Bethesda-based Marriott International Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) announced Friday it has an agreement to buy Elegant Hotels Group, which owns and operates seven hotels and a beachfront restaurant on the island of Barbados. Per a release, Marriott’s all-cash offer values Elegant at roughly $199 million, including its $68.9 million in total net debt. Elegant’s seven hotels total 588 rooms,...
International Business Investing in Barbados Non-national investors will need to submit an application for permission to invest in Barbados to the Exchange Control Authority (ECA). The functions of the ECA have been delegated to the Central Bank of Barbados and are carried out by the Foreign Exchange and Export Credits Department of the Bank. The applications are usually submitted by the...