Barbados
Exportaciones verdes en Barbados: Una evaluación de sus potencialidades
La transición hacia una economía verde, centrada en reducir los riesgos ambientales y la escasez de recursos sin dejar de contribuir al bienestar, se ha propuesto como una vía posible de desarrollo sostenible. Si bien son claras las ventajas potenciales de emprender el camino del desarrollo verde, el avance en este sentido requiere garantizar el apoyo a las empresas e industrias emergentes. En consecuencia, el programa de políticas tendrá que adaptarse a estas nuevas esferas de negocios verdes. En este estudio se hace una valoración de diversas empresas verdes y su posible idoneidad para el pequeño Estado insular de Barbados.
An assessment of green export opportunities for Barbados
Transitioning towards a green economy —one that focuses on reducing environmental risks and resource scarcities, while also improving well-being— has been put forward as one possible path towards sustainable development. While the potential advantages of pursuing a green development path are clear, moving forward on the green agenda requires guaranteed support for emerging businesses and industries. Consequently, the policy agenda will have to be tailored to these new green business areas. This study assesses various green businesses and their potential suitability for the small island State of Barbados.
Bahamas and Barbados: Empirical evidence of interest rate pass-through
This paper uses an error correction model to investigate empirically the effectiveness of central bank interest rate policy in influencing commercial banks’ lending rate behaviour in Barbados and the Bahamas using quarterly data for the period January 1995-April 2007. For Barbados, the study finds that the reaction of commercial bank lending rates to changes in the central bank’s policy rate is sticky in the short run, but fully complete in the long run. On average, it takes about four to six quarters for the full effect of changes in the central bank policy rate to be transmitted to the economy via adjustments. For the Bahamas, the reaction of commercial bank lending rates to changes in the central bank policy rate is fully complete in the short run and the long run, owing to a low adjustment cost coupled with the use of moral suasion.
Bahamas y Barbados: Evidencia empírica de la transmisión de las tasas de interés
A fin de investigar empíricamente la eficacia de la política de tasas de interés de los bancos centrales de las Bahamas y Barbados para influir en las tasas sobre los préstamos de los bancos comerciales, se analizaron los datos trimestrales entre enero de 1995 y abril de 2007 mediante un modelo de corrección de errores. En Barbados las tasas de los préstamos de los bancos comerciales no responden a corto plazo ante los cambios de la tasa de interés de política monetaria del banco central, pero a largo plazo presentan una respuesta absoluta. En promedio, los efectos de los cambios en la tasa de política monetaria del banco central tardan entre cuatro y seis trimestres en transmitirse completamente a la economía mediante ajustes. En las Bahamas, la reacción a estos cambios es absoluta a corto y largo plazo, debido al bajo costo de ajuste unido a la persuasión moral.
Women's economic empowerment in Barbados
Service sector in Barbados charting a new strategic direction
Greening small businesses in small States: The case of Barbados
Barbados has embarked on a bold initiative to green its economy and has already made significant progress in some economic sectors (e.g. energy). This study investigates the extent to which small- and medium-sized enterprises (one of the largest segments of economic activity) on the island have adopted green initiatives and the factors that have prompted them to do so. A probit model is estimated using a firm-level database extracted from the Productivity, Technology and Innovation in the Caribbean (PROTEqIN) database maintained by Compete Caribbean. The results suggest that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have lagged behind larger firms in adopting green strategies. One of the key constraints was found to be the limited availability of technical skills and support within such enterprises. The study concludes that, if the island is to have any success in greening its SMEs, technical support will need to be made more accessible for these enterprises.
La ecologización de las pequeñas empresas en los Estados pequeños: El caso de Barbados
Barbados ha emprendido una iniciativa audaz para ecologizar su economía y avanzó considerablemente en algunos sectores económicos (como la energía). Este artículo investiga hasta qué punto las pequeñas y medianas empresas (pymes), uno de sus segmentos más grandes de la actividad económica, han adoptado iniciativas ecológicas, y los factores que las han llevado a hacerlo. Se estima un modelo probit usando una base de datos a nivel de las empresas extraída de la base de datos Productivity, Technology, Innovation in the Caribbean (PROTEqIN), que gestiona Compete Caribbean. Las pymes se han quedado rezagadas en la adopción de estrategias ecológicas con respecto a las empresas más grandes. Una de las principales limitaciones era la insuficiente disponibilidad de apoyo y conocimientos técnicos dentro de estas empresas. Se concluye que, para que la isla tenga éxito en la ecologización de sus pymes, se tendrá que mejorar su acceso al apoyo técnico.
The unfolding story of Barbados’s blue economy
Barbados is the most easterly island in the Caribbean island chain. It is a beautiful island that is 34 kilometres long and 23 km wide, totaling only 432km2. While many countries claim to be small – and are small in comparison to larger developed countries – Barbados is small even in comparison to other Small Islands Developing States (SIDS) like itself.
Public-Private Collaboration for Export Success
Case Studies from Barbados, Ghana, India, Thailand and Malaysia
This publication compiles case studies for business leaders, policymakers and development practitioners, showcasing successful experiences of public-private dialogue in developing countries. It outlines activities driven by the governments and targeted at private sector players in the form of public-private partnerships for service delivery and public-private consultative bodies. It also presents private sector initiatives targeted at public sector players in the form of business advocacy, and it demonstrates the essential role of the private sector in trade and development through examples featuring the Barbadian tourism industry, customs services in Ghana, Thailand’s automotive industry, Penang’s export hub for electronics, and India’s textile parks.
