May 17, 2022 IMF team reaches a staff level agreement with the Barbadian authorities on the seventh and final review of Barbados’ Economic Recovery and Transformation program (BERT) supported by…
Category: BUSINESS AND FINANCE
Republic Bank Ltd and Caribbean Export Host Workshop for Small Businesses
May 13, 2022 The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) in partnership with Republic Bank Ltd hosted the first workshop for small businesses in Trinidad and Tobago following the signing…
Ground Broken to Mark Construction Phase of USD59.9M UK/CDB Road Upgrade Project in Belize
May 13, 2022 Representatives of the Government of Belize, the Government of the United Kingdom (UK) and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) broke ground to officially mark the construction phase…
Colombia: Financial Sector Assessment Program–Detailed Assessment of Observance of the Basel Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision
May 13, 2022 There have been significant improvements to the legal framework and the supervisory process since the last Basel Core Principles (BCP) review; some additional recommended enhancements are highlighted…
The Caribbean at “critical crossroads” with “unprecedented challenges.”
By: Staff Writer May 10, 2022 The executive director of the Caribbean Export Development Agency (CEDA) said that the Caribbean is at a critical crossroads in building resilient economies and sustainable…
The Bahamas: 2022 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for The Bahamas
May 10, 2022 The Bahamas is experiencing a tourism-led rebound. Real GDP growth in 2021 was close to 14 percent, as stayover tourist arrivals doubled relative to 2020. The economy…
The IIMF: THE BAHAMAS, SELECTED ISSUES
May 10, 2022 The Bahamas introduced a rules-based fiscal framework with a budget balance operational target and debt anchor in 2018. Since then, the pandemic and Hurricane Dorian have significantly…
Grenada: 2022 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Grenada
May 10, 2022 Grenada’s economy was hit hard by the pandemic, with a decline in real output of 14 percent in 2020 from both a collapse of tourism-related activities and…
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2022 Article IV Consultation with Belize
May 10, 2022 The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation [1] with Belize and endorsed the staff appraisal without a meeting on a lapse-of-time basis. [2]…
Jamaica’s SEPROD buys over TT distribution company A.S.Bryden
By: Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com May 6, 2022 Jamaican based company, Seprod Limited, will acquire Trinidad and Tobago owned distribution company A.S. Bryden and Sons. The company announced an agreement had…