March 26, 2021 The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation [1] with Colombia on March 19, 2021. Colombia has been hit hard by…
Category: INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES
US$383m replenishment for CDB fund to reduce poverty and inequality in the Caribbean
March 26, 2021 The Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) Board of Directors today endorsed a US$383m programme for the 10th cycle of the Bank’s Special Development Fund (SDF), the programme devised…
CDB says the road to economic recovery will be arduous, but not impossible to navigate
March 26, 2021 The President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Dr Wm Warren Smith, highlighted three priorities for charting economic recovery and securing resilience to counter the Covid-19 fallout.…
IDB and IDB Invest Gain Board Support on Vision 2025 and Path Toward Capitalization
March 26, 2021 The Inter-American Development Bank’s Board of Governors approved a resolution authorizing the analytic work required to consider a potential capital increase, and overwhelmingly supported the IDB’s “Vision…
IDB presents 2020 Sustainability Report focused on sustainable and inclusive recovery
March 26, 2021 The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is releasing today its 2020 Sustainability Report , with a focus on a sustainable and inclusive recovery for Latin America and the…
IDB study about more energy efficient public policies
March 26, 2021 Energy services represent the second most important expense in household budgets in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), surpassed only by food, according to a new study…
The women trade ministers
By: Elizabeth Morgan March 23, 2021 March 8 was commemorated as International Women’s Day (IWD) with the theme, ‘Women in Leadership: Achieving an Equal Future in a COVID-19 World’. At…
Stay in the loop with CARICOM
March 23, 2021 In this episode, Communications Officer at the CARICOM Secretariat, Mrs Tusankine English-Francis, presents a weekly news roundup of the latest from the Caribbean Community. Highlights: 0:01:08 VACCINE…
CELAC SUPPORTS CARICOM CALL FOR GOBAL VACCINE SUMMIT
March 23, 2021 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) welcomes the support of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) for its call for a global summit to address urgently…
OAS to Celebrate Inter-American Week for People of African Descent in the Americas
March 23, 2021 The Organization of American States (OAS) will celebrate, from March 22 to 26, the Fourth Annual Inter-American Week for People of African Descent in the Americas under…
Early childhood educators access training in distance learning through CARICOM, UNESCO, UWI – Open Campus collaboration
March 23, 2021 Teachers and educators in early childhood education from across the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are involved in a four-week training workshop to improve their capacity to deliver high…
Tenