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16 Feb
2009
Dormant Account Reporting to the Central Bank

General News

Dormant Account Reporting to the Central Bank

Consistent with the Central Bank's overall commitment to enhance the efficiency of its operations, we have recently developed the Dormant Account Web Reporting...

02 Feb
2009
Monthly Economic and Financial Developments, December 2008

General News

During December, domestic economic developments continued to be adversely affected by the slump in global economic activity. Additional layoffs in the hotel sector pointed to significantly reduced seasonal activity and w...

02 Feb
2009
Quarterly Economic Review September 2008

General News

The QER for September 2008 includes information on monetary and economic developments for the quarter.

02 Jan
2009
Monthly Economic and Financial Developments (November 2008)

General News

Indications are that domestic economic activity continued to weaken during November, amid the deepening effects of the global economic meltdown. The outlook for tourism remained weak, hampered by uncertainty in US househ...

02 Dec
2008
Monthly Economic and Financial Developments October 2008

General News

Domestic economic conditions continued to weaken during the month of October, as the negative effects of the turmoil in the global financial sector became more entrenched in real sector activity. Anecdotal evidence sugge...

10 Nov
2008
WARNING NOTICE, November 10, 2008

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...

06 Nov
2008
Monthly Economic and Financial Developments, September 2008

General News

Global economic and financial conditions deteriorated rapidly during September, as the US financial crisis enveloped both developed and emerging markets. These developments have adversely affected the domestic economic o...

07 Oct
2008
Quarterly Economic Review, June 2008

General News

The QER for June 2008 includes information on monetary and economic developments for the quarter.

01 Oct
2008
Monthly Economic and Financial Developments, August 2008

General News

Initial data for August highlighted continued moderation in the economic momentum, reflecting a slowdown in the expansion of consumer demand, tempered construction activity and sustained weakness in the tourism sector. B...

16 Sep
2008
List of Banks and Trust Companies: 30/06/08

General News

The Central Bank of The Bahamas recently published the names of Banks and Trust Companies licensed in The Bahamas under the Banks and Trust Companies Regulation Act, 2000, as at 30th June, 2008.

09 Sep
2008
Monthly Economic and Financial Developments, July 2008

General News

During the month of July, softness in consumer spending and construction investments continued to restrain economic output growth, amid an environment of increasing price pressures. Money and credit trends featured stabl...

13 Aug
2008
Monthly Economic and Financial Developments, June 2008

General News

Preliminary indicators for the month of June suggest a mild pace of economic growth, amid relatively moderate levels of foreign investment led construction activity, stable consumer spending and weakened tourism activity...

12 Aug
2008
WARNING NOTICE: August 05, 2008

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...

29 Jul
2008
Quarterly Economic Review, March 2008

General News

The QER for March 2008 includes information on monetary and economic developments for the quarter. Also included in this QER is an article entitled: "Gross Economic Contribution of The Financial Sector in The Bahamas (20...

08 Jul
2008
General Information and Application Guidelines for Non-Bank Money Transmission Service Providers and Non-Bank Money Transmission Agents

Public Notices

The Central Bank is pleased to announce the release of the General Information and Application Guidelines for Non-Bank Money Transmission Service Providers and Non-Bank Money Transmission Agents.