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Investment, Inequality and Coordination Between Governments and Central Banks

Posted on November 12, 2019 by David 10 comments

Reproduced from caribbeansignal.com The International Banking Seminar held on October 20, following the conclusion of the Annual Meetings of the IMF and World Bank, was an occasion to reflect on the main concerns of the international financial community. Three issues stood out in the presentations at the seminar: the lack of adequate investment globally, particularly in infrastructure and projects to

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US Dollars Needed, Not Barbados Dollar Savings in Order to Invest

Posted on October 6, 2019 by David 109 comments

Reproduced with permission, the full text of Dr. Delisle Worrell – former Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados – October 2019 newsletter: One often hears the comment that there are hundreds of millions of dollars of idle funds at commercial banks that ought to be directed to investment projects to create employment and grow our economy. However, we need

Former Central Bank Governor Road Map and Action Plan for Renewables a PRIORITY

Posted on September 8, 2019 by David 31 comments

Is it the fertile imagination of this blogmaster the urgency to implement an aggressive alternative energy strategy has gone off the boil since the Mottley government has taken office? All sensible people are supportive of an aggressive adoption of such a strategy for the several benefits discussed on BU’s pages and elsewhere. What is the latest? According to former Governor

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Worrell Recommends Dollarization

Posted on July 13, 2019 by David 116 comments

Thanks to fellow blogger at caribbeansignal.com for reminding the BU blogmaster to continue focus on the economy. The controversial former Governor of the Central Bank continues to push a line of argument about the advantages of dollarizing the economy. Discuss for 10 marks – David, blogmaster DeLisle Worrell: Sovereignty and the US Dollar Source: DelisleWorrell.com Reproduced with permission, the full

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Dr. DeLisle Worrell Says Time to Jettison Caribbean Currencies

Posted on June 6, 2019 by David 271 comments

Dr. De Lisle Worrell continues to be a controversial figure in Barbados. He suffered the embarrassment of being sacked by former Minister of Finance Chris Sinckler. The blogmaster will remember him for the fact he presided as Governor of the Central Bank during a period popularly labelled the Lost Decade. He continues to be controversial in his current role sitting

Former Governor of Central Bank DeLisle Worrell’s Second Opinion on Economy

Posted on October 2, 2018 by David 26 comments

Text of Dr. Delisle Worrell – former Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados – October 2018 newsletter: There is a Second Opinion on the Health of the Barbadian Economy In November last year I published a diagnosis and prescription for the economy in The Barbados Economy: The Road to Prosperity, which you may find on my website, DeLisleWorrell.com. Barbados has

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Stand Firm With Your New Government Barbados

Posted on June 4, 2018 by David 85 comments

Submitted by DAVID COMISSIONG, President, Clement Payne Movement As the new Barbados Labour Party (BLP) administration and its inspirational leader — Prime Minister Mia Mottley — commence our country’s negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the role and duty of every patriotic citizen is to stand in solidarity with our Government and to present a strong seamlessly united Government

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