The improvement in the equity capital and all other measures taken together may also facilitate raising non-equity capital (AT1 and Tier 2), as the markets / investors would be more receptive to those banks holding a higher level of common equity. 8. The second element in the capital framework is the leverage ratio.
Barbados’ social and political stability are highly regarded internationally, and the country has good physical infrastructure. How we make policy: The stability of our dollar is foremost in the minds of all Barbadians, and the value of the currency is protected by the adequacy of the Central Bank foreign exchange reserves.