In the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew, a team of experts in damage and loss assessment from the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean subregional headquarters for the Caribbean flew to The Bahamas to assess the damages caused on the ground.

Despite signs of stability during the month of September, the passage of hurricane Matthew in the first week of October caused significant disruption in economic activity in The Bahamas’ two major economic centres, New Providence and Grand Bahama, according to The Central Bank of Bahamas' latest economic report.