By: Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com September 30, 2022 Fresh from her high-level talks at the United Nation’s, Barbados Prime Minister is sticking to her guns in getting the financing she says…
Category: CARIBBEAN BUSINESS AND FINANCE
CariCRIS upgrades its Corporate Credit Ratings for JMMB Group Limited
September 30, 2022 Caribbean Information and Credit Rating Services Limited (CariCRIS) has upgraded by 1-notch the issuer/corporate credit ratings to CariA- (Regional Local Currency) and CariBBB+ (Regional Foreign Currency) and…
CHUCK E. CHEESE OPENS FIRST LOCATION IN SURINAME
September 30, 2022 Chuck E. Cheese, the world’s #1 family entertainment restaurant brand has opened its doors in Suriname, their first location in the market. The newly operational fun center…
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2022 Article IV Consultation with Guyana
September 30, 2022 The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Guyana. Following the pandemic-induced recession in 2020, and protracted political transition, non-oil…
Country Report No. 2022/317 : Guyana: 2022 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Guyana
September 30, 2022 Following the pandemic-induced recession in 2020, economic growth recovered in 2021, with non-oil GDP growth reaching 4.6 percent, despite being negatively impacted by floods. Inflation increased markedly…
CDB Strengthening Saint Lucia’s Private Sector with Support to MSMEs
September 30, 2022 An estimated USD3.7 million has been committed by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) to support Saint Lucia’s Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). Under a new initiative,…
TRINIS TO FACE MORE AT PUMPS, 2023 BUDGET PEGGED AT $57.68B
By: Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com September 27, 2022 While it came as no surprise to many locals in Trinidad and Tobago, the price they face at the pumps this week, has…
Dominican Republic Takes Tentative Measures against Haiti Gangs
September 27, 2022 Officials in the Dominican Republic have made a series of moves this year to try and prevent a spillover of Haitian organized crime, yet they do not…
DUKHARAN: ONE WISH FOR T&T FISCAL BUDGET FY2022/2023 – PLEASE, MAKE IT MAKE SENSE
September 27, 2022 A top regional economist lays out the Trinidad and Tobago fiscal budget 2022/2023, begging policy makers to make sense out of their decisions. Marla Dukharan, in her…