June 12, 2026 POOR PLANNING – WHY 2/3 OF THE ENERGY PRODUCED IS WASTED Yes, you read right – two thirds of the energy produced globally is WASTED, according to…
Category: CARIBBEAN BUSINESS AND FINANCE
Choko Lakay Expands Market Reach Through Strategic Export Support
June 9, 2026 Haitian cocoa processor Choko Lakay is steadily building an international presence, demonstrating how targeted export development support can help Caribbean firms strengthen competitiveness, improve market readiness, and access new buyers. Founded…
Afreximbank Deepens Engagement with Jamaica to Drive Trade, Investment and Industrialisation
June 9, 2026 In a move to highlight the strategic importance of the Jamaican market within the Caribbean and the country’s growing role in regional trade and investment, the African…
Measuring success in Caribbean development depends on happiness of the recipient
By: Staff Writer June 5, 2026 Abdulhamid Alkhalifa, president of the OPEC Fund for International Development, said at the Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) 56th Annual Meeting being held at the…
Afreximbank Deepens Commitment to Economic Progress in The Bahamas
June 5, 2026 African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) held a high-level roadshow in Nassau, The Bahamas, on 29 May, aimed at deepening engagement with key stakeholders and businesses across the…
CBD President: Uncertainty not an excuse to region’s challenges
By: Staff Writer June 2, 2026 The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) president said at the opening of the opening of the 56th Annual Meeting that uncertainty cannot be the excuse…
IDB Invest and Trinidad Tissues Partner to Expand Caribbean Manufacturing and Export Capacity
May 29, 2026 IDB Invest has signed a financing agreement of up to $30 million with Trinidad Tissues Limited (TTL) – one of the largest integrated tissue manufacturers in the…
Bermuda Based Powertranz Partners with 1Money to Enable Stablecoin Payments
May 1, 2026 Powertranz, a leading payment gateway in the Caribbean and Central America, today announced a strategic partnership with 1Money, the first vertically integrated financial stack. The collaboration enables…
The CDB said growth in region slowed in 2025 except for Guyana
By: Staff Writer April 28, 2026 The Caribbean Development Bank in their Caribbean Economic Review and Outlook 2025 – 2026, said that growth in the Caribbean slowed in 2025 except…
Caribbean Growth Slows Amid Global Uncertainty and Climate Pressures: CDB Report
April 28, 2026 Economic performance across the Caribbean remained subdued in 2025 as global uncertainty, climate shocks, and domestic structural challenges weighed on growth, according to the latest edition of…
Ready When Opportunity Knocks: The Beharry-Amber Lesson for Caribbean Business
By: Steven Williams (Originally publishedin Barbados Today) April 24, 2026 On the evening of Thursday, 16 April, the ballroom at Wyndham Grand Barbados Sam Lord’s Castle filled with the usual…
ECLAC: 19% of SDGs ready for 2030 deadline for LAC
By: Staff Writer April 21, 2026 The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) said in a recent report that only 19 percent of the Sustainable Development Goals…