Barbados : Financial System Stability Assessment; Update, including Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes on the following topics; Banking Supervision and Securities Regulation.

This paper presents Barbados's Financial System Stability Assessment Update as part of the Financial Sector Assessment Program Update. The domestic banking sector appears sound and profitable and continues to dominate the financial system. The financial system has benefited from the strong econ...

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Corporate Author: International Monetary Fund
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2009.
Series:IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2009/064
Online Access:Full text available on IMF
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