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Presentation to BICA
Bahamian Economic Growth
Charles W. Littrell
Inspector of Banks and Trust Companies
Central Bank of The Bahamas
12 March 2018
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Bahamian Economic Growth
Three Themes
•Economic Imbalances & Risks
•Central Bank Initiatives
•What can the Average Bahamian Do?
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Bahamian Economic Growth
Bahamian Economic Imbalances
• Sluggish Economic Growth
• Balance of Trade
• Narrow Industry Base
• Public Sector Deficit
• Unhelpful Borrowing & Consumption
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Sluggish Growth
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Bahamian Economic Growth
2010
2016
Income per capita $21,770 $21,640
Electricity Sold 1.88 GWH 1.96 GWH
Bank loans to private
sector
$6.6 bn $6.2 bn
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Why Are We Growing Slowly?
• Good News on Tourists, Oil Prices
• Bad News:
- Post – 2008 hangover
- Increased Debt
- Financial Services Drifting Down
- Weather
- Low Investment
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Bahamian Economic Growth
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Bahamian Economic Growth
Reasons For Hope
• Better Tourism Income
• Improved Government Efficiency
• Financial Services
• Energy (and other) Reforms
• Reduced Criminality & Corruption
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Obvious Risks
•U. S. or Global Recession
•Oil Prices
•Debt
•Climate Change
•Suppression of Financial Services
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Bahamian Economic Growth
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Bahamian Merchandise Trade
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Bahamian Economic Growth
2010
2016
Exports $461 million $357 million
Imports $2.2 billion $2.5 billion
Trade Balance ($1.7 billion) ($2.2 billion)
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Please Be Nice To The Tourists
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Bahamian Economic Growth
2010
Stopover
2010
Cruise
2016
Stopover
2016
Cruise
Number of
tourists
1.4
million 3.8 million 1.5 million 4.7 million
Expenditure $1.9
billion
$0.3
billion
$2.3
billion $0.3 billion
Expenditure/
Tourist $1,360 $78 $1,561 $64
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Government Fiscal Summary
Bahamian Economic Growth
Government
Accounts 2010 2017
Revenue $1.3 billion $2.1 billion
Expenditure $1.6 billion $2.7 billion
Balance ($0.3 billion) ($0.6 billion)
Debt (direct
charge) $3.7 billion $7.2 billion
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Bahamian Households
Bahamian Economic Growth
2010
2017
Bank deposits $3.4 billion $3.3 billion
Total Personal
Credit
$5.1 billion $5.1 billion
Consumer
Installment Credit
$2.1 billion $2.3 billion
Past due $178 million $153 million
Number past due 23,600 8,600
Average past due
balance
$7,600 $17,800
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What Is The Central Bank Doing?
• Reducing Problem Debts
• AML/CFT
• Simplification
• Payments
Bahamian Economic Growth
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Domestic Non-Accruals
Bahamian Economic Growth
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
6.1
9.4
12.2
13
13.9
15.7
16.2
15.1
12.3
9.9
NPLs/Total Loans (%)
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Bahamian Economic Growth
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Provision Coverage
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
46
37
37
37
43
39
51
59
71
75
Total Provisions/NPLs (%)
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Pushing Down NPLs
• Portfolio Sales
• Respect Due Process
• Steady Progress
• Foreclose When Necessary
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Bahamian Economic Growth
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Financial Crime Risk
Management
• We are mainly an AML Risk
• Need to monitor terrorism,
Proliferation
• Steadily increasing global standards
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Bahamian Economic Growth
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AML/CFT Initiatives
• Continuous Supervision
• Legislation/Regulation Reform
• More Industry Guidance
• More Outreach
National AML/CFT Conference
September 17 & 18, 2018
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Bahamian Economic Growth
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Simple Policies & Procedures
• Streamlining Prudential Policy
- 108 Documents
- 1,000 pages
• Approval Processes
• CDD / Account Opening
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Bahamian Economic Growth
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We Are A Cash-Heavy
Jurisdiction
2010 2017
Notes in
circulation
$290 million $411 million
Credit card
purchases
$521 million $715 million
Cheque numbers 3.5 million 2.5 million
Cheque value $6.8 billion $7.2 billion
RTGS numbers 60,000 94,000
RTGS value $11.6 billion $29.3 billion
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What Could We All Do?
•Consume Less, Save More
•Spend to Reduce Costs
•Buy Bahamian
•Support Sound Policies
•Follow the Rules
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ANY QUESTIONS?
THANK YOU!
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