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The major political problems facing Barbados today are in promoting economic growth: creating jobs, encouraging agricultural diversification, attracting small industry, and promoting tourism. The BLP decisively returned to power, after the DLP ruled from 2008 to 2018, after winning 2018 Barbadian general election in May, 2018.
The Financial Services Commission (FSC) is a financial regulatory authority responsible for the regulation, supervision and inspection of non-banking financial services in the corporate sector and global business in Barbados. [1]
The head of the Central Bank is the Governor, who is appointed by the Minister of Finance. [9] The current Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados is Dr. Kevin Greenidge as of March 1, 2023. [10] The Bank also has three Deputy Governors in the persons of Mr. Alwyn Jordan, Ms. Michelle Doyle and Mr. Elson Gaskin.
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The government has been chosen by elections since 1961 elections, when Barbados achieved full self-governance.Before then, the government was a Crown colony consisting of either colonial administration solely (such as the Executive Council), or a mixture of colonial rule and a partially elected assembly, such as the Legislative Council.
In 1973 she joined the Central Bank, [3] where she held numerous senior and managerial positions and was appointed Governor in 1999. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] During her tenure leading monetary policy of Barbados, then- Barbadian Prime Minister David Thompson credited the team led by Williams as helping the Barbadian economy emerge relatively unaffected by ...
Pages in category "Government agencies of Barbados" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Chad Blackman in 2022. Chad Blackman born in October 1982, is a Barbadian politician and former diplomat. He was appointed to the Senate of Barbados by the Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Amor Mottley, as well as Minister in the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Investment on January 8, 2024.