## Barbados: 2026 Article IV Consultation and Request for a Stand-By Arrangement-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Barbados

_IMF Staff Country Reports, June 24, 2026_

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## Bibliographic details
- Authors: Arrangement-Press Release
- Published: June 24, 2026
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798229051699.002

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### Macroeconomic stabilization and debt dynamics
- The homegrown Barbados Economic Recovery and Transformation (BERT) 2022 Plan and supporting Fund arrangements have reinforced macroeconomic stability.
- A sustained improvement in the fiscal accounts has helped put public debt on a firm downward path.
- Barbados has successfully returned to international capital markets, enabling partial early repayments to the Fund.

### External positions and reserves
- International reserves have been rebuilt to comfortable levels.

### Structural reforms and resilience
- Important structural fiscal reforms have been completed.
- Steps have been taken to strengthen climate resilience.
- These achievements extend the government’s commendable track record of ownership and program implementation.

### Subjects and key thematic areas covered
- Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT)
- Credit
- Crime
- Expenditure
- Money
- Public debt

### Publication and document identifiers
- Pages: 162
- Volume: 2026
- Issue: 155
- Series: Country Report No. 2026/155
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798229051699.002
- Stock No: 1BRBEA2026001
- ISBN: 9798229051699
- ISSN: 1934-7685

*Source: Barbados: 2026 Article IV Consultation and Request for a Stand-By Arrangement-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Barbados (June 24, 2026).*

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