Tag: central bank of barbados
ECLAC lowers growth forecast
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) expects the Barbados economy to grow by 2.6 per cent this year as it...
$367.3m in foreign direct investment
Foreign direct investment (FDI) worth $367.3 million flowed into Barbados in the first half of the year.
This information comes from the Central Bank of Barbados,...
Instant payments system to be unveiled
Barbadians will soon be able to send and receive money within seconds, as the Central Bank of Barbados prepares to launch its national instant...
SOEs ‘on right path’
Government is still providing millions of dollars in assistance to state-owned enterprises (SOEs) but the successful implementation of SOE reform means that these state...
Tackling cyber risks
Financial institutions and their regulators are worried about the major cyber attacks they are facing, often times daily.
Cyber risk is one of the major...
Increase in mortgage loans
Financial institutions, especially commercial banks, are lending Barbadians more money to build homes and other properties, but regulators do not currently see this increased...