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The Cen­tral Bank of The Ba­hamas (CBB) says while the eco­nom­ic out­look for the coun­try re­mains pos­i­tive, it could al­so be “sig­nif­i­cant­ly” erod­ed if the Mid­dle East con­flict be­comes pro­tract­ed.

“The econ­o­my is ex­posed through sev­er­al well-de­fined ex­ter­nal chan­nels. These in­clude in­creased en­er­gy price pres­sures and high­er trans­porta­tion and freight cost, which would in­crease the cost of im­port­ed goods and ser­vices, in­clud­ing mo­tor ve­hi­cle fu­el,” the CBB said in its “Month­ly Eco­nom­ic and Fi­nan­cial De­vel­op­ments (MEFD) Feb­ru­ary 2026”.

The Unit­ed States and Is­rael have launched mil­i­tary strikes against Iran forc­ing the glob­al price of oil above the US$100 mark.