Country Strategy Paper outlines the Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) partnership with Barbados over the period 2015-18.  It sets out the strategic direction for CDB’s engagement and defines the parameters of its support.

The Country Strategy rests on three pillars: macroeconomic governance and institutional development; competitiveness and productivity; and green, inclusive development.  The indicative programme of assistance has been designed to achieve the following outcomes: (i) strengthened fiscal sustainability and supporting institutions; (ii) enhanced enabling environment to strengthen competitiveness and productivity; (iii) strengthened resilience to climate change and improved disaster risk management; (iv) improved quality of climate-resilient infrastructure; (v) increased access to tertiary education opportunities; and (vi) enhanced social development.  Gender equality, as well as energy efficiency considerations will be mainstreamed in CDB’s interventions.