Barbados

  • Sep 21, 2022
  • 7 min read

Caribbean republican shift may be slow and limited

Caribbean moves to replace the monarch as head of state will expand following the death of Queen Elizabeth II

Caribbean
  • Feb 1, 2022
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Post-republic Barbados election boosts Mottley for now

Prime Minister Mia Mottley's party won all 30 parliamentary seats in polls two months after Barbados became a republic

Barbados
  • Aug 23, 2021
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Challenges will delay Caribbean's post-COVID recovery

Political and policy issues are undermining efforts to combat COVID-19 and revitalise the key tourism sector

Caribbean
  • Apr 20, 2020
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COVID-19 will reverse economic gains in the Caribbean

The impact of the pandemic on tourism and other economic activities threatens a deep recession in the region

Caribbean
  • Feb 28, 2020
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Economic outlook is improving in Barbados

Following two years of recession, Barbados is expected to begin a modest recovery this year

Barbados
  • Jun 9, 2016
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Demographics will underpin global productivity trends

An ageing global population will constrain potential GDP growth due to lower labour supply

International
  • Aug 6, 2014
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Structural problems drive Barbados economic woes

Barbados's real GDP growth over the past decade has been among the lowest in the Caribbean; over...

Barbados