‘Expect more tweaks in pandemic economic policies’
Article by February 20, 2021
Government will have to make further adjustments to the way it handles the COVID-19 pandemic in the economic sphere, Central Bank Governor Cleviston Haynes has suggested.
Stopping short of saying what tweaks might be necessary, Haynes said the marked change in economic fortunes highlighted the country’s “need and ability” to adapt and diversify its economic activity.
Since the pandemic came to the island’s shores a year ago, the Mia Mottley administration has negotiated slight changes to the Barbados Economic Recovery and Transformation (BERT) programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).