Barbados

BMI View: Given its overarching reliance on external factors, the Caribbean economy is in danger of a prolonged period of recession. We are pencilling in real contractions of 2.5%... 2009-04-15

BMI View: Given its overarching reliance on external factors, the Caribbean economy is in danger of a prolonged period of recession. We are pencilling in real contractions of 2.5%... 2009-04-15

Barbados Prime Minister David Thompson has again outlined his support for greater integration of the CARICOM Single Market Economy (CSME) as a way of helping the region avoid the... 2009-04-07

BMI View: Export levels contracted sharply in December last year, down 34.7% year-on-year (y-o-y), and 23.2% month-on-month, to just BBD27.0mn (US$13.5mn). While total exports for... 2009-04-07

BMI View: Export levels contracted sharply in December last year, down 34.7% year-on-year (y-o-y), and 23.2% month-on-month, to just BBD27.0mn (US$13.5mn). While total exports for... 2009-04-07

BMI View: While we expect the dwindling tourist levels, lower remittances and a lack of inward investment to cause a substantial increase in non-performing loans this year, Barbados'... 2009-04-01

Having been rocked by the recent financial crises of Trinidad & Tobago-based CL Financial Group and the Ponzi-scheme scandal surrounding Antiguan-based Stanford Group, Barbados... 2009-03-10

Unemployment in Barbados stood at 8.4% in Q308, up substantially from the 7.1% reading for the same period in 2007. However, while we await Q408 figures to see whether the official... 2009-03-10

Former Prime Minister Owen Arthur has criticised the government for its lack of action regarding CLICO Investment Bank's operations in Barbados. CLICO, a subsidiary of CL Financial,... 2009-02-11

BMI View: Barbados' industrial production index saw a slight improvement in September, up 0.5% from its August level, and up 2.6% from the same period in 2007. This uptick was largely... 2009-02-11