December 13, 2022 Caribbean Information and Credit Rating Services Limited (CariCRIS) has reaffirmed the assigned credit ratings of CariA (Local and Foreign Currency Ratings) on the regional rating scale, and…
Category: TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
CENTRAL BANK TT RELINQUISHES CLICO
By Kimberly Ramkhalawan December 9, 2022 kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com Why now? It’s the question being put forward to the Central Bank Governor of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr. Alvin Hilaire, over its timing…
TRINIDADIAN AMONG FIVE NOMINATED FOR IDB PRESIDENT POST
By Kimberly Ramkhalawan Tuesday November 15, 2022 kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com Trinidadian and Former IDB official Gerard Johnson has been nominated among five candidates for the post of Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) President. Johnson…
Regional Business Forum Set to Unleash Caribbean’s Investment Potential
November 4, 2022 Global business leaders looking to invest in the Caribbean and connect with regional innovators and entrepreneurs will soon be gathering at the highly anticipated Caribbean Investment Forum…
CariCRIS assigns ‘high creditworthiness’ ratings for ANSA Merchant Bank Limited
November 1, 2022 Caribbean Information and Credit Rating Services Limited (CariCRIS) has assigned initial issuer/corporate credit ratings of CariAA (Foreign Currency (FC) and Local Currency (LC)) on the regional rating…
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO’S STOCK EXCHANGE MARKS 40 YEARS
Kimberly Ramkhalawan October 25, 2022 kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange turned 40 this year, and instead of reflecting where the market has come from, it sought to highlight…
Providing better access to water in the Caribbean is a priority!
By: Staff Writer October 25, 2022 Access to clean, potable water for the Caribbean is a top priority as one country admits that approximately one third of their population can…
NGC retains its high ratings
October 21, 2022 Caribbean Information and Credit Rating Services Limited (CariCRIS) has reaffirmed the ratings currently assigned to the USD 400 million debt issue of The National Gas Company of…
IS 25% BY 2025 ACHIEVABLE? Reducing CARICOM Food import bill.
By: Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com October 18, 2022 One Agriculture Consultant is confident that CARICOM nations can achieve this goal outlined by its leaders to reduce the region’s food import bill…
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…
SCOTIABANK TT REPORTS YEAR TO DATE PROFITS OF $521M
By: Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com September 16, 2022 Scotiabank Trinidad and Tobago Limited realised Income after Tax of $521m for the nine months ended July 31, 2022, marking an increase of…
INVESTT DRIVES NEARSHORING ACTIVITY CAMPAIGN
By: Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com August 30, 2022 After two years of disrupted supply chains across the globe, many companies are looking to set up manufacturing and processing outlets in closer…