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19 May
2008

Annual Report & Statement of Accounts, 2007

Annual Reports

This report includes a comparative review of economic and financial developments in The Bahamas during 2007, a review of trends in Commercial Bank Mortgages and monetary policy developments in The Bahamas in 2007.

06 May
2008

Quarterly Economic Review, December 2007

Quarterly Economic Review

For economic updates for the quarter ending December 31, 2007, please click on the link for complete viewing.

02 May
2008

MEFD March 2008

Monthly Economic and Financial Development Report

Preliminary indicators for the month of March suggested a continuation of a mild economic outturn, supported by relatively stable growth in consumer spending and net tourism inflows; and, as anticipated, with less contribution from foreign investment...

18 Apr
2008

MEFD February 2008

Monthly Economic and Financial Development Report

Preliminary data for the month of February highlighted steady gains in consumer spending, which continued to support economic activity and together with elevated import payments for fuel, tempered growth of both external reserves and liquidity.

13 Mar
2008

QSD February 2008

Quarterly Statistical Digest

QSD February 2008 is now available, for complete viewing of monetary, financial and economic statistics through December 2007, please click on the document below.

11 Mar
2008

MEFD January 2008

Monthly Economic and Financial Development Report

Based on preliminary data for the first month of 2008, economic activity continued to be supported by a healthy level of private sector demand, although other real sector indicators suggest some levelling off in net foreign currency inflows. As a con...

14 Feb
2008

MEFD December 2007

Monthly Economic and Financial Development Report

Initial data for the month of December suggest a slowing in the pace of economic activity, as signs of weakness in the tourism and construction sectors offset growth in consumer demand. Monetary developments featured an expansion in external reserves...

17 Jan
2008

Quarterly Economic Review, September 2007

Quarterly Economic Review

For economic updates for the quarter ending September 30, 2007, please click on the link for complete viewing

11 Jan
2008

Domestic Economic Developments, 3rd Quarter 2007

Quarterly Economic Review

Summary of domestic economic developments for the 3rd quarter of 2007 - a brief summary of the economic outlook.

04 Jan
2008

Launch of Financial Sector (Annual Banking) Survey, 2007

Reports and Survey Forms

The Central Bank is once again pleased to announce the continuation of the Financial Sector (Annual Banking) Survey. In the past few years we have been gradually improving our coverage of non-bank activities, being in a better position to assess the...

31 Dec
2007

MEFD November 2007

Monthly Economic and Financial Development Report

Partial indications suggest a moderate rate of economic expansion during the month of November, amid signs of an improving tourism outturn and stable construction activity. In the monetary sector, liquidity levels were comparatively more buoyant, whe...

10 Dec
2007

QSD November 2007

Quarterly Statistical Digest

QSD November 2007 is now available, for complete viewing of monetary, financial and economic statistics through September 2007, please click on the link below.

06 Dec
2007

MEFD October 2007

Monthly Economic and Financial Development Report

Preliminary data for October suggests that the Bahamian economy continued on a positive growth path, despite moderated contributions from foreign investment and tourism. Monetary developments featured seasonal increases in demand for foreign currency...

14 Nov
2007

MEFD September 2007

Monthly Economic and Financial Development Report

Indications are that the expansion in the Bahamian economy moderated somewhat during September, amid a leveling off in foreign investment inflow and tourism activity. Strengthened seasonal demand for foreign currency also contributed to a fall-off in...

15 Oct
2007

Results of Private Pension Plan Survey in The Bahamas (2005)

Surveys and Other Research Publications

This article analyzes the results of the Central Bank’s latest survey (2005) on private (sponsored) pension plans in The Bahamas. The available database on these activities now spans thirteen years, starting from 1992.