Showing posts with label Bahamas economy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bahamas economy. Show all posts
Friday, June 14, 2024

The Bahamas Prime Minister on a New Energy Era for The Bahamas

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Transforming our country’s energy sector has been a priority for us from the start, says Bahamian Prime Minister,  The Hon. Philip Brave Dav...
Thursday, August 4, 2022

REPORT: San Salvador Island tourism-based island economy is constantly under threat of climate change impacts such as submergence of coral reefs, flooding of coastal lowlands, loss of marine and terrestrial biodiversity, and destruction of cultural heritage sites

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The Economics of Climate Change Adaptation and Ecosystem Services in The Bahamas   Lessons from San Salvador Island From IDB San Salvador is...
Monday, March 3, 2014

The proposed Value Added Tax (VAT) could deteriorate The Bahamas’ economy

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Moree Says Gov’t Should Consider Payroll Tax–Attorney says VAT could destroy economy by Korvell Pyfrom Jones Bahamas: A payroll ta...
Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Value Added Tax (VAT) and the Bahamian economy

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Imf Not Forcing Vat On Bahamas Tribune242: The Bahamas’ decision to implement Value-Added Tax (VAT) did not result from the Internati...
Friday, August 10, 2012

...the numbers business is not only popular and a cultural norm ...but is one of the biggest contributors to the Bahamian economy ...says - business consultant, Paul Major

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Gambling Debate Intensifies By: Theo Sealy & Rogan Smith The Bahama Journal Two top clergymen, a leading hotelier, a business co...
Friday, June 15, 2012

...if the Bahamian economy were to grow at a level of six to eight percent ...we would not be talking about government debt... ...The reason why we should prioritize economic growth over debt reduction is because greater economic activity generates greater revenue for government... ...Greater revenue reduces reliance on borrowing and so, debt would fall over time... ...Further, higher levels of growth usually lead to lower levels of unemployment, more opportunities for individuals to make money in order to pay their mortgages, to pay for college, or to start new businesses... ...But, in order to achieve such levels of growth, we need a plan

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A call for a national economic plan By David Frazer In the 1960s, Germany experienced one of the world’s most impressive examples of ec...
Thursday, April 19, 2012

The Bahamian electorate ought to be mindful of the following words of President Thomas Jefferson: ...“To preserve our independence, we must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt ...We must make our election between economy and liberty ...or profusion and servitude”

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Economic and fiscal prudence: Ingraham vs. Christie By Arinthia S. Komolafe There is ongoing debate on the leadership attributes of the...
Sunday, March 18, 2012

In light of the challenges that our economy faces and the general consensus that we must revisit our economic model... it is disturbing to see that little is being said about the proposed fiscal policies of political parties as we enter the heart of the 2012 general election campaign

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Confronting the debt crisis pt. 2 by Arinthia S. Komolafe Last week we explored the effects that monetary policy at the turn of the mille...
Friday, March 9, 2012

...four years after the ‘Great Recession’ commenced, the Bahamian economy continues to struggle... ...the government is challenged with reduced revenues, soaring energy and food prices, high unemployment, rising crime levels and social ills... ...with unemployment at its highest in years and individuals on reduced pay... it seems fair to state that the mortgage sector and housing market in The Bahamas are in a crisis...

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Confronting the Bahamian debt crisis pt. 1 By Arinthia S. Komolafe In the aftermath of the worst recession since the Great Depression, th...
Monday, February 13, 2012

The Bahamian government must be dedicated to ongoing funding of education at all levels... ...Further, a corresponding factor is the need for our leaders to actively pursue the diversification of our economy... ...The lack of diversity within our economic model and the depressed economic environment in The Bahamas does not favor young and up-and-coming professionals, entrepreneurs and investors...

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Where do we go from here? Pt. 2 By Arinthia S. Komolafe: A major obstacle that youth and our emerging leaders face is the lack of adequa...
Friday, October 7, 2011

Hubert Ingraham should have invested not in roads but in the future of our youth... ... infrastructure work has not acted as a major stimulus to the economy... We are still experiencing almost zero growth

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Ingranomics Part 1 By Ian G. Strachan Last week we looked at some of the positives of the FNM’s term in office.  It’s time now to look at...
Sunday, August 14, 2011

...the positive assessment by the IMF of The Bahamas' economy came as a breeze of fresh air in the fug created by recently depressing world economic events

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Bravo for business By SIMON COOPER Res Socius THE news of the positive assessment by the IMF of the Bahamas economy in The Tribune on...
Sunday, March 20, 2011

The threat of excessive public sector debt in The Bahamas...

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The national debt thenassauguardian editorial Governments, international agencies, rating agencies and most businessmen regard the lev...
Sunday, January 23, 2011

The Bahamas' economy ranked 46th in a listing of the world's freest economies

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Bahamas: 46th in list of world's freest economies tribune242 A "poor trade regime" and "intrusive" bureaucracy ...