing assistance to residents of White Hill, St Andrew.Yesterday, soldiers moved into the rural village, where the road...
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Agencies closing

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IT COULD BE a bleak Christmas and a not-so-prosperous new year for workers at a number of State agencies.Highly placed sources in the Ministry...
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Decades on the edge

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MENTION THE WORD landslide in Barbados and instantly the village of White Hill, St Andrew, comes to mind.That’s because over the past three decades...
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