Assessment of Development Results - Countries of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States & Barbados
The Assessment of Development Results (ADR) covered the sub-regional programme of the nine member countries of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and Barbados over the ongoing (2005-2009) and previous (2001-2004) programming cycles. The ADR notes that UNDP is working in a challenging and multifaceted development context, where relatively high levels of gross domestic product per capita and political stability occur side by side with considerable poverty, underemployment, gender and social inequities, institutional capacity weaknesses and vulnerability to risk, including extreme weather events. The publication concluded that although UNDP has undertaken a subregional programme with a strong profile and reputation it has achieved only moderate progress towards longer-term outcomes. It also found that the UNDP subregional programme had many commendable features and is respected by stakeholders and partners due to its consistent focus on improving human and social development in the Eastern Caribbean.
Collaboration Public-Privé pour Réussir à L’exportation
Études de Cas : Barbade, Ghana, Inde, Thaïlande et Malaisie
Recueil d’études de cas relayant des expériences réussies de dialogue entre les secteurs public et privé dans des pays en développement – ces études décrivent les activités menées par des gouvernements à l’intention d’intervenants du secteur privé sous la forme de : partenariats public-privé pour la fourniture de services; et d’organismes consultatifs public-privé; elles présentent aussi les initiatives menées par des intervenants du secteur privé, destinées à ceux du secteur public, sous la forme d’activités de promotion des entreprises; elles démontre le rôle du secteur privé dans le commerce et le développement au travers d’exemples tirés du secteur du tourisme de la Barbade, du service des douanes du Ghana, du secteur de l’automobile de la Thaïlande, du pôle d’exportation de produits électroniques de Penang, ainsi que des parcs textiles de l’Inde.
Swordfish Market Analysis Report Barbados
UNCTAD and United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea Oceans Economy and Trade Strategies Project
This report documents the outcomes of the investigation of the market potential (both local and export) for swordfish (Xiphias gladius). The objective of this preliminary study is to expand sustainable production opportunities available within the Barbados quota allocations for swordfish under the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT). The report begins with an introduction of the UNCTAD-DOALOS “Evidence-based and policy coherent Oceans Economy and Trade Strategies" (OETS project) and its overall objective. A brief overview of the longline fishery including a historic development timeline is presented to provide context and highlight major milestones over a 70-year period. Information on swordfish biology, harvesting and management is also outlined.
No. 33458. International Atomic Energy Agency and Barbados
Agreement for the application of safeguards in connection with the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin American and the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (with protocol). Signed at Vienna on 10 July 1995 and at Bridgetown on 14 August 1996
Barbados
Reply to the United Nations national accounts questionnaire from the Barbados Statistical Service, Bridgetown, St. Michael. Official estimates are provided by the Statistical Service and published in the "Annual Statistical Digest" of the Central Bank of Barbados.
Barbados
Reply to the United Nations national accounts questionnaire from the Barbados Statistical Service, Bridgetown, St. Michael. Official estimates are provided by the Statistical Service and published in the "Annual Statistical Digest" of the Central Bank of Barbados.
Barbados
No. 33949. Venezuela and Barbados
Agreement for the promotion and protection of investments. Signed at Bridgetown on 15 July 1994
No. 34962. Canada and Barbados
Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of Barbados for the reciprocal promotion and protection of investments (with annex). Bridgetown, 29 May 1996
No. 26385. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and Barbados
Loan Agreement—Agricultural Development Project (with schedules and General Conditions Applicable to Loan and Guarantee Agreements dated 1 January 1985). Sigued at Washington on 12 March 1987
No. 31231. United Nations (United Nations Children’s Fund) and Barbados
No. 33824. Venezuela and Barbados
Exchange of letters constituting an agreement on the abolition of visas on diplomatic, official and service passports. Caracas and Bridgetown, 17 July 1987
No. 34481. Barbados and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Agreement regarding the FAO Sub-regional Office for the Caribbean (with annex). Signed at Bridgetown on 14 June 1996
No. 47234 Brazil and Barbados
No. 46479 United Nations and Barbados
No. 45901 International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and Barbados
No. 45900 International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and Barbados
No. 38632. Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency and Barbados
Agreement on legal protection for guaranteed foreign investments between the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency and the Government of Barbados. Bridgetown, 21 August 1998 and Washington, 25 August 1999
No. 40032. Netherlands and Barbados
Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Government of Barbados for air services between and beyond their respective territories (with annexes). Bridgetown, 27 November 1992
No. 45950 Mexico and Barbados
No. 8597. Barbados, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, International Atomic Energy Agency, International Civil Aviation Organization, International Labour Organisation, International Telecommunication Union, United Nations, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Universal Postal Union, World Health Organization and World Meteorological Organization
EXCHANGE OF LETTERS CONSTITUTING AN AGREEMENT BY WHICH THE PARTIES CONSIDER THEMSELVES MUTUALLY BOUND BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE REVISED STANDARD AGREEMENT CONCLUDED ON 8 JULY 1960 BETWEEN THE ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTED ON THE UNITED NATIONS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE BOARD AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND, FOR THE PROVISION OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO THE TRUST, NON-SELF-GOVERNING AND OTHER TERRITORIES FOR WHOSE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM ARE RESPONSIBLE. NEW YORK, 20 DECEMBER 1966, AND BRIDGETOWN, 3 MARCH 1967 [United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 594, I-8597.]
No. 44150. Netherlands and Barbados
CONVENTION BETWEEN THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS AND BARBA-DOS FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE TAXATION AND THE PREVENTION OF FISCAL EVASION WITH RESPECT TO TAXES ON INCOME (WITH PROTOCOL). BRIDGETOWN, 28 NOVEMBER 2006 [United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 2455, I-44150.]
No. 50942. United States of America and Barbados
Extradition Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Barbados. Bridgetown, 28 February 1996
No. 50497. United States of America and Barbados
Agreement between the Government of Barbados and the Government of the United States of America concerning co-operation in suppressing illicit maritime drug trafficking. Bridgetown, 25 June 1997