The Commonwealth of The Bahamas is a coral-based archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Florida and northeast of Cuba. The Bahamas is comprised of 700 islands and over 2,000 rocks and cays, sprinkled over 100,000 square miles of ocean. The Bahamas is a founding member of the Bank.

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Capital City
Nassau
Currency
Bahamian Dollar (BSD)
% of shares
5.10 (as of December 31, 2017)
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By the Numbers

Distribution of Loans, Contingent Loans, Equity and Grants Approved (NET) by Sector (1970 - 2017)
Total approvals (1970 - 2017) ($'000)

103,644

Approval Of Loans, Contingent Loads, Equity and Grants (NET) (2012 - 2017) ($'000)

Projects

Disaster prevention and preparedness
The Bahamas
Technical Assistance - Geomatics Capacity Enhancement for Disaster Risk Management

Publications

Twenty-Seventh SDF Annual Meeting Agenda
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The Bahamas
Special Development Fund Annual Report 2009 and Financial Projections 2010 - 2011
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The Bahamas
Country Economic Review 2017 - The Bahamas
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The Bahamas
Financing for Small Countries
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The Bahamas

News

ITC and CDB announce scaled-up partnership
The Bahamas, with CDB support, eyes higher Doing Business ranking
The Bahamas, with CDB support, eyes higher Doing Business ranking
CDB announces support for countries affected by Hurricane Irma

Events

The Bahamas
Twenty-Seventh Annual Meeting of Contributors to the Special Development Fund