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May
2011
2011
Monthly Economic and Financial Developments, March 2011
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
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
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
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
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...
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Feb
2011
2011
Monthly Economic and Financial Developments, December 2010
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...
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Jan
2011
2011
WARNING NOTICE, January 25, 2011
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
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
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
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
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...
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Aug
2010
2010
Monthly Economic and Financial Developments, July 2010
Domestic economic activity remained relatively subdued over the review month, as continued signs of stabilisation in tourism activity--although still significantly below pre-crisis levels”occurred alongside broad-based w...
24
Aug
2010
2010
WARNING NOTICE, August 24, 2010
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...
09
Aug
2010
2010
Monthly Economic and Financial Developments, June 2010
Preliminary indicators suggest ongoing weakness in economic output, although conditions have stabilized since the onset of the recent economic crisis, in the context of the global recovery. Aided by promotional activitie...
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Jul
2010
2010
Notice of Revisions to the Draft Payment Systems Act, 2010, Payment Systems (Oversight) Regulations, 2010 and the Payment Systems (National Payments Committee) Byelaws, 2010
In November 2009, the Central Bank of The Bahamas issued for public consultation three pieces of proposed legislation: the draft Payment Systems Act,Payment Systems (Oversight) Regulations and the Payment Systems (Nation...