ISSUE OF $50,000,000 BARBADOS GOVERNMENT 6?% TREASURY NOTE 2020
Applications are invited on Monday, October 28, 2013 for subscription to this Treasury Note opening on Friday, November 01, 2013. The Treasury Note will be issued at par with a fixed interest rate of 6?% payable on April 30 and October 31 of each year. The interest due to Pensioners 60 years and over residing in Barbados will not be subject to withholding tax.
Non-residents seeking tax exemption must satisfy the Commissioner of Inland Revenue of their status before exemption is granted. However, for all persons resident in the island, the interest from these Treasury Notes will be taxed separately from other income at a rate not exceeding 12½%. These Treasury Notes will be repayable at par on October 31, 2020. The issue will remain opened until the Central Bank advises that it has been fully subscribed.
Prospectuses may be obtained from the Central Bank of Barbados, our website www.centralbank.org.bb, the Accountant General or any commercial bank. Application forms should be addressed to the Director, Banking, Currency & Investments Department, Central Bank of Barbados, Tom Adams Financial Centre, P.O. Box1016, Bridgetown.
ISSUE OF $100,000,000 BARBADOS GOVERNMENT 7.0% DEBENTURES 2027
Applications are invited for subscription to this Debenture opening on Monday October 28, 2013 for issue Friday November 01, 2013. The Debenture will be issued at par with a fixed interest rate of 7.0% payable on April 30 and October 31 of each year. The interest due to Pensioners 60 year and over residing in Barbados will not be subject to withholding tax.
Non-residents seeking tax exemption must satisfy the Commissioner of Inland Revenue of their status before exemption is granted. However, for all persons resident in the island, the interest from these Debentures will be taxed separately from other income at a rate not exceeding 12½%. These Debentures will be repayable at par on October 31, 2027. The issue will remain opened until the Central Bank advises that it has been fully subscribed.
Prospectuses may be obtained from the Central Bank of Barbados, our website at www.centralbank.org.bb, the Accountant General’s office or any commercial bank. Application forms should be addressed to the Director, Banking, Currency & Investments Department, Central Bank of Barbados, Tom Adams Financial Centre, P.O. Box 1016, Bridgetown.
October 4, 2013