May 13, 2022 Representatives of the Government of Belize, the Government of the United Kingdom (UK) and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) broke ground to officially mark the construction phase…
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IMF Executive Board Concludes 2022 Article IV Consultation with Belize
May 10, 2022 The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation [1] with Belize and endorsed the staff appraisal without a meeting on a lapse-of-time basis. [2]…
Belize: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2022 Article IV Mission
February 25, 2022 An International Monetary Fund team led by Jaime Guajardo conducted discussions for the 2022 Article IV consultation with Belize between February 10 and 22. The team met…
CDB, EU increase trade support to Belize with new programme
February 15, 2022 “CDB, as the second largest contributor to the Government of Belize’s current suite of development-related projects, has clearly signalled our intent to sustain and increasingly collaborate with…
Caribbean Development Bank President’s Inaugural Visit to Belize
February 8, 2022 Strengthening trade, innovative financing, advancing agriculture and building economic and climate resilience will be among the issues on the agenda when Dr Gene Leon, President of the…
CariCRIS upgrades the credit ratings of the Belize Bank Limited by 2 notches
December 17, 2021 Caribbean Information and Credit Rating Services Limited (CariCRIS) has upgraded the Issuer/ Corporate Credit ratings assigned to the Belize Bank Limited (BBL or the Bank) to CariBB…
Belize exports receives a boost as 11th EDF SPS Measures Project upgrades Animal Health Legislation
December 17, 2021 On 6th December at the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Enterprise, Belmopan, Belize, stakeholders came together to launch the strengthening Agricultural Health and Food Safety (AHFS)…
Policymakers are missing the potential of the multi-billion dollar Seaplant industry in Caribbean.
By: Staff Writer December 7, 2021 An entrepreneur said that there is an opportunity to diversify from tourism into the multi-billion dollar mariculture but policymakers need to take advantage of…
Belizean-based turmeric producer Naledo signs European distribution deal
December 7, 2021 Fresh turmeric paste from Belize will soon be available on shop shelves in Europe after Caribbean company Naledo signed a deal with Swiss-based distributor Sparkling Revolutions SA.…
A Belizian IT company is “mad busy” during COVID-19
By: Staff Writer November 19, 2021 A Belizian based IT professional has turned the COVID-19 downturn into an upturn for himself as things were “mad busy” for him over the…
Two Central American countries top IDB “Superheroes” list
October 1, 2021 The IDB Group announced the four winners of the Superheroes of Development 2021 Initiative’s fourth edition, which recognizes creative and innovative solutions during the execution of IDB…
‘A Gift from the Gods’ – The story behind the Belize Chocolate Company
August 31, 2021 Belize has a rich chocolate history dating back thousands of years to the Mayans who are believed to have invented the confectionary. These original chocolatiers would dry, grind,…