November 2, 2021 Dr Armstrong Alexis of Saint Lucia has been appointed as the new Deputy Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Dr Alexis takes up his post from 1…
Category: INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES
Startups and Investors from Latin America and the Caribbean Gathered at IDB Lab Forum
October 29, 2021 THE INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK GROUP’S FLAGSHIP EVENT ENDED AFTER THREE DAYS OF PANELS ON INNOVATIVE ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND ITS ROLE IN THE REGION’S POST-PANDEMIC RECOVERY. Innovative entrepreneurship and…
Colombia to Promote Digitalization of Comptroller General Office with IDB Support
October 29, 2021 The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a $30 million loan to finance the digital transformation of the Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic of Colombia (CGR). The operation…
CDB successfully raised US$150 million on German capital market
October 29, 2021 The Aa1/AA+ rated Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) successfully executed its second borrowing in the German capital market via the issuance of a US$100-million 20-year registered bond…
CARICOM Climate Change Ministers demand climate justice in Declaration ahead of COP26
October 29, 2021 As the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) readies itself for participation in the upcoming global Climate Change Conference, COP 26, it issued a pre-Conference Declaration this week giving notice…
EPA & CSME Standby Facility News
October 26, 2021 National and regional entities are implementing activities to build their economies and businesses, increase trade in the region and access to markets beyond. EUR8.75 million from the…
CARIFORUM MSMEs to Receive €3 Million in Direct Grant Support
October 26, 2021 €3M to be awarded to CARIFORUM firms via Caribbean Export’s Direct Support Grants Programme A minimum of 100 firms to receive grant funding in 15 Caribbean countries…
CARICOM Heads of Government engage Green Climate Fund
October 26, 2021 As the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) continued its preparations for the United Nations COP 26, Heads of Government met on Tuesday with the Executive Director of the Green…
Caribbean Export Certifies Service Providers Ready for Export
October 26, 2021 Over 130 service providers have been certified during the last two years and are better equipped to expand their businesses regionally and internationally. This week eighty-four certified…
Caribbean Development Bank Issues Statement on Paris Agreement Alignment
October 26, 2021 The lending and other operations of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) are consistent with the goals[1] of the Paris Agreement. As the leading multilateral development bank in the…
OAS Presents the Compendium “Attention to Persons with Disabilities in the Americas in the Framework of the Covid-19 Pandemic”
October 26, 2021 The Organization of American States (OAS) today published the compendium “Attention to Persons with Disabilities in the Americas in the Framework of the Covid-19 Pandemic.” This compendium,…
CARICOM SG applauds ‘strength of character’, as Vincentians celebrate 42nd Independence Anniversary
October 26, 2021 CARICOM Secretary-General Dr. Carla Barnett has congratulated the Government and people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Forty-two years as an independent nation, noting that the…