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CIBC: Too much emphasis on Baha Mar project
June 03, 2016
CIBC: Too much emphasis on Baha Mar project
While the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of the Baha Mar resort project continues to "haunt the country" according to CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank, the bank - as noted in the CIBC Caribbean Market Overview for Q2 2016 - feels the ratings agencies and the market are putting too much emphasis on the bankrupt project.
Christie: LNG will be hot topic in Bahamas
January 28, 2015
Christie: LNG will be hot topic in Bahamas
The government of The Bahamas has renewed its conversations with liquified natural gas (LNG) producers to explore the prospects for that energy source in The Bahamas, and in fact, Prime Minister Perry Christie said in the margins of the Caribbean Energy Security Summit (CESS) that the government is talking with "one of the major players for natural gas who has just gone into Jamaica."
April 13, 2016
Global shipping industry takes a hit from China slowdown
The bellwether sector is in crisis mode as it navigates oil price volatility, a drop in global demand and a glut of supply in ship capacity. Around 90% of the world's goods are transported by sea, so when demand drops, shipping companies are among the first to notice.
March 13, 2016
Correspondent banking loss consequences could be 'dire'
International Compliance Association Fellow and Former Vice President of the Bahamas Association of Compliance Officers (BACO) Emmanuel Komolafe has asserted that The Bahamas' financial sector should pay more attention to the "dire" consequences of losing correspondent banking relationships.
"The importance of correspondent banking relationships to financial institutions within the Bahamian financ...
Crawfish season could yield higher profits
July 28, 2010
Crawfish season could yield higher profits
By CHESTER ROBARDS
Business Reporter
crobards@tribunemedia.net
THE CRAWFISH season could yield higher profits for fishermen and exporters this year, the chief counsel for Spanish Wells said yesterday.
And with fishermen adopting catch certificates which will allow trade with Europe, and with crawfish market prices on the rise, the season could be a good one.
Abner Pinder said the initial indicato...
February 26, 2016
Prime Minister writes address for Export Outlook publication
THE second edition of the Caribbean Export Outlook yearly publication was launched in Grand Bahama on Thursday, and features an address from Prime Minister Perry Christie.
Remarks by Prime Minister Christie at Jamaica Stock Exchange's Investments & Capital Markets Conference
January 19, 2016
Remarks by Prime Minister Christie at Jamaica Stock Exchange's Investments & Capital Markets Conference
I would like to thank the Jamaica Stock Exchange for inviting me to bring the keynote address this morning.
January 18, 2016
Floating currency during challenging growth 'one option to mobilize economy'
CFAL President Anthony Ferguson is not surprised by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) assertion that "allowing for exchange rate flexibility will be an important means for cushioning the impact of adverse external shocks in developing economies", given the structure of the Bahamian economy.
IMF revises world economic growth outlook down 0.2
January 18, 2016
IMF revises world economic growth outlook down 0.2
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has moderated its growth expectations for the world economy since October, cutting its 2016 and 2017 forecasts across the board by 0.2 percent in the face of a slower-than-expected pickup in global activity, particularly Latin America and the Caribbean, where the IMF is now projecting a contraction of 0.3 percent in 2016, following a contraction in 2015, befor...
Doha and the Caribbean
January 06, 2016
Doha and the Caribbean
Unlike the recent climate change talks in Paris, or even the late September global agreement on sustainable development goals at the UN - despite its equal importance - the outcome at the World Trade Organization's (WTO) Tenth Ministerial meeting in Nairobi, was scarcely mentioned in the Caribbean media.
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