June 21, 2022 Guyana will promote its energy matrix diversification by promoting climate-resilient renewable energy sources use in the electricity generation matrix to avoid deforestation and face climate change, with a…
Category: BUSINESS AND FINANCE
SanMar Proudly Joins Vice President Harris’ Central America Initiative
June 14, 2022 SanMar Corporation, a leading supplier of wholesale accessories and apparel, today joined Vice President Kamala Harris’ Call to Action initiative, a multi-industry effort that has announced new commitments of $1.9 billion in…
Honduras Próspera Requests Consultations under CAFTA-DR
June 14, 2022 Honduras Próspera Inc. (US-Delaware), the promoter and organizer of the innovative special economic zone known as Próspera ZEDE, and its affiliates St. John’s Bay Development Company LLC…
Banistmo to use Lleida.net’s electronic signature services via a new contract
June 14, 2022 Panamanian bank Banitsmo has contracted the SaaS services of Spanish listed company Lleida.net (BME: LLN) (EPA: ALLLN) (OTCQX: LLEIF) to manage its account opening and collection processes. In…
Powertranz and Bluefin add support for MultiLink J.E.T.S. debit card in Jamaica
June 10, 2022 Bluefin, the leading provider of data and payment security technologies including PCI-validated point-to-point encryption (P2PE) solutions, and Powertranz, the local leader in Card Present gateway/payment processing for…
Suriname: Technical Assistance Report on Government Finance Statistics Mission
June 7, 2022 At the request of the Suriname authorities, a remote technical assistance (TA) mission took place during December 6–17, 2021. The mission was conducted in coordination with the…
Colombia: Financial Sector Assessment Program-Technical Note on Risk Analysis
June 7, 2022 The Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) risk analysis work was conducted in the aftermath of the initial COVID shock and subsequent lockdowns, and while a strong economic…
Kingdom of the Netherlands – Curaçao and the Monetary Union of Curaçao and Sint Maarten: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2022 Article IV Mission
June 7, 2022 Curaçao is recovering from the pandemic but faces multiple challenges, including strong inflation pressures stemming from the war in Ukraine. Policies need to be calibrated to support…
Guyana: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2022 Article IV Mission
June 7, 2022 A staff team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Ms. Alina Carare (incoming mission head) and Meredith McIntyre (outgoing mission head) held virtual discussions during…
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2022 Article IV Consultation with Guatemala
June 7, 2022 The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation [1] with Guatemala [2] on June 6, 2022 and considered and endorsed the staff appraisal without a…
ENERGY CONFERENCE PUTS RENEWABLES HIGH ON AGENDA
By: Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com June 3, 2022 The Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago got their long-awaited annual Energy Conference kicked off this week at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in…
US Congresswoman calls for end to de-risking!
By: Staff Writer June 3, 2022 United States Congresswoman Maxine Waters has called for President Joe Biden to put an end to de-risking in the interest of the Caribbean ahead…