Both Sides of The Coin: The Story of The Central Bank of Barbados 1972-2017

204 professor of Electrical Engineering at MIT. The Bank’s contribution is $12,000 per year and its first scholar was Reaiah Harris, a student from the Barbados Community College. During 2014, the Bank collaborated with the UWI, Cave Hill campus to promote the De La Rue Scholarship. De La Rue, the firm that prints the Barbados currency, established the award to assist students pursuing post-graduate studies at the UWI. It is worth $35,000 and is available every two years. The first recipient was Adrian Carter. The Hospitality Suite The Bank’s corporate image was enhanced in 1998 when it was decided to share a hospitality suite at Kensington Oval with the Insurance Corporation of Barbados. It was used to entertain Board members, staff and business contacts and associates mainly during sporting and music events. With the passage of time the Bank found it necessary to have its own suite. PUBLICATIONS - A SUCCESS STORY Introduction The Bank’s programme of economic research has been one of its most outstanding successes. For most of its existence the Bank’s record of publications, both statistical and scholarly, has defined the institution and enhanced its reputation both at home and abroad. Reports and statistical publications From early in its existence the Bank placed a high premium on the timely and regular dissemination of economic and financial information