Central Bank of Barbados
People: January to March 2024
A round-up of central bankers in the news and on the move during the past three months
People: January to March 2023
A round-up of central bankers in the news and on the move during the past three months
Barbados names new permanent governor
Former IMF economist will succeed Cleviston Haynes
Alwyn Jordan becomes Barbados central bank’s acting governor
Cleviston Haynes left central bank on January 31 as his term ended
Critics accuse Barbados authorities of monetary financing
Government says it is using SDRs to buy bonds, while governor says purchases are legal
Banknotes: April to June 2022
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
Barbados to make switch to polymer
Redesigned banknotes will circulate by end of year, says governor
Podcast: reflecting on CBDC issuance in the Caribbean
Co-founder of Bitt, Simon Chantry: the ECCB is ready for issuance of central bank digital currency
Central Bank of Barbados closes office after volcano erupts
Ash cloud from neighbouring island causes central bank to suspend in-person operations
Central Bank of Barbados’s first governor dies
Blackman helped to introduce dollar peg and pioneered transparency
Barbados governor hits back at AML ‘blacklisting’
Action by EU is “pernicious” amid pandemic and IMF programme, says Cleviston Haynes
People: UK regulators appoint new complaints commissioner
Central banks in Madagascar and Barbados get new board members
Cost of AML/CFT regulation could spell trouble for Barbados
Central bank governor urges financial firms to take risk-based approach to prevent excessive de-risking
People: new Barbadian deputy, Riksbank research chief
Appointments in Barbados, Sweden and the UK, plus the departure of a long-serving Fed official
Barbados launches new statistics hub
Central bank simplifies data publications for “man on the street” and standardises bank reporting
Barbadian reforms are strengthening economy, says central bank
Annual report says IMF programme beginning to prove effective
Barbados central bank hopeful for international business rebound
Sector suffered after sanctions imposed due to country’s low tax rates
Barbados central bank comes under fire over tourism data
Minister says he has “no idea” where the governor got his information
Barbados has done ‘reasonably well’ meeting IMF targets, says governor Haynes
Central bank records reserves uptick in latest quarterly review, as government commits to IMF financing targets
Barbados hands GDP baton to statistical agency
Central bank will abide by international best practice and use statistical service estimates
People: Olli Rehn enters office as Bank of Finland governor
PBoC governor joins G30; new board members appointed at Barbados’ central bank; and more