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Bahamian economy faces ‘elevated’ downside risks – Rolle

FX reserves more than adequate to support currency’s US dollar peg, central bank governor says

Central Bank of The Bahamas Governor John Rolle
John Rolle
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The Bahamas’ economy faces elevated downside risks driven by trade policy uncertainty and geopolitical conflicts in the Middle East and eastern Europe, the governor of its central bank has said.

“The Bahamian economy continued to expand at a healthy pace over the first three quarters of 2026,” John Rolle said at a press briefing on October 29. “In the meantime, given escalated global energy costs, and other channels of higher import prices, the inflation rate increased in recent months”.

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