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06
Jul
2011
2011
Monthly Economic and Financial Developments, May 2011
General News
Domestic economic conditions maintained a positive momentum over the review period, supported by steady gains in tourism output, foreign investments in tourism related construction activity and public sector capital proj...
06
Jun
2011
2011
Reduction in the Discount Rate
Press Releases
The Central Bank wishes to advise the public of its decision to reduce the Discount Rate, by 75 basis points to 4.50 percent, effective immediately.
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May
2011
2011
Monthly Economic and Financial Developments, April 2011
General News
Supported by the ongoing recovery in the global economy, domestic economic conditions maintained a stable to improving trend over the review month. Indications are that positive developments in the key group business con...
11
May
2011
2011
Monthly Economic and Financial Developments, March 2011
General News
The domestic economy continued to exhibit stable trends over the review month, supported in part by both foreign-investment and public sector-related construction activity. However, tourism output softened somewhat and i...
12
Apr
2011
2011
WARNING NOTICE, April 12, 2011
General News
The Central Bank of The Bahamas issues warnings about dealing with named persons, whether these are individuals or companies, to alert the public and the financial services sector, that where such persons offer banking o...
11
Apr
2011
2011
Monthly Economic and Financial Developments, February 2011
General News
Domestic economic conditions remained relatively stable over February, although there were some signs of softness in the key tourism sector, with construction sector activity supported by Government's infrastructure work...
24
Mar
2011
2011
WARNING NOTICE, March 22, 2011
General News
The Central Bank of The Bahamas issues warnings about dealing with named persons, whether these are individuals or companies, to alert the public and the financial services sector, that where such persons offer banking o...
11
Mar
2011
2011
Monthly Economic and Financial Developments, January 2011
General News
Aided by the sustained, although uneven, improvement in the global economy, the domestic market continued on its recovery path, with moderate gains in the tourism sector and stable construction activity. In the absence o...
02
Feb
2011
2011
Monthly Economic and Financial Developments, December 2010
General News
Domestic economic conditions maintained a stable path during the month of December, amid the slow recovery in the global economy, which supported modest improvement in the main tourism sector. However, output in the cons...
25
Jan
2011
2011
WARNING NOTICE, January 25, 2011
General News
The Central Bank of The Bahamas issues warnings about dealing with named persons, whether these are individuals or companies, to alert the public and the financial services sector, that where such persons offer banking o...
22
Dec
2010
2010
Monthly Economic and Financial Developments, November 2010
General News
The domestic economy maintained a stable path during the review period, amid modest improvement in tourism activity and relatively subdued construction sector investments and private sector demand. Monetary developments...
07
Dec
2010
2010
Monthly Economic and Financial Developments, October 2010
General News
Amid the fragile and uneven pace of recovery in the global economy, domestic economic activity continued to stabilise over the review month. Tourism output improved modestly, reflecting gains in the key stopover segment...
08
Nov
2010
2010
Monthly Economic and Financial Developments, September 2010
General News
Preliminary data suggests a continuation of generally subdued economic conditions, with tourism performance, which is normally weak during September, registering some improvement in comparison to the year earlier period....
06
Oct
2010
2010
Monthly Economic and Financial Developments, August 2010
General News
Against the backdrop of a fragile recovery in the global economy, domestic economic activity remained sluggish during the month of August. Tourism output showed a modest upturn, supported by a rebound in the high value-a...
06
Oct
2010
2010
ANNOUNCEMENT: Bahamas Government Registered Stock Issue - $100.0 million
Press Releases
Issued under The Bahamas Registered Stock Act, and authorized by Resolutions of the House of Assembly, 10th June, 2010, the Government of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas invites applications for Bahamas Registered Stock...