Claudio Borio

Barbados feels the crunch

In the first half of the year, Barbados's economy suffered under the weight of high oil and commodity prices and the slowing global economy, reports the Central Bank of Barbados in its economic review.

Barbados - Q1 review

Boosted by a rebound in tourism activity and a moderate expansion in manufacturing output, the Barbadian economy performed well in the first quarter of the year.

Barbados to give more power to central bank

The Central Bank of Barbados could be granted more independence if the country's parliament agrees to pass its latest Central Bank act. The island's authorities will also open a financial services regulator within months.

Central Bank of Barbados - Annual Report 2005

According to the Central Bank of Barbados' Annual Report 2005, strengthened mainly by significant increases in the non-traded sectors, especially construction, real GDP is estimated to have grown for the fourth consecutive year, rising by 3.8% in 2005.

Barbados's Williams on foreign exchange reserves

In the speech 'Foreign exchange reserves - how much is enough?' given on 2 November Marion Williams of the Central Bank of Barbados said we need to develop new measures of foreign exchange adequacy, with some urgency, before we can draw conclusions as to…

Book by governor of Barbados cb

Dr Marian Williams, governor of the Central Bank of Barbados, has published her third book. The book contains ideas about the policies and approaches which Barbados and the Caribbean might adopt in the new global environment.

Barbados - CSME is important 'launching pad'

The governor of the central bank of Barbados, Marion Williams, has said the Caribbean must use the Caricom Single Market and Economy as a "launching pad" for international negotiations with the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) and World Trade…

Barbados central bank to launch new book

As the 30th anniversary of the Central Bank of Barbados approaches, the Bank has announced it will publish a book, "Facing Globalisation: Impact and Challenges for Barbados and the Caribbean" on Friday 20 June, according to the Barbados Advocate

CSME no further behind than other trading blocs

BARBADOS - Prime Minister of Barbados Owen Arthur, in delivering the feature address at the opening of the Implementation Unit at the Central Bank on Monday, said CARICOM's Single Market and Economy (CSME) was now at the same point as Europe in 1985 when…

Liberalising our exchange controls

ARTICLE - At the recently-held public/private sector consultation on economic and related issues, Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados, Dr. Marion Williams presented a paper on Barbados' response to the liberalisation of trade in financial services.

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