EconomyLocal NewsNews CDB boss outlines priorities for socioeconomic growth by Marlon Madden 19/01/2023 written by Marlon Madden 4 min read By Marlon Madden President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Dr Gene Leon on Wednesday made several recommendations to help spur economic growth and development in the region as he … Continue Reading 19/01/2023 0 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Arts & CultureBusinessEconomyFeatures NCF helping SME creatives expand their business by Barbados Today 14/01/2023 by Barbados Today 14/01/2023 The path to export has been made much clearer for participants in the National Cultural Foundationโs (NCF) highly informative Accelerate to Export Symposium 2022 for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
AgricultureBusinessEconomyFeaturesRegionalWorld Businessman has plan to transform โpoor man foodโ- Breadfruit by Sheria Brathwaite 13/01/2023 by Sheria Brathwaite 13/01/2023 By Sheria Brathwaite The lack of funding and expansion have been the main drivers in the underdevelopment of the breadfruit industry. However, one businessman has plans to transform the sector … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EconomyNewsWorld One third of world economy expected to be in recession in 2023, says IMF chief by Barbados Today 03/01/2023 by Barbados Today 03/01/2023 SOURCE: CNN – This year is going to be tougher on the global economy than the one we have left behind, the International Monetary Fundโs (IMF) chief Kristalina Georgieva has … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
AgricultureEconomyFeaturesNews โFarmABLE Livelihoodsโ targets persons with disabilities by Barbados Today 29/12/2022 by Barbados Today 29/12/2022 The Barbados Environmental Conservation Trust in collaboration with the Inter-American Institute for Co-operation on Agriculture (IICA) and Scotiabank Barbados recently launched the FarmABLE Livelihoods for Persons with Disabilities Project which … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EconomyLocal NewsNews Govโtโs borrowing is scary – Howard by Barbados Today 30/09/2022 by Barbados Today 30/09/2022 Barbados is in a serious debt trap and the sooner government is willing to admit this and come up with a strategic development plan, the better. This is the view … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EconomyLocal NewsNews Time against the region; new deal needed – CDB president by Marlon Madden 24/09/2022 by Marlon Madden 24/09/2022 Barbados and the rest of the region are running out of time to build more resilient economies โfor the sake of current and future generationsโ. The effort will require a … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EconomyLocal NewsNews Older, sicker population could spell peril for economy by Marlon Madden 09/07/2022 by Marlon Madden 09/07/2022 It is estimated that in the next 28 years about half of Barbadosโ population will be over the age of 65, and one development management specialist is warning that this … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessEconomyLocal NewsNews Economist says adding to high debt could imperil generations by Marlon Madden 01/07/2022 by Marlon Madden 01/07/2022 Barbadosโ debt position is back where it was prior to the painful debt structuring in 2018 but there is only a glimmer of hope since Government is in a better … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EconomyNews Economists debate tackling the cost of living crisis by Barbados Today 06/06/2022 by Barbados Today 06/06/2022 Economists on Sunday shared mixed views on how Government should tackle rising fuel prices and the high cost of living. Economist Jeremy Stephen proposed a reduction of the Value Added … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
