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03 Dec 1973
Currency issued

The first national currency was issued

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03 Dec 1973
The rediscounting of commercial bank paper with the Central Bank

Discounts were mainly for loans to the sugar industry under the Agricultural Aids A...

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03 Dec 1973
The Central Bank stipulated that commercial banks maintain not less than 1% of their total...

(excluding inter-bank liabilities) in Government of Barbados treasury bills.

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03 Dec 1973
The Central Bank introduced a 2% legal cash reserve requirement

on total commercial bank deposit liabilities (excluding inter-bank deposits)

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17 Oct 1973
Ceilings were re-established

Ceilings were re-established with maximum deposit rates

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08 Oct 1973
Deposits fixed at 8% under the provisions of the Interest Rate Act 1970-47

"When the Central Bank began operations in 1973 the maximum interest rate on deposi...

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01 Jan 1973
The Minister of Finance and Planning delegated his functions as Exchange Control Authority...

The Minister of Finance and Planning delegated his functions as Exchange Control Au...

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02 May 1972
The Central Bank of Barbados Act 1972 came into operation

The Central Bank of Barbados Act 1972 came into operation

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23 Mar 1972
An act to provide for the establishment of a Central Bank of Barbados was proclaimed.

An act to provide for the establishment of a Central Bank of Barbados was proclaime...

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20 Sep 1950
Guidelines To Acquiring Exchange Control Permission - Demo Page

Guidelines To Acquiring Exchange Control Permission - Demo Page..

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