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

(ACH) Automated Clearing House (BCCB) British Caribbean Currency Board (BCCI) Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BDB) Barbados Development Bank (BDIC) Barbados Deposit Insurance Corporation (BES) Barbados Economic Society (BIF) Barbados Investment Fund (BIMAP) Barbados Institute of Management and Productivity (BNB) Barbados National Bank (BNOC) Barbados National Oil Company (BWU) Barbados Workers’ Union (CFATF) Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CARIFTA) Caribbean Free Trade Association (CCFF) Compensatory and Contingency Financing Facility (CCMF) Caribbean Centre for Money and Finance (CDB) Caribbean Development Bank (CEMLA) Centro de Estudios Monetarios Latinoamericanos (Latin American Centre for Monetary Studies) (CFF) Compensatory Financing Facility (CFTC) Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation (CMCF) Caricom Multilateral Clearing Facility (CLICO) Colonial Life Insurance Company (CMFC) Clico Mortgage & Finance Corporation (CSME) Caricom Single Market and Economy (DFP) Director of Finance and Planning (DFEA) Director of Finance and Economic Affairs (ECCA) Eastern Caribbean Currency Authority (ECG) Export Credit and Guarantees (FATCA) Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FCLE) Frank Collymore Literary Endowment LIST OF ACRONYMS USED IN THE TEXT xvi