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Barbados Economic Profile - March 12, 2013

Barbados Country Update - 2013-03-12

  • Country news
  • Mar 12, 2013
  • by Economist Intelligence Unit

Economic structure: Quarterly indicators   2011       2012         1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 Qtr Output                 Industrial production (1994=100) 76.9 79.8 79.6 82.5 74.3 75.4 75.1 n/a Industrial production ( % change, year on year) -4.9 -5.4 -2.0 -2.6 -3.4 -5.6 -0.5 n/a ...

Economic Data in Barbados: Quick View - GDP stagnates in 2012

Quick View - Gdp Stagnates In 2012

  • Country news
  • Jan 21, 2013
  • by Economist Intelligence Unit

Event Barbados's economy failed to grow in 2012, mainly owing to a decline in tourism , other tradable sectors. This is the fifth straight year in which the economy expanded below 1 %. Analysis Preliminary estimates by the Central Bank of Barbados (CBB) have shown that the economy was stagnant during 2012, as growth of 1 % in the non-tradeable Market was offset by a 3.5 % contraction a...

Barbados Economic Profile - December 01, 2012

Barbados Country Update - 2012-12-01

  • Country news
  • Dec 1, 2012
  • by Economist Intelligence Unit

Economic structure: Quarterly indicators   2010 2011       2012       4 Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr Output                 Industrial production (1994=100) 84.7 76.9 79.8 79.6 82.5 74.3 75.4 n/a Industrial production ( % change, year on year) -2.3 -4.9 -5.4 -2.0 -2.6 -3.4 -5.6 n...

Barbados Economic Profile - November 30, 2012

Barbados Country Update - 2012-11-30

  • Country news
  • Nov 30, 2012
  • by Economist Intelligence Unit

Barbados : region outlook FROM THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT OVERVIEW: Barbados will remain 1 of the most politically stable regions in the English-speaking Caribbean , thanks to low levels of corruption , a business-friendly, open economy. As a result of the low popularity of the prime minister, Freundel Stuart of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP), the Economist Intellige...

Barbados Economic Profile - September 25, 2012

Barbados Country Update - 2012-09-25

  • Country news
  • Sep 25, 2012
  • by Economist Intelligence Unit

Economic structure: Annual indicators   2007 a 2008 a 2009 a 2010 a 2011 a GDP at current prices (Bd$ m) 8,966.4 8,687.4 8,793.3 8,490.2 8,625.6 Real GDP growth ( %) 1.7 0.3 -4.1 0.2 0.6 Consumer price inflation (av; %) 4.0 8.1 3.6 5.8 9.4 Population (?000) 272.0 272.0 273.0 273.0 274.0 Exports fob (US$ m) 526.6 ...

Economic Data in Barbados: Quick View - Inflation shows signs of stabilising

Quick View - Inflation Shows Signs Of Stabilising

  • Country news
  • Jun 14, 2012
  • by Economist Intelligence Unit

FROM THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT Event The rise in the consumer price index eased to an annual rate of 9.1 % in January (latest available data), from 9.6 % in December, after veering into double-digit territory for the 5 months between July , November 2011 . Analysis Inflationary pressures in January were driven mainly by rising food prices, which constitutes the largest propo...

Barbados Economic Profile - June 14, 2012

Barbados Country Update - 2012-06-14

  • Country news
  • Jun 14, 2012
  • by Economist Intelligence Unit

Economic structure: Quarterly indicators   2010     2011       2012   2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 Qtr 1 Qtr Output Industrial production (1994=100) 84.4 81.2 84.7 76.9 79.8 79.6 82.5 n/a Industrial production ( % change, year on year) 1.5 -2.1 -2.3 -4.9 -5.4 -2.0 -2.6 n/a Employment & prices Em...

Barbados Trade Statistics: Trade Mission to Boost Barbados' Exports to CARICOM

Trade Mission To Boost Barbados' Exports To Caricom

  • Country news
  • Jun 14, 2012
  • by M2 Communications

Efforts to strengthen Barbados' position within its number 1 export Industry - CARICOM - are being intensified. ,, as such, a 15-member contingent from Barbadian companies will be heading to St. Vincent , the Grenadines to participate in a trade mission scheduled for 2012-06-25 to 28 . The mission is being spearheaded by the Barbados Investment & Development Corporation (BIDC), which...

Economic Data in Barbados: Central Bank's Role Praised

Central Bank's Role Praised

  • Country news
  • May 8, 2012
  • by M2 Communications

Barbados' Central Bank has been hailed as an institution of integrity , as a beacon of this county's economic stability. The comments were made by Prime Minister Freundel Stuart as he addressed the Bank's 40 anniversary gala , awards ceremony last Saturday, at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre. Speaking against the backdrop of the global economic recession , trade , capital marke...

Barbados Employment Figures: Feature - Productivity In Barbados - A Survey Of 5 Sectors

Feature - Productivity In Barbados - A Survey Of Five Sectors

  • Country news
  • Mar 27, 2012
  • by M2 Communications

In the face of external competitive pressures occasioned by the onslaught of globalisation, no organisation can afford to have employees who are not operating at their optimum levels. In fact, workers are being encouraged to inculcate a spirit of productivity into their psyche as the impetus to improving the Industry player's bottom line , maintaining employment levels. Given this situation, Chie...

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