While nearly all participants continued to judge that the level of uncertainty about the economic outlook remains elevated, fewer participants saw the balance of risks as weighted to the downside than in September. Although a little more than half of participants judged risks to be broadly balanced for economic activity, a similar number continued to see risks weighted to the downside for inflation.
We’ve added tactile marks for the blind so that they will now be able to identify the different denominations without assistance. Our thanks to the Barbados Association for the Blind and Deaf and the Barbados Council for the Disabled for their help. Finally, I invite you to visit our website or our Facebook page to learn more about the new notes.