By: Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com September 27, 2022 While it came as no surprise to many locals in Trinidad and Tobago, the price they face at the pumps this week, has…
Category: BUSINESS AND FINANCE
Dominican Republic Takes Tentative Measures against Haiti Gangs
September 27, 2022 Officials in the Dominican Republic have made a series of moves this year to try and prevent a spillover of Haitian organized crime, yet they do not…
DUKHARAN: ONE WISH FOR T&T FISCAL BUDGET FY2022/2023 – PLEASE, MAKE IT MAKE SENSE
September 27, 2022 A top regional economist lays out the Trinidad and Tobago fiscal budget 2022/2023, begging policy makers to make sense out of their decisions. Marla Dukharan, in her…
Belize to Attract More Foreign Investment and Streamline Exports with IDB Support
September 23, 2022 The Inter-American Development Bank has approved an US$8 million loan to promote Belize´s foreign direct investment and trade performance through a series of measures aimed at streamlining…
The IDB wants PPI for growth potential firms!
By: Staff Writer September 20, 2022 The Inter-American Development Bank, in a recently published Working Group Report, said that firms around the region that rebounded more quickly from the COVID-19…
New National Agro-processing Facility for Dominica
September 20, 2022 With the support of the European Union and the Caribbean Development Bank, Dominica is now working to establish a new national agro-processing facility that will strengthen the…
Mottley: Caribbean at risk of becoming financial pariahs!
By: Staff Writer September 16, 2022 The Prime Minister of Barbados lays case to US government on the importance of correspondent banking to the Caribbean and it becoming “financial pariahs,”…
SCOTIABANK TT REPORTS YEAR TO DATE PROFITS OF $521M
By: Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com September 16, 2022 Scotiabank Trinidad and Tobago Limited realised Income after Tax of $521m for the nine months ended July 31, 2022, marking an increase of…
Sorel is the Most Awarded Liqueur of 2022
September 16, 2022 Sorel, the hibiscus liqueur inspired by sorrel, the ancestral Afro-Caribbean beverage, is the most-awarded liqueur of 2022. Sorel returned to shelves in October 2021 with the support of Fawn Weaver and…
IDB Approves $15M Loan to Spur Sustainable Farming and Tourism in Belize
September 16, 2022 The Inter-American Development Bank approved a $15 million loan and up to $800,000 in grant funding for the Sustainable and Inclusive Belize project, which seeks to bolster revenue from…
El Salvador to Receive IDB Loan to Enhance Water and Sanitation
September 16, 2022 The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a $100 million loan to strengthen El Salvador’s water and sanitation sector. Approximately 120,000 households will directly benefit from improved drinking…