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25 Aug
2009
The Central Bank of The Bahamas' 26th Annual Art Competition and Exhibition

Press Releases

The Annual Competition and Exhibition has been split from its 25 year format of hanging both High School and Open Categories in one exhibition to two separate exhibitions.

07 Aug
2009
Monthly Economic and Financial Developments, June 2009

General News

Despite modest signs that the global economic recession had started to stabilize during the review month, weakness in the major countries continued to feed through to the domestic economy. Consequently, activity in the t...

02 Jul
2009
Monthly Economic and Financial Developments, May 2009

General News

During the month of May, the global recession continued to negatively affect domestic economic developments. Available data on tourism activity revealed sustained weakness in the sector, owing to depressed demand conditi...

30 Jun
2009
Quarterly Economic Review, March 2009

General News

Preliminary data suggests that domestic economic activity contracted during the first quarter of 2009. Conditions were characterized by a sharp decline in tourism output, softer consumer demand and reduced stimulus to co...

02 Jun
2009
Monthly Economic and Financial Developments, April 2009

General News

During the month of April, the domestic economy continued to be adversely affected by the global economic recession. In particular, lower occupancy levels and declining hotel room rates constrained output in the tourism...

12 May
2009
Business Sentiments / Confidence Survey

General News

The Central Bank is pleased to announce the launch of the attached Business Sentiments / Confidence Survey. Private sector firms are invited to become ongoing participants in this exercise. The objective is to capture an...

04 May
2009
Monthly Economic and Financial Developments, March 2009

General News

Preliminary data revealed that the global economic recession continued to adversely affect domestic economic activity during March, with persistent weakness in tourism and foreign investment-related construction activity...

01 Apr
2009
Monthly Economic and Financial Developments, February 2009

General News

The fallout from the global financial crisis continued to impact the Bahamian economy during the review month, contributing to persistent weakness in tourism and foreign investments. Meanwhile, inflation remained at elev...

27 Mar
2009
Quarterly Economic Review, December 2008

General News

The QER for December 2008 includes information on monetary and economic developments for the quarter. Also included in this QER is an article entitled:"Survey of Private Pension Plans in The Bahamas (2006-2007)".

04 Mar
2009
The Stability of the Domestic Banking System

Press Releases

Like any significant financial development, the ongoing CLICO matter has generated considerable public concern about the possible spillover effects on the local banking system.

03 Mar
2009
Monthly Economic and Financial Developments, January 2009

General News

Initial data suggests that domestic economic activity remained weak during January, owing to the deepening effects of the global economic and financial crisis. The continued slowdown in tourism resulted in further job lo...

24 Feb
2009
Jr. Professionals Summer Programme

General News

Committed to ensuring that potential financial services professionals are exposed to the best training and development opportunities, the Central Bank now introduces a Junior Professionals Summer Programme (JPSP), which...

16 Feb
2009
Dormant Account Reporting to the Central Bank

General News

Dormant Account Reporting to the Central Bank

Consistent with the Central Bank's overall commitment to enhance the efficiency of its operations, we have recently developed the Dormant Account Web Reporting...

02 Feb
2009
Monthly Economic and Financial Developments, December 2008

General News

During December, domestic economic developments continued to be adversely affected by the slump in global economic activity. Additional layoffs in the hotel sector pointed to significantly reduced seasonal activity and w...

02 Feb
2009
Quarterly Economic Review September 2008

General News

The QER for September 2008 includes information on monetary and economic developments for the quarter.