Sir David Gibbons discusses Bermuda’s economy

Many Bermuda retailers will have to merge to survive, the tourism industry should be remarketed and new premier David Saul’s skin colour is not a bar to him winning a general election, according to one of the island’s most distinguished business and political figures, Sir David Gibbons.In a wide-ranging interview on the state of the economy and measures that can be taken to improve it, the Bank of Butterfield chairman and former premier said there was evidence that local building projects and international company formations and expansions put on hold because of the referendum were now being reactivated.