C. Prices The consumer price index (CPI, on a nationwide basis, all items less fresh food and energy) for December 2016 remained relatively weak, with the year-on-year rate of change marking 0.1 percent, remaining close to 0 percent.
Another competitive aspect in which Barbados has an edge is the country’s large and growing network of Double Taxation Agreements (DTAs) and Bilateral Investment Treaties 2  BIS central bankers’ speeches  (BITs). The list of countries with whom Barbados has DTAs and BITs is given in Tables 1 and 2.