June 9, 2026 Haitian cocoa processor Choko Lakay is steadily building an international presence, demonstrating how targeted export development support can help Caribbean firms strengthen competitiveness, improve market readiness, and access new buyers. Founded…
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Afreximbank Deepens Engagement with Jamaica to Drive Trade, Investment and Industrialisation
June 9, 2026 In a move to highlight the strategic importance of the Jamaican market within the Caribbean and the country’s growing role in regional trade and investment, the African…
Measuring success in Caribbean development depends on happiness of the recipient
By: Staff Writer June 5, 2026 Abdulhamid Alkhalifa, president of the OPEC Fund for International Development, said at the Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) 56th Annual Meeting being held at the…
ECLAC: LAC needs to redouble efforts to promote productive transformation
By: Staff Writer June 5, 2026 The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) said in their Panorama of Productive Development Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean…
Afreximbank Deepens Commitment to Economic Progress in The Bahamas
June 5, 2026 African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) held a high-level roadshow in Nassau, The Bahamas, on 29 May, aimed at deepening engagement with key stakeholders and businesses across the…
CBD President: Uncertainty not an excuse to region’s challenges
By: Staff Writer June 2, 2026 The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) president said at the opening of the opening of the 56th Annual Meeting that uncertainty cannot be the excuse…
IDB Invest and Trinidad Tissues Partner to Expand Caribbean Manufacturing and Export Capacity
May 29, 2026 IDB Invest has signed a financing agreement of up to $30 million with Trinidad Tissues Limited (TTL) – one of the largest integrated tissue manufacturers in the…
SMEs in the LAC still face persistent challenges
By: Staff Writer May 26, 2026 The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) said in its CEPAL Review for 2025 that Small and Medium Sized Businesses (SMEs)…
Multidimensional poverty dropping in LAC
By: Staff Writer May 8, 2026 The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) said in their “Multidimensional poverty index for Latin America” that multidimensional poverty is dropping…
US and LAC countries unite for Panama over China control
By: Staff Writer May 1, 2026 The office of the United States Secretary of State in a statement issued on April 28, said Bolivia, Costa Rica, Guyana, Paraguay, Trinidad and…
Bermuda Based Powertranz Partners with 1Money to Enable Stablecoin Payments
May 1, 2026 Powertranz, a leading payment gateway in the Caribbean and Central America, today announced a strategic partnership with 1Money, the first vertically integrated financial stack. The collaboration enables…
ECLAC: International bond issuance in LAC up 54% in 2025
By: Staff Writer April 28, 2026 The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) said in their Capital flows to Latin America and the Caribbean: 2025 year-in-review and…