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The Bahamas secures $500 million 10-year commercial loan via IDB guarantee
Well-known banker calls for more transparency on interest rates and guarantee conditions. NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Bahamas has closed on a $500 million 10-year commercial loan leveraging a policy-based Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) guarantee the government has announced, with a well-known banker noting that its announcement lacked several vital details such as the interest rate [...]
RBC touts 100 mil. in commercial loans in 2017
RBC touts 100 mil. in commercial loans in 2017
Last year Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) saw an uptick in its business clients borrowing to expand their companies, the bank's Head of Business Banking for the Northern Caribbean Kevin Darling said recently, adding that RBC did $100 million in commercial loans. Darling said RBC [...]
IMF: Commercial banks capitalized, still reluctant to lend
Commercial banks in The Bahamas are "reluctant" to lend, given The Bahamas' low growth environment, despite those banks being well capitalized, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) pointed out Wednesday.
In its "Staff Concluding Statement of the 2017 Article IV Mission", the IMF states that The Bahamas has struggled with a stagnant economy since 2012.
However, under these conditions, commercial b...
Non-performing loans up 11.7 million in November
Non-performing loans up 11.7 million in November
Non-performing loans increased by $11.7 million in November, according to The Central Bank of The Bahamas' (CBOB) Monthly Economic and Financial Developments (MEFD) November 2016 report that was published recently.
However, banks' credit quality indicators "continued to improve", as private sector arrears contracted by $18.5 million (1.7 percent) to slightly over $1 billion in November.
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10,000-plus consumer loan applications in Q2, versus 337 commercial
The Central Bank of The Bahamas has reported that consumer loans were far and away the majority of loan applications in the second quarter of 2015.
WHOLLY UNACCEPTABLE: Opposition rejects delay in releasing details of $500 million loan
WHOLLY UNACCEPTABLE: Opposition rejects delay in releasing details of $500 million loan
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Opposition continues to demand transparency and full disclosure regarding a recent $500 million Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)-backed loan, with its Shadow Finance Minister calling it "wholly unacceptable" to delay the release of those details. In mid-January, the government announced what it described as a "landmark transaction" and the country's largest credit-enha...
Government to provide full disclosure on $500 million IDB backed loan says Halkitis
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Economic Affairs Minister Michael Halkitis said that the government will fully disclose all details regarding the $500 million commercial loan secured via an Inter-American Development Bank guarantee last month, as mandated by law, noting that these details will be included in the upcoming quarterly debt statistical report. The Opposition has continued to [...]
Opposition: Government stifling economic recovery with tax burden and bureaucratic roadblocks
Opposition: Government stifling economic recovery with tax burden and bureaucratic roadblocks
NASSAU, BAHAMAS- The Opposition contends that the country's economic recovery has lost momentum due to what they describe as additional tax burdens and bureaucratic roadblocks imposed by the Davis administration. Opposition Shadow Finance Minister Kwasi Thompson in a statement the recent highlighted the economic growth projection by the Central Bank, which forecasts the country's economic [...]
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Opposition wants answers over $500 million loan
Opposition wants answers over $500 million loan
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Opposition is also voicing concern over the government's recent announcement regarding a $500 million commercial loan secured via an Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) guarantee. Kwasi Thompson, the Opposition's Shadow Finance Minister, said that the Ministry of Finance's statement on the matter "fails any reasonable measure of transparency and clarity." "The Governmen...