February 6, 2026 The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the Article IV Consultation with The Bahamas[1] and considered and endorsed the staff appraisal without a meeting,…
Category: CARIBBEAN BUSINESS AND FINANCE
Jamaica hit 60% debt to GDP target says Holness
By: Staff Writer January 30, 2026 Prime Minister of Jamaica, Andrew Holness, said at The International Economic Forum Latin America and Caribbean 2026 being held in Panama that his country…
The Caribbean Is Growing — But Only One Country Is Changing The Game
January 30, 2026 The Caribbean is entering a new growth cycle, according to the latest regional forecasts from the World Bank. After years of uneven recovery, several economies are projected…
Multi-level, virtual regional crop protection training starts for CARICOM Agriculture stakeholders
January 30, 2026 Hundreds of stakeholders in the agriculture sector in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are participating in a six-week course aimed at building capacity in crop protection. The…
Trinidad’s wages can’t cover basic needs
By: Staff Writer January 23, 2026 The Caribbean Society for Human Resource Professionals (CSHRP) in their recently released PayPulse 2025 said that Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Saint Lucia, and Aruba,…
Jamaica Launches First‑Ever Multidimensional Poverty Index with Support from the Caribbean Development Bank
January 20, 2026 The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB / the Bank) in collaboration with the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), officially…
The IDB said Caribbean economies will expand driven by tourism in 26
By: Staff Writer January 16, 2026 The Inter-American Development Bank’s latest Caribbean Economics Quarterly states that most economies will expand driven by tourism in 2026. Caribbean economies have demonstrated notable…
Dukharan: Caribbean Monthly Economic Report, November, 2025
December 2, 2025 As hurricanes, floods and fires ravage the planet, so too was COP30 in Brazil. Further to the previous month’s editorial suggesting that the climate justice argument for…
Jamaica Secures Package of $6.7 Billion over Three Years in International Support for Recovery and Reconstruction After Hurricane Melissa
December 2, 2025 Following Hurricane Melissa and at the request of Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness, CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, the Caribbean Development Bank…
Jamaica Secures a Package of US$6.1 Billion Over Three Years in International Support for Recovery and Reconstruction After Hurricane Melissa
December 2, 2025 Following Hurricane Melissa and at the request of Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness, CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, the Caribbean Development Bank…
CDB and Government of Dominica Agree on New Action Plan for Resilient and Sustainable Growth
November 28, 2025 The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB / the Bank) and the Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica recently conducted a Country Portfolio Performance Review (CPPR) and Country Engagement…