Bahamas

BMI View: We believe that risks to Latin American banking sectors from Europe's myriad woes are muted, thanks to the the structure of foreign bank lending in the region, which should... 2010-06-24

BMI View: We believe that risks to Latin American banking sectors from Europe's myriad woes are muted, thanks to the the structure of foreign bank lending in the region, which should... 2010-06-24

BMI View: We believe that risks to Latin American banking sectors from Europe's myriad woes are muted, thanks to the the structure of foreign bank lending in the region, which should... 2010-06-24

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

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

Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham announced an important cabinet reshuffle at the end of June. It was in part triggered by the resignation of Sidney Collie, the minister for lands and... 2008-07-09

Crime, with its capacity to scare off tourists, was again coming into close focus in the Bahamas in mid-2008. In May two local youths were charged with the attempted murder of an... 2008-06-10

Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham met US President George Bush in Washington in March; while the meeting served to underline good bilateral relations, Ingraham raised a number of concerns... 2008-04-14

The government decided to join two key marine anti-pollution agreements in early February, the United Nations International Maritime Organisation (IMO) said. The Bahamas is home to... 2008-02-12

In line with the view we promoted prior to the May elections, there has not been a significant shift in policy initiatives under the new government of Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham.... 2007-08-09