Bridgetown.
The Central Bank in its review of Barbados' economy for 2011 indicates while major economic growth has stalled the economy is stable.
According to the review employment averaging 12 percent is a concern, most of the job looses were in the manufacturing sector and in the finance and professional services.
Economic growth last was 0.5 percent and the Central Bank has forecasted a one percent improvement in the long term, with two to three percent growth possible in the short to medium term.
The Bank said onstruction an tourism with be the main enines of growth of the economy this year.