In Part I we considered some of the consequences of high and growing national debt. With debt expected to remain above 80% over the...

The assessment of the debt stock of The Bahamas should answer one main important question. Is it at a sustainable level and not whether...

Corporate governance, resting on the principles of accountability, transparency, fairness, responsibility, and risk management, is...

For those who pay attention to the affairs of the country it is clear the challenges we face today could be with us for a while yet....

Nelson Mandela, on his released from prison, and for the rest of his life, showed the world and how much can be gained and accomplished,...

Any endeavour that does not seek answers and direction for improvement is but a frolic. The circumstances regarding The Bahamas fiscal...

The Bahamas is standing at a cross roads of growth and development, burdened by debt and the heavy weight of the critical decisions...

Part II concludes assessment of “The Bad” (see Part I) points in the IMF statement starting with the paradox of the recommendation for...

The themes in IMF’s recent Article IV Mission staff concluding statement, viewed abstractly, may appear paradoxical. This is because it...

At the recently held Organization for Responsible Governance Pre-Budget Roundtable, Marla Dukharan, Caribbean Economist and Advisor noted...

In early January, “long” before the first explosions in Ukraine, we were looking at the economic reset of the country with constrained...

The opening of the economy has been positive and necessary as we seek to recover from the burden of two years of extreme pressures from a...

January 25, 2022 Beyond Recovery into Growth. A more appropriate theme could not have been chosen for this year’s Bahamas Business...

It takes determined and careful effort to write on public policy given that things are always fluid and dynamic and positions often draw...

On February 2, 2022, NextLevelSolutions hosted its second Risk & Regulatory Outlook (RRO) under the theme “Scanning the Risk Horizon in a...

The NextLevelSolutions Risk & Regulatory Outlook [NRRO] will be held on February 3, 2022 as a half day conference, running from 8:00 AM...

Photo Credit: Nassau Guardian Newspaper January 4, 2022 Economically 2022 will be a very interesting. Potential headwinds created by the...

The Bahamas taxation regime is in need of reform. In Part I we looked at recent discussions around the taxation regime. Recently there...

The debates on taxation are reigniting. The country faces a narrow and not so clear path but will have to confront its taxation regime...

The Bahamas is currently in the midst of a very debilitating but somewhat improving economic and health crisis. This is after suffering...