Barbados

The Venezuelan government has accused Barbados of violating the maritime border between the countries by auctioning oil exploration blocks within Venezuelan waters. Barbados insists... 2008-08-05

According to the most recent data released by the Barbados Statistical Service, consumer price inflation came in at a 18-month high of 7.5% y-o-y April. In line with many of its neighbours,... 2008-08-05

BMI View: As a result of high international commodity prices and slower global growth, Barbados is suffering from classic small island syndrome. Economic data for H108 disappointed,... 2008-07-30

Measures by Barbados's new prime minister to address the impact of inflation on low income families may alleviate some pressures on poor income families. However, the new budget threatens... 2008-07-09

Growing concerns about rising living costs in Barbados may weigh on the island's short-term political risk rating in the near term. For the time being, official data is only available... 2008-07-09

After racking up US$203mn in foreign reserves in 2007, total reserves at the Barbados Central Bank stood at US$839mn by year-end.

Barbadian Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, David Thompson, announced on June 7 plans to broaden the consultative process for this year's budget to include a wider cross section... 2008-06-10

BMI View: We see the Barbados economy slowing this year and next and have pencilled in real GDP growth rates of 3.3% and 2.9% accordingly. The country's services sector (particularly... 2008-06-10

With output in Barbados' agriculture sector stagnating in Q108, we are concerned that the island will become increasingly vulnerable to volatility and elevation of international agricultural... 2008-06-06

Further to the latest instalment of military aid received in March, Barbados is set to benefit from another round of grants from China. Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister,... 2008-05-14