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
Climate change, invasion, recession: policy-makers flag mounting risks
Christine Lagarde and Jerome Powell discuss “ripple effects” of war in Ukraine, while the Barbadian prime minister highlights need for reform at global institutions
Barbados to make switch to polymer
Redesigned banknotes will circulate by end of year, says governor
People: US set to name OCC chief; IMF’s Werner to retire
New deputy governor appointed in India; former Ecuadorian general manager dies; and more
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
People: new vice-governors in Burundi and the UAE
Plus appointments at the CFTC and Caribbean Development Bank
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