March 12, 2024 An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team, led by Mr. Camilo E. Tovar, visited Port of Spain during February 26–March 8, 2024, and held discussions on the…
Category: CARIBBEAN BUSINESS AND FINANCE
Suriname and the IMF Reach Staff-Level Agreement on the Fifth Review of the Extended Arrangement Under the Extended Fund Facility
March 8, 2024 The IMF staff team and the Surinamese authorities reached a staff-level agreement on the fifth review of the authorities’ home-grown economic recovery program supported by the Extended…
St. Kitts and Nevis: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2024 Article IV Mission
March 5, 2024 An IMF mission, led by Mr. Alexandre Chailloux, visited St. Kitts and Nevis during February 15-26, 2024, for the 2024 Article IV consultation discussions on economic developments…
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2024 Article IV Consultation and Second Reviews Under the Precautionary and Liquidity Line and Under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility Arrangements with Jamaica
March 5, 2024 The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation [1] and Second Reviews Under the Precautionary and Liquidity Line and Under the…
The Bahamas Partners With SpaceX
March 1, 2024 The Ministry of Tourism, Investments & Aviation of The Bahamas has made a historic move by partnering with SpaceX, the renowned space exploration company by billionaire Elon…
St Kitts and Nevis unveils the Investment Gateway Summit
March 1, 2024 The Government of St Kitts and Nevis proudly announces a landmark achievement in its ongoing commitment to realising the Sustainable Island State Agenda. In a ground-breaking move,…
CEO says remote work ‘untapped’ in the Caribbean
March 1, 2024 The head honcho of a regional recruitment firm is suggesting that remote work may be “untapped” in the Caribbean, as many companies have not embraced it to…
British Virgin Islands: Detailed Assessment Report on Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism
March 1, 2024 This report summarizes the anti-money laundering/combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) measures in place in the Virgin Islands (VI) as at the date of the onsite visit…
Bahamas, Belize and TCI removed from EU blacklist
By: Staff Writer February 23, 2024 The European Union removed The Bahamas, Belize, Seychelles and Turks and Caicos Islands from the list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes. The countries…
Haiti formally accepts Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies
Haiti deposited its instrument of acceptance of the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies on 21 February. Ambassador Justin Viard presented Haiti’s instrument of acceptance to Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. DG Okonjo-Iweala said:…
Caribbean Economies on the Rebound
February 23, 2024 The majority of Caribbean economies are on the rebound says Director of Economics at the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Mr. Ian Durant. Speaking at the Bank’s Annual…
CEO Calls For More Soft Skills Exposure, Training Programmes
February 23, 2024 If employment figures are to continue to improve in the Caribbean region, more of an effort must be made to equip residents with soft skills, says Joseph…