June 16, 2023 On the heels of a World Bank report lamenting a lack of sufficient labour intermediation services across 12 countries in the region, Caribbean Employment Services Inc. is…
Category: CARIBBEAN BUSINESS AND FINANCE
IMF Management Completes the Second Review of the Staff Monitored-Program with Haiti
June 16, 2023 Management of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved on May 30, 2023 the Second and Final review of the Staff-Monitored Program (SMP) which started in June 2022.…
IMF Executive Board Concludes Second Review of the Extended Fund Facility for Suriname
June 16, 2023 The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded today the second review of the extended arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) for Suriname. The…
World Bank: The Caribbean only growing at half the rate of Emerging Markets
By: Staff Writer June 11, 2023 The World Bank’s “Regional Private Sector Diagnostic: Promoting Private Sector-led Growth to Foster Recovery and Resilience in the Caribbean,” report said that the Caribbean…
Mastercard and The Caribbean Association of Banks Inc Sign a Memorandum of Understanding
June 13, 2023 This agreement will focus on enabling intra and inter regional payments and expanding financial inclusion in the Caribbean. Mastercard, a global technology company in the payments industry,…
Building Bridges: How BSOs from Haiti and the Dominican Republic are Strengthening European Business Ties
June 13, 2023 Business leaders from Haitian and Dominican business supporting organizations (BSOs) participated in a trade and best practices mission to Europe to reactivate business opportunities for MSMEs from…
CEO says construction boom brings new job opportunities
June 9, 2023 With an alleged “boom” in construction activities ongoing, a regional recruitment service wants to remind the public that they don’t have to be “in the know” to…
REIMAGINING SUSTAINABLE ENERGY IN AN OIL AND GAS ECONOMY
TT’s Energy Chamber’s Caribbean Sustainable Energy Conference coverage By Kimberly Ramkhalawan June 6, 2023 kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com Trinidad and Tobago’s Energy Minister, Stuart Young, said that no one wants to admit that…
OECS Commission and Cloud Carib sign MoU to support digital transformation in the OECS
June 6, 2023 The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Director General, Dr. Didacus Jules, and Cloud Carib Director, Public Sector, Mr. Eamonn Sheehy, met on April 25, 2023 to…
Kingdom of the Netherlands—Aruba: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2023 Article IV Mission
June 6, 2023 An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team, led by Mr. Takuji Komatsuzaki, visited Oranjestad during May 22–June 2 to hold discussions on the 2023 Article IV consultation…
Suriname: Technical Assistance Report on Government Finance Statistics Mission-(October 10–21, 2022)
June 2, 2023 This technical assistance (TA) mission on Government Finance Statistics was conducted during October 10 – 21, 2022. The main purpose of the mission was to review the…