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Economic Affairs Minister Michael Halkitis. (File photo)

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$500m swing in forecast prompts call for answers

The Government has completely overturned its medium-term Budget projections by forecasting a more than half-a-billion dollar swing that will drive it to a $448.2m fiscal surplus at end-June 2026.

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Minister ‘cautiously optimistic’ over $900m carbon credits

A Cabinet minister yesterday said the Government is “cautiously optimistic” that The Bahamas could earn $900m per year from monetising its seagrass and mangrove carbon sinks.

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Halkitis: Govt working to combat crime

ECONOMIC Affairs Minister Michael Halkitis said government is working aggressively to counteract negative international reports about the country’s soaring murder rate and believes that its crime-fighting efforts will soon bear fruit.

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Gov’t ‘betting on ability’ to prove the IMF wrong

The Government is “betting on our ability” to hit its fiscal targets, a Cabinet minister asserted yesterday, predicting that the Opposition and other critics will “be wrong again”.

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Halkitis says govt monitoring oil production cuts in Saudi Arabia

ECONOMIC Affairs Minister Michael Halkitis said the government is monitoring global oil production amid reports that Saudi Arabia would cut daily oil output by one million barrels in July.

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Minister says PM will address NIB concerns next week

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis will address concerns relating to the National Insurance Board (NIB) next Wednesday, Economic Affairs Minister Michael Halkitis said on Thursday.

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