Focused on Industry

Concerted efforts are being made to strengthen existing industries and find, position, and build out new industries in Barbados. Minister of Industry, Innovation, Science, and Technology Davidson Ishmael said that the state-owned Export Barbados (BIDC) has been leading that charge.…

Government is Helping to Boost Exports

Barbados will soon have an export-import (EXIM) bank to help boost the export of local products. Word of this came from Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley. She spoke to this on Tuesday, March 14, in the House of Assembly as…

Renowned Economist Commences Mission in Barbados

Leading world economist Professor Mariana Mazzucato, founding director of the Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP) of the University College London (UCL), has been in Barbados this week, meeting with representatives of the public and private sectors. The IIPP…