July 15, 2025 An International Monetary Fund team led by Metodij Hadzi-Vaskov held discussions for the 2025 Article IV consultation with Belize during July 1—11. The team met with Mr.…
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El Salvador: 2025 Article IV Consultation, First Review Under the Extended Fund Facility
July 15, 2025 El Salvador: 2025 Article IV Consultation, First Review Under the Extended Fund Facility, and Request for Waivers of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria, and Modification of Performance Criteria-Press…
Dominican hemp producer ready to work with locals after Cannabis Symposium
By: Staff Writer July 11, 2025 Dominica held its first national cannabis symposium on July 9 and it sparked keen interest from one of its nationals living in Colorado who…
A landmark move positions Curaçao as the Caribbean’s digital innovation hub through sovereign, GPU-powered cloud infrastructure.
July 11, 2025 In a landmark move for the region, Blue NAP Americas, operator of the only Tier IV data center in the Caribbean, has partnered with Radian Arc, a…
IDB Invest and TTMB Expand Access to Affordable Housing with Social Bonds in Trinidad and Tobago
July 4, 2025 Expands affordable housing financing for middle and lower middle-income households, particularly women and women-led families. IDB Invest provides financial support of TTD 250 million to strengthen TTMB’s…
Kingdom of the Netherlands – Curaçao: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2025 Article IV Mission
July 4, 2025 Curaçao’s economic activity expanded by 5 percent in 2024, as strong tourism performance trickled into the wider economy. Stayover arrivals, growing at double digits, continued to outperform…
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2025 Article IV consultation and First Review Under the Extended Fund Facility for El Salvador
July 1, 2025 The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded El Salvador’s 2025 Article IV consultation[1] and completed the first review of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement.…
China has more LAC ports than previously thought
By: Staff Writer June 27, 2025 A new report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) says that the People’s Republic of China’s interest in Latin American and…
Caribbean Export and Canada Launch GRIT Project in Saint Lucia to Empower Women Entrepreneurs
June 27, 2025 The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export), in partnership with the Government of Canada, is proud to announce the launch of GRIT – Caribbean Women Entrepreneurs Generating…
Honduras Transforms Rural Education with IDB Support
June 27, 2025 The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a $55 million loan to support Honduras in improving access to and the quality of education in rural areas and…
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2025 Article IV Consultation with Jamaica
June 27, 2025 On June 12, 2025, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation[1] with Jamaica and considered and endorsed the staff appraisal without…