Economic fallout ‘still unclear’

International credit rating agency Fitch Ratings believes it is still unclear what impact the expected lower global economic growth, largely linked to higher tariffs, could have on the Barbados economy and Government’s finances this year.

Joshua Grundleger, director, sovereigns at Fitch, whose portfolio includes Barbados, said the New York-based firm was maintaining its 2.8 per cent economic growth prediction for the island despite the higher international uncertainty.

“We have not...