This paper describes the extent of the financial structure in Barbados, focusing on the period since 1977. It also highlights some of the notable financial developments in the last decade and a number of factors which limit the ability of the financial system to facilitate economic growth. Also included is a section on the sectoral distribution of foreign finance. (Previous title: Collection of unpublished research papers. This paper was presented at the Twentieth Meeting of the Regional Programme of Monetary Studies, Trinidad, November 1988)