June 30, 2023 Recent developments. Growth has been resilient despite global headwinds and inflation is on a strong downward trend. The easing of external pressures has allowed the authorities to…
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Country Report No. 2023/231 : Costa Rica: Fourth Review Under the Extended Arrangement Under the Extended Fund Facility, First Review Under the Resilience and Sustainability Arrangement, Request for Modification of Reform Measure Under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility, and Monetary Policy Consultation
Jamaica: Technical Assistance Report-Climate Public Investment Management Assessment (C-PIMA)
June 30, 2023 Jamaica is highly exposed to multiple natural hazards, including tropical cyclones, floods, and droughts. Jamaica ranks 47th out of 191 countries in the 2023 Inform Risk index.1…
Suriname: Second Review Under the Extended Arrangement Under the Extended Fund Facility, Requests for Rephasing and Reduction of Access, Waivers of nonobservance of Performance Criteria and Financing Assurances Review
June 30, 2023 The program went off-track in mid-2022, due to the delayed completion of a prior action on parliamentary approval of the VAT law and, subsequently, to spending overruns…
St Kitts and Nevis announces extension to Citizenship by Investment Programme Sustainable Growth Fund Limited Time Offer due to unprecedented demand
June 30, 2023 International investors have been clamouring to take advantage of one of the best deals in the investment migration industry this year – St Kitts and Nevis’ Sustainable…
Process innovations will lead pathway beyond low-growth Caribbean!
By: Staff Writer June 27, 2023 The Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) in its Caribbean Economics Quarterly Bulletin said that the Caribbean may be doomed to a pre-pandemic low-growth model if…
Recruitment firm hopes to see more job openings in green and digital economies
June 27, 2023 The CEO of a regional recruiting firm is hoping to see more jobs in the green and digital economies after the World Bank released a report highlighting…
Haiti: Second Review Under the Staff-Monitored Program-Press Release; and Staff Report
June 27, 2023 Haiti faces a challenging macroeconomic outlook amid a humanitarian crisis. The country has been hit hard by economic spillovers from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with food price…
IMF Executive Board Concludes the Fourth Review of Costa Rica’s Extended Fund Facility and the First Review under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility
June 27, 2023 The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed today the fourth review of Costa Rica’s economic reform program supported by the IMF’s extended arrangement under…