This evening I plan to look at the need for firms in Barbados and the region to look outside their domestic markets and to venture further afield. In times where the world is going global, it is timely that there is a renewed call for firms to position themselves for greater interaction in the regional and global environment.
I understand that ONB’s loan exposure to agriculture is among the highest in the industry and it continues to grow: it was P1.1 billion in March 2006 and by March this year it had reached P1.5 billion!