Bahamas economy: Fiscal deficit is growing

Subject to completion of financing arrangements, major work is to start during the second quarter of 2009 on the US$175m first phase of a US$305m improvement programme at Lynden Pindling International Airport (which serves the capital, Nassau), with peak construction employment of 400. The design st...

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Published inEIU ViewsWire
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York The Economist Intelligence Unit N.A., Incorporated 13.01.2009
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Economic conditions
Economic indicators
Bahamas
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Summary:Subject to completion of financing arrangements, major work is to start during the second quarter of 2009 on the US$175m first phase of a US$305m improvement programme at Lynden Pindling International Airport (which serves the capital, Nassau), with peak construction employment of 400. The design stage is close to completion, and site preparation works started in November.