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31 Aug
2015
Monthly Economic and Financial Developments, July 2015

General News

The pace of domestic economic growth continued to be relatively mild over the review period, underpinned by the favourable tourism performance and on-going foreign investment-led construction activity. Temporary hiring f...

04 Aug
2015
Monthly Economic and Financial Developments, June 2015

General News

Indications are that stable gains in tourism sector output and foreign investment-led construction activity sustained a mild economic growth momentum over the month of June. In price developments, domestic fuel costs reg...

02 Jul
2015
Monthly Economic and Financial Developments, May 2015

General News

During May, an improving tourism sector performance, alongside foreign investment-related projects, underpinned a steady, yet mild, growth momentum for the Bahamian economy. Although the implementation of the Value Added...

02 Jun
2015
Monthly Economic and Financial Developments, April 2015

General News

Preliminary evidence suggests that the economy maintained a relatively mild growth trajectory over the month of April, supported by healthy gains in tourism output and stable foreign investment-led construction activity....

07 May
2015
Monthly Economic and Financial Developments, March 2015

General News

Indications are that the Bahamian economy's positive, but mild growth momentum was sustained during the review month, amid stable gains in tourism output and foreign investment related construction activity. Some firming...

08 Apr
2015
Monthly Economic and Financial Developments, February 2015

General News

Based on preliminary economic indicators, the Bahamian economy maintained a mild growth trajectory during the review month, aided by an improving tourism sector performance and ongoing foreign investment-led construction...

04 Mar
2015
Monthly Economic and Financial Developments, January 2015

General News

Indications are that the domestic economy maintained its positive growth momentum during the review month, buoyed by gains in tourism output and foreign direct investment-led construction activity. Amid broad-based incre...

03 Mar
2015
"Aerial View of The Islands Of The Bahamas" $10 Silver Proof Coin 2014

Press Releases

On March 3, 2015, the Central Bank of The Bahamas will introduce its Aerial View of the Islands of The Bahamas $10 Silver Proof coin, the first in a four-year series of five (5) collectors' coins celebrating the uniquene...

11 Feb
2015
Credit Bureau Project and Draft Credit Reporting Bill and Regulations Presentations

General News

Credit Bureau Project and Draft Credit Reporting Bill and Regulations Presentations

05 Feb
2015
Monthly Economic and Financial Developments, December 2014

General News

The domestic economy sustained its modest expansion over the review month, supported by improvements in the key tourism sector, while foreign investment projects continued to provide impetus to the construction sector. H...

05 Feb
2015
Circulation of New 5 Cent Coin

Press Releases

On February 9, 2015, the Central Bank of The Bahamas will issue into circulation, a newly designed 5 cent circulation coin. This represents the fourth denomination in the family of Bahamas circulation coins to be updated...

14 Jan
2015
Central Bank of The Bahamas' Responses to RFS Questions

General News

On Friday November 28th, 2014 the Central Bank of The Bahamas published a Request For Solution, inviting qualified credit bureau operators, with international experience in operating credit bureaus, to submit proposals t...

23 Dec
2014
Monthly Economic and Financial Developments, November 2014

General News

Indications are that the domestic economy continued to grow at a moderate pace during the review month, sustained by improvements in tourism output, which benefitted from the hosting of a major sporting event, and constr...

03 Dec
2014
Monthly Economic and Financial Developments October 2014

General News

Preliminary evidence suggests that the domestic economy maintained a mildly positive growth momentum during the month of October, reflecting modest gains in the high value-added stopover segment of the tourism sector and...

28 Nov
2014
Bahamas Credit Bureau Project - Request For Solution

Public Notices

On September 23, 2014, the Central Bank of The Bahamas released a Consultation Paper on the Bahamas Credit Bureau Project (the BCB Project), and the key provisions of the Draft Credit Reporting Bill, 2014 and the Draft C...