Barbados

Washington, DC: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved today a 36-month precautionary Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) for Barbados amounting to SDR 189 million (equivalent to US$257 million,[1] or 200 …

Bridgetown, Barbados, May 27, 2026: Barbados has built a solid track record  of investing in education, and it has a clear opportunity to ensure that investment translates into the skills students need in the world of work, according to a World Bank Education Public Expenditure Review released today during the launch …

Washington, D.C., May 20, 2026: The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved the Barbados Water Security and Sector Performance Program, a new project that will strengthen water security in …

The Caribbean Island country of Barbados has successfully completed what is being hailed as the world’s first ‘debt-for-climate resilience’ swap. According to a press release by the Inter-American Development Bank …