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Barbados Economic and Political Outlook

Country Report Barbados

Last Updated: March 2012

This service provides a short- to medium-term economic and political forecast for Barbados plus analysis of recent developments and key policies. Latest events are set in context and we explain their likely impact on the political and economic outlook for Barbados. Written content is supported by the latest data on key economic indicators with forecasts regularly updated by our team of economists. The information we provide for Barbados is structured in a consistent way to allow you to easily compare it with any other country we cover.

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Our analysis and forecasts for Barbados cover two main sections:

Economy

Recent developments and key government policies
Short- to medium-term outlook, including forecasts for economic growth, inflation, monetary and fiscal policy, exchange rates and the external sector
Key forecast data, with regional comparisons. Includes GDP, expenditure, population, fiscal indicators, prices and financial indicators, current account, external debt, international reserves, foreign trade, capital flows, exchange rates, money supply, interest rates, retail sales and industrial production

Politics

Overview of current political structure
Review of the key issues on the political scene
Short- to medium-term outlook, including forecasts for political stability, elections and international relations

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Last Updated: March 2012
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1	Summary	402 words	$23
2	Basic data	164 words	$23
3	Political structure	303 words	$23
4	Economic structure: Annual indicators	399 words	$23
5	Economic structure: Quarterly indicators	556 words	$23
6	Outlook for 2012-13: Political stability	324 words	$23
7	Outlook for 2012-13: Election watch	184 words	$23
8	Outlook for 2012-13: International relations	119 words	$23
9	Outlook for 2012-13: Policy trends	246 words	$23
10	Outlook for 2012-13: Fiscal policy	293 words	$23
11	Outlook for 2012-13: Monetary policy	216 words	$23
12	Outlook for 2012-13: Economic growth	279 words	$23
13	Outlook for 2012-13: Inflation	131 words	$23
14	Outlook for 2012-13: Exchange rates	105 words	$23
15	Outlook for 2012-13: External sector	305 words	$23
16	The political scene: Fresh financial scandals rock the governing DLP	428 words	$23
17	The political scene: The opposition may try to force early elections	168 words	$23
18	Economic policy: The fiscal deficit narrowed in the third quarter	512 words	$23
19	Economic policy: A primary fiscal surplus is achieved but debt levels are up	315 words	$23
20	Economic policy: Initiatives to boost economic activity make some progress	231 words	$23
21	The domestic economy: Economic activity failed to take off in 2011	224 words	$23
22	The domestic economy: Tourism earnings decline despite increased numbers	180 words	$23
23	The domestic economy: Inflation continued to mount in the fourth quarter of 2011	124 words	$23
24	Foreign trade and payments: The balance-of-payments deficit narrowed in 2011	516 words	$23
25	The region: Summary	312 words	$23
26	The region: Weak economic growth will result in volatility	215 words	$23
27	The region: Crime will remain a destabilising force	196 words	$23
28	The region: Regional integration will remain an elusive goal	523 words	$23
29	The region: Public-sector debt levels will remain worryingly high	240 words	$23
30	The region: Soft US and UK demand will continue to affect tourism	114 words	$23
31	The region: Resource-based investments will recover only slowly	150 words	$23
32	The region: A loss of preferences will hurt the region's agriculture sector	207 words	$23
33	The region: Financial-sector performance will vary across the region	119 words	$23
34	The region: A Caricom report underscores the crisis facing regional body	281 words	$23
35	The region: Tourist arrivals figures show improvement	960 words	$23

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1	Country Report Barbados : Summary	442 words	$23
2	Country Report Barbados : Basic data	164 words	$23
3	Country Report Barbados : Political structure	305 words	$23
4	Country Report Barbados : Economic structure: Annual indicators	377 words	$23
5	Country Report Barbados : Economic structure: Quarterly indicators	560 words	$23
6	Country Report Barbados : Outlook for 2012-13: Political stability	334 words	$23
7	Country Report Barbados : Outlook for 2012-13: Election watch	181 words	$23
8	Country Report Barbados : Outlook for 2012-13: International relations	120 words	$23
9	Country Report Barbados : Outlook for 2012-13: Policy trends	240 words	$23
10	Country Report Barbados : Outlook for 2012-13: Fiscal policy	306 words	$23
11	Country Report Barbados : Outlook for 2012-13: Monetary policy	118 words	$23
12	Country Report Barbados : Outlook for 2012-13: Economic growth	332 words	$23
13	Country Report Barbados : Outlook for 2012-13: Inflation	136 words	$23
14	Country Report Barbados : Outlook for 2012-13: Exchange rates	119 words	$23
15	Country Report Barbados : Outlook for 2012-13: External sector	279 words	$23
16	Country Report Barbados : The political scene: The opposition BLP prepares for a possible early election	196 words	$23
17	Country Report Barbados : The political scene: France labels Barbados a tax haven	380 words	$23
18	Country Report Barbados : Economic policy: The fiscal deficit narrows in April-September	430 words	$23
19	Country Report Barbados : Economic policy: Debt levels continue to climb and are clouding the outlook	236 words	$23
20	Country Report Barbados : Economic policy: An IMF Article IV consultation calls for further tightening	505 words	$23
21	Country Report Barbados : The domestic economy: Barbados records weak growth as tourism earnings fall	413 words	$23
22	Country Report Barbados : The domestic economy: The banking system remains in the doldrums	138 words	$23
23	Country Report Barbados : The domestic economy: Inflation pressures continue to mount in August	147 words	$23
24	Country Report Barbados : The domestic economy: Digicel forces the pace of mobile telephony competition	115 words	$23
25	Country Report Barbados : Foreign trade and payments: The current-account deficit rises in the first nine months	402 words	$23
26	Country Report Barbados : The region: Summary	297 words	$23
27	Country Report Barbados : The region: Weak economic growth will result in volatility	215 words	$23
28	Country Report Barbados : The region: Crime will remain a destabilising force	196 words	$23
29	Country Report Barbados : The region: Regional integration will remain an elusive goal	524 words	$23
30	Country Report Barbados : The region: Public-sector debt levels will remain worryingly high	241 words	$23
31	Country Report Barbados : The region: Soft US and UK demand will continue to affect tourism	114 words	$23
32	Country Report Barbados : The region: Resource-based investments will recover only slowly	150 words	$23
33	Country Report Barbados : The region: Loss of preferences will hurt the region's agriculture sector	206 words	$23
34	Country Report Barbados : The region: Financial-sector performance will vary across the region	119 words	$23
35	Country Report Barbados : The region: The French president labels Caricom states "tax havens"	229 words	$23
36	Country Report Barbados : The region: Opposition candidates target PetroCaribe	288 words	$23
37	Country Report Barbados : The region: Tourist arrivals continue to recover	972 words	$23

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