The 2014 guide to Barbados: An underrated sovereign

Barbados is one of the most diverse economies in the Caribbean. It’s certainly the most robust, drawing in revenues from a wide range of industries (tourism, business services, manufacturing, agriculture), which feed into the region’s most politically and economically stable state.

Barbados is one of the most diverse economies in the Caribbean. It’s certainly the most robust, drawing in revenues from a wide range of industries (tourism, business services, manufacturing, agriculture), which feed into the region’s most politically and economically stable state.

Inflation is low, the government has measures in place to bring the budget deficit to a more sustainable level and foreign reserves are carefully husbanded. The jewel in the Caribbean crown, Barbados also boasts manageable debt, low corruption and an orderly society organized and run by consensus.

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