The Economy

**Budget Communication** estimates for economic growth indicate that the rate moderated during 2007 in line with global trends, as the slowed rate of expansion in consumer spending and construction activity … Read More

Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Hon. Hubert A. Ingraham, presented the **2008/2009 Budget Communication** to the House of Assembly today. Noting the global economic uncertainty which has given … Read More

**US Ambassador Ned L. Siegel** Apparently prompted by troubling headlines concerning slowing growth and rising unemployment in the United States, U.S. Ambassador Siegel has issued a media statement about the … Read More

This past week, Governor General Arthur Hanna accepted Letters of Credence from **Christiaan Mark Johan Kroner**, non-Resident **Ambassador of The Netherlands** to The Bahamas. The Governor General pointed out this … Read More

**Hon. Zhivargo Laing Minister of State for Finance** Minister Laing says the Bahamian economy continues on a robust growth path as indicated by latest reports from the Central Bank of … Read More

The 4th annual **Abaco Business Outlook** will be held in Marsh Harbour on September 20 under the theme **“Growth by Design”**. Keynote speaker will be Deputy Prime Minister, Hon. Brent … Read More

The Department of Statistics has released the annual National Accounts Report revealing that the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by an estimated 4.2 per cent in current prices and 3.4 … Read More

**H.E. Arthur D. Hanna Governor-General** Following the National Elections on May 2, and the appointment of a new Government, a new Parliamentary Session opened today, with the first sitting of … Read More