June 13, 2023 This agreement will focus on enabling intra and inter regional payments and expanding financial inclusion in the Caribbean. Mastercard, a global technology company in the payments industry,…
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Building Bridges: How BSOs from Haiti and the Dominican Republic are Strengthening European Business Ties
June 13, 2023 Business leaders from Haitian and Dominican business supporting organizations (BSOs) participated in a trade and best practices mission to Europe to reactivate business opportunities for MSMEs from…
LAC’s trade shrank 4% since 2010
By: Staff Writer June 9, 2023 A regional think tank finds that “regional integration” is central to Latin America and the Caribbean’s (LAC) competitiveness and second only to “market size…
CEO says construction boom brings new job opportunities
June 9, 2023 With an alleged “boom” in construction activities ongoing, a regional recruitment service wants to remind the public that they don’t have to be “in the know” to…
Belize: Technical Assistance Report-Transition to Accrual Accounting
June 9, 2023 Belize is planning to transition to accrual accounting over the medium term. This reform is considered an advanced practice on the public financial management (PFM) spectrum and…
REIMAGINING SUSTAINABLE ENERGY IN AN OIL AND GAS ECONOMY
TT’s Energy Chamber’s Caribbean Sustainable Energy Conference coverage By Kimberly Ramkhalawan June 6, 2023 kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com Trinidad and Tobago’s Energy Minister, Stuart Young, said that no one wants to admit that…
OECS Commission and Cloud Carib sign MoU to support digital transformation in the OECS
June 6, 2023 The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Director General, Dr. Didacus Jules, and Cloud Carib Director, Public Sector, Mr. Eamonn Sheehy, met on April 25, 2023 to…
Kingdom of the Netherlands—Aruba: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2023 Article IV Mission
June 6, 2023 An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team, led by Mr. Takuji Komatsuzaki, visited Oranjestad during May 22–June 2 to hold discussions on the 2023 Article IV consultation…
Suriname: Technical Assistance Report on Government Finance Statistics Mission-(October 10–21, 2022)
June 2, 2023 This technical assistance (TA) mission on Government Finance Statistics was conducted during October 10 – 21, 2022. The main purpose of the mission was to review the…
Regional recruitment company looks forward to fruitful implementation of IMF recommendations
June 2, 2023 Caribbean Employment Services Inc., a market-leading digital talent acquisition service that aims to connect the top talent from the Caribbean with employers both within the region and…
CEO lauds more programmes to support MSMEs; urges continued support for business survival
June 2, 2023 The CEO of a regional recruitment service is lauding the launch of an International Labour Organization (ILO) programme to encourage more entrepreneurship among locals, but is re-emphasizing…