Tag: economy
‘Economy resilient but testing times loom’
As officials from the Central Bank of Barbados and Ministry of Finance join their counterparts in Washington DC this week for the International Monetary...
Target ‘investment grade rating’
Economist Dr Ankie Scott-Joseph is warning that Barbados risks falling back into an expensive borrowing trap unless it regains an investment grade credit rating.“For...
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...
Caribbean Govt’s spending priorities
When governments draw up budgets, they signal not just what they can afford - but what they value. In the Caribbean’s largest economies, the...
CBLP criticises government over crime, economic decisions
The Conservative Barbados Leadership Party (CBLP) has raised alarm over what it describes as the Government’s failure to address rising crime and worsening economic...
‘Put your economic house in order’
Projections for global growth are expected to be revised downward this week but the world economy is not headed for recession at this time,...