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25
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...
31
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...
30
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...
02
Jul
2010
2010
Monthly Economic and Financial Developments, May 2010
Preliminary evidence suggests that the domestic market continued to stabilise in May, aided by the ongoing, though still fragile, recovery in the global economy. Tourism output showed an improving trend, buoyed by gains...
07
Jun
2010
2010
Monthly Economic and Financial Developments, April 2010
Against the backdrop of signs of a slowdown in the pace of the global recovery, domestic economic activity continued to stabilize over the review month. Partial tourism performance data suggest an improvement in output;...
25
May
2010
2010
WARNING NOTICE: May 25, 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...
07
May
2010
2010
Monthly Economic and Financial Developments, March 2010
The domestic economy showed signs of stabilisation in March, as the pace of the global recovery gathered momentum. Tourism output, while still below pre-crisis levels, recorded modest gains in the key stopover business,...
08
Apr
2010
2010
Monthly Economic and Financial Developments, February 2010
Amid the incipient global recovery underway, domestic economic indicators showed tentative signs of stabilisation during February. Initial tourism sector statistics suggested a slightly positive outcome for the key stopo...
29
Mar
2010
2010
Exchange Control Framework on Inward Investment Financing
The Central Bank wishes to clarify and provide context for existing Exchange Control guidelines governing the treatment of capital investment inflows by non-Bahamian (non-resident) investors. Please click on the document...