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Economy

We maintain our forecast for 2.1% real GDP growth in 2011, rising to 2.7% in 2012, as the Bahamas continues to slowly emerge from recession. However, we reiterate our negative outlook... 2012-01-10


Economy

BMI View: We believe the Bahamas's external accounts will remain stable in the coming years, though we forecast the current account deficit to weaken from 10.3% of GDP in 2011 to... 2011-11-29


Economy

While we expect to see the Bahamas' current account deficit widen by end-2011, we believe that the country's strong business environment should keep foreign direct investment inflows... 2011-07-18


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Economy

BMI View: While the sale of government-owned assets will keep the Bahamas' fiscal accounts stable in the short term, over the longer term rebalancing is required to ensure that this... 2011-04-19


Economy

BMI View: While not in the same fiscal fix as other Caribbean economies, we believe that the Bahamas' public accounts are in need of rebalancing if the islands' fiscal stability... 2010-12-09


Economy

BMI View: While not in the same fiscal fix as other Caribbean economies, we believe that the Bahamas' public accounts are in need of rebalancing if the islands' fiscal stability... 2010-12-09


Economy

he Bahamas government has signed a services agreement with the European Commission, supplementing the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) signed in December 2008. The new agreement,... 2010-02-03


Economy

The slowdown in economic growth that we had been anticipating appears underway, with the deceleration most notable in retail sales and construction activity. Tighter liquidity conditions... 2008-11-10