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MAY 25 UPDATE: 30-0 LANDSLIDE VICTORY FOR BLP. Voters elect MIA AMOR MOTTLEY as the first woman Prime Minister of Barbados! Despite there being a record number of alternative parties and independent candidates, the Barbados Labour Party captured all 30 parliamentary seats. Over the next several days I will be asking voters and non-voters alike…

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Prime Minister Mia Mottley will be meeting with the President of the IDB (Inter-American Development Bank) next week. The IDB is the “main source of multilateral financing in Latin America. It provides solutions to development challenges and support in the key areas of the region.” (Source: IADB website). The PM recently met with the head…

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by 0 comments on "IMF Staff Issue Concluding Statement on Jamaica Following June 11 to 15 2018 Visit"

Full Press Release: Press Release No. 18/239 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 15, 2018 IMF Staff Concludes Visit to Jamaica End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of the IMF staff and do not necessarily represent…

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by 0 comments on "MIA WATCH: Barbados Government Response to Initial Questions Submitted by Creditors"

The Creditor Section of the Barbados GIS website has been updated. The following is the full text of a documented dated June 8 but posted on June 11. Source Document Response to Initial Questions Submitted by Creditors 1. Has the government crafted a draft economic adjustment plan to present to the IMF? • The Government and…

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