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General News

12 Jul
2018
T. Baswell Donaldson Memorial Prize Gives Honourable Mention for 2018

The Central Bank wishes to announce the results of this year's T. Baswell Donaldson Research Competition. The independent panel of judges (the Assessment Committee) has recommended the award of an Honorable Mention, only...

02 Jul
2018
Economic and Financial Developments May 2018

Developments within the domestic economy remained largely positive during the review period of May 2018, as tourism indicators continued to trend upwards, while foreign investment projects supported construction-related...

22 Jun
2018
Quarterly Economic Review, March 2018

The Central Bank of The Bahamas is pleased to announce the release of its Quarterly Economic Review for the First Quarter of 2018. The Review provides an examination of the domestic economic performance, as well as secto...

18 Jun
2018
Financial Stability Report December, 2017

The Central Bank of The Bahamas (the Bank), as part of its mandate to promote the stability of the financial sector, along with its associated regulators, the Securities Commission and the Insurance Commission, developed...

04 Jun
2018
Monthly Economic and Financial Developments, April 2018

Indications are that the modest growth in the Bahamian economy was sustained during the month of April, benefitting from an improvement in tourism output, while varied-scale foreign investment projects continued to suppo...

16 May
2018
Analysis of The Bahamas Financial Literacy Survey 2018

This report summarises the results of the Central Bank of The Bahamas' Financial Literacy Survey. It also establishes a framework for both promoting financial literacy in The Bahamas and benchmarking progress in this are...

01 May
2018
Monthly Economic and Financial Developments, March 2018

Preliminary economic indicators suggest that the domestic economy continued to expand modestly during the month of March. Increased holiday-related travel contributed to gains in tourism output, while foreign investment...

18 Apr
2018
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29 Mar
2018
Monthly Economic and Financial Developments February 2018

Preliminary indicators suggest that the domestic economy improved over the review period, buoyed by gains in tourism and foreign investment supported activity in the construction sector. In fiscal developments, the defic...

12 Mar
2018
Quarterly Economic Review, December 2017

The Central Bank of The Bahamas is pleased to announce the release of its Quarterly Economic Review for the fourth quarter of 2017. The review provides an examination of the domestic economic performance, as well as sect...

26 Feb
2018
Monthly Economic and Financial Developments for January 2018

Indications are that the domestic economy sustained its modest improvement in January, reflecting the strengthening in tourism sector output, combined with foreign investment-led construction activity. Given higher globa...

31 Jan
2018
Monthly Economic and Financial Developments, December 2017

Preliminary indicators suggest that domestic economic activity continued to improve gradually during the review period. Growth in visitor departures from the country's main airport supported gains in tourism sector outpu...

27 Dec
2017
Monthly Economic and Financial Developments, November 2017

Indications are that the domestic economy improved modestly during the review month in comparison to 2016, as increased visitor arrivals and a boost in hotel capacity, contributed to gains in tourism output. In addition,...

19 Dec
2017
Quarterly Economic Review, September 2017

The Central Bank of The Bahamas is pleased to announce the release of its Quarterly Economic Review for the third quarter of 2017. The Review provides an examination of the performance of the domestic economy, as well as...

05 Dec
2017
Monthly Economic and Financial Developments, October 2017

Indications are that domestic economic activity stayed mildly positive over the review month, with the tourism sector showing signs of improvement, while construction sector output continued to be supported by foreign di...