April 3, 2026 The Board of Directors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB/the Bank) has approved a US$10-million line of credit to expand access to finance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Trinidad and…
Category: CARIBBEAN BUSINESS AND FINANCE
St. Kitts and Nevis: Technical Assistance Report-Report on National Accounts Statistics Mission (September 22-October 1, 2025)
March 24, 2026 The IMF-Caribbean Regional Technical Assistance Centre (CARTAC) conducted a technical assistance mission to St. Kitts and Nevis during September 22–October 1, 2025, at the request of the Statistics…
CDB President: Caribbean has potential to be global model for resilience
By: Staff Writer March 20, 2026 The Caribbean has the potential to become a global model for resilience due to its potential to exploit its talented population. Daniel Best, president…
Hurricane Melissa cost Jamaica $12BN USD
By: Staff Writer March 17, 2026 Hurricane Melissa’s damage in October, 2025 cost Jamaica $12 billion in damages, or nearly two thirds of the country’s GDP. Wayne Henry, Director General…
CEDA Chief: Caribbean lacks scale for regional integration
By: Staff Writer March 13, 2026 The Caribbean Export Development Agency’s top official said on an Inter-American Development Bank Annual Group meeting panel on Thursday that the challenge with regional…
CDB Economist said inflation fell regionwide in 2025
By: Staff Writer March 6, 2026 The Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) director of economics said at the bank’s annual media event held this past Tuesday that inflation in the region…
Fitch Upgrades Aruba to ‘BBB’; Outlook Positive
March 6, 2026 FitchRatings has upgraded Aruba’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency and Local-Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) to ‘BBB’ from ‘BBB-‘, and the Short-Term Foreign-Currency and Local-Currency IDRs to ‘F2’ from ‘F3’.…
Is The Caribbean Emerging As A Global Wealth And Investment Platform?
February 27, 2026 For decades, the Caribbean has been defined in global imagination by tourism – sun, sea, and sand. But new economic data and shifting investment patterns suggest a…
Farmers in Jamaica to Benefit from Matching Grant Scheme with Support from CDB
February 20, 2026 Farmers in Jamaica will soon gain improved access to financing through a recently launched Matching Grant Scheme (MGS) by the Government of Jamaica in partnership with the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB…
IDMAPS: A Jamaican Startup Scaling Digital Trust Through the EU-LAC Digital Accelerator Programme
February 17, 2026 In 2025, Jamaican technology startup Innovative Data Mining & Advanced Analytics Partners (IDMAPS) was selected as a beneficiary of the EU-LAC Digital Accelerator, a flagship programme funded…
Jamaica Unveils Landmark Essex Valley Agro-Processing Facility with CDB and UK Support
February 10, 2026 The Government of Jamaica has marked a major milestone in the transformation of its agriculture sector with the official launch of the Essex Valley Agro‑Processing Facility and…