By Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com As Trinidad and Tobago gets set to hear its seventh consecutive National Budget from the People’s National Movement led Government on October 4th, where it is…
Category: TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
TT opens arms wide to Chinese Firms as it invites potential investors.
By Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com September 24, 2021 Trinidad and Tobago is looking forward to Chinese firms establishing business and manufacturing plants in its latest Industrial Park, Phoenix Park Industrial Estate.…
CariCRIS lowers the sovereign issuer ratings assigned to the Government of The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
August 20, 2021 Caribbean Information and Credit Rating Services Limited (CariCRIS) has lowered its sovereign issuer ratings assigned to the Government of The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (GORTT) by…
CariCRIS reaffirms “good creditworthiness” ratings for The Beacon Insurance Company Limited
August 3, 2021 Caribbean Information and Credit Rating Services Limited (CariCRIS) has reaffirmed the assigned corporate credit ratings of CariA- (Foreign and Local Currency Ratings) on the regional rating scale…
Food Outlets reopen in Trinidad and Tobago.
By Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com July 20, 2021 After close to three months of total closure, food outlets and vendors were allowed to resume their business on Monday July 19, however,…
CariCRIS: Bourse Securities Ltd gets ‘positive outlook
July 9, 2021 Caribbean Information and Credit Rating Services Limited (CariCRIS) has reaffirmed theCorporate Credit Ratings of CariA- (Foreign and Local Currency) on the regional rating scale, andttA- on the…
Selling high value content is the model for Caribbean Cyber Stream.
By: Staff Writer June 29, 2021 A Caribbean streaming service provider places a “great deal of emphasis” on “high value content rather than the price,” as he woos more Caribbean…
Economics 102: There is no such thing as a free lunch
June 22, 2021 Regional economist Marla Dukharan evaluates the facts behind borrowing from the IMF, the major risks to T&T’s debt sustainability and external accounts based on updates presented by…
CariCRIS assigns ‘high’ creditworthiness ratings to $150m TT bond issuance.
June 15, 2021 Caribbean Information and Credit Rating Services Limited (CariCRIS) has assigned initial issue ratings of CariAA- (Local Currency Rating) on the regional rating scale, and ttAAon the Trinidad…
TT Central Bank issues Mergers and Acquisitions Guidelines ahead of global uptick in takeovers.
By Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com The recent uptick in mergers and acquisitions happening in Trinidad and Tobago has prompted its Central Bank to introduce some guidelines aimed at regulating these types…
Another TT Methanol plant closes, Cites Natural Gas prices.
By Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com On April 1, many in the Trinidad and Tobago energy sector would wake up to the announcement that yet another plant closure was looming at the…
Trini’s Habanero- holding prices despite pandemic!
By: Staff Writer March 19, 2021 A Trinidadian sauce manufacturer has held prices and never lost sight of exports despite the fact that the cost of raw materials “skyrocketed” as…