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Since 1981, the Central Bank of Barbados’ Annual Review Seminar has served as a vital forum for researchers, policymakers, and academics to engage in insightful discussions and explore policy-driven solutions to pressing regional and global economic and financial challenges. This year’s seminar recognises that global uncertainty must not be viewed as temporary, but as structural, and therefore aims to move beyond diagnosing risks, focusing instead on how small states are responding, adapting, and positioning themselves in an evolving global landscape.
This year, it is our pleasure to invite you to our 46th Annual Review Seminar to be held in Bridgetown, Barbados from August 10 to 14, 2026.
The global economic environment continues to evolve in ways that are reshaping the operating conditions of small open economies. Shifts in international trade patterns, commodity-price shocks, tighter global financial conditions, rapid technological transformation and obsolescence, escalating climate risks, and demographic change are altering the foundations and efficiency of macroeconomic policy. For Caribbean economies, the execution of strategic responses carries important implications for growth prospects, fiscal sustainability, financial sector soundness, monetary policy effectiveness, and long-term economic development strategies.
Against this backdrop, the 46th Annual Review Seminar will provide a forum for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to examine the theme “Shifting Economic Landscapes: Strategic Responses of Small Open Economies”. The seminar aims to deepen understanding of evolving domestic and global economic conditions by fostering rigorous, expert-led policy dialogue on strategies to promote sustainable growth and macroeconomic resilience.
Topics of interest for this year’s Annual Review Seminar include, but are not limited to:
We invite persons interested in presenting papers on the above seminar topics to submit an abstract by Friday, June 26, 2026. Abstracts should be no longer than 150 words, with keywords and JEL codes listed. The relevance and objective(s) of the study, as well as its main findings and conclusions should be clearly identified in the abstract.
General registration for persons not presenting papers closes on Friday, July 31, 2026.
Please click on the respective link to submit your abstract or general registration. https://forms.gle/cBqVm3AjPHzTtdVY7
For queries, please contact the Seminar Secretariat, Annual Review Seminar 2026 with the subject line: “CBB ARS 2026”.
Email: cbbars@centralbank.org.bb
Papers presented will be considered for inclusion in the Central Bank of Barbados’ Working Paper Series, with constructive feedback given to the corresponding author as part of the peer-review process.