November 1, 2022 British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, marked its return to investing in the Caribbean at a business reception held at the…
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Caribbean Entrepreneur Makes Inc 5000 List Of Fastest Growing Businesses In The USA
By: News America Now November 1, 2022 Starting a cleaning service is not an unusual choice for Caribbean immigrants who have migrated to the US, but Caribbean entrepreneur Ingrid Murray…
IDB Invest, Bancolombia Announce the Region’s First Sustainability-Linked Bond Issued by a Bank
October 28, 2022 Funds will help more than 1.5 million low-income unbanked people and help reduce CO2 emissions IDB Invest and Bancolombia announced the first sustainability-linked bond, or SLB, issued…
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO’S STOCK EXCHANGE MARKS 40 YEARS
Kimberly Ramkhalawan October 25, 2022 kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange turned 40 this year, and instead of reflecting where the market has come from, it sought to highlight…
Providing better access to water in the Caribbean is a priority!
By: Staff Writer October 25, 2022 Access to clean, potable water for the Caribbean is a top priority as one country admits that approximately one third of their population can…
IDB Approves US$10 million to Support Job Seekers and Employers in Suriname
October 25, 2022 The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a US$10 million loan to provide jobseekers in Suriname with relevant and high-quality training for employment and expand the use of…
NGC retains its high ratings
October 21, 2022 Caribbean Information and Credit Rating Services Limited (CariCRIS) has reaffirmed the ratings currently assigned to the USD 400 million debt issue of The National Gas Company of…
Transformative LNG-to-Power Project Lights Up El Salvador, Accelerates Region’s Energy Transition
October 21, 2022 Invenergy, the largest privately held global developer, owner, and operator of sustainable solutions, has reached commercial operations at the Energía del Pacífico (EDP) LNG-to-power project, located at the…
JAMAICA IS MAIN STREAMING CLIMATE RESILIENCE
By: Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com October 18, 2022 How Jamaica’s government is currently tying in its developmental plans with being climate resilient was the focus of a discussion between its Senator…
IS 25% BY 2025 ACHIEVABLE? Reducing CARICOM Food import bill.
By: Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com October 18, 2022 One Agriculture Consultant is confident that CARICOM nations can achieve this goal outlined by its leaders to reduce the region’s food import bill…
JAMAICAN FINANCE MINISTER CALLS FOR RISK TRANSFER INSTRUMENTS
By: Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com October 14, 2022 Jamaican Finance Minister Nigel Clarke is seek the IDB to have greater consideration to the region’s fiscal sustainability through a risk transfer instrument.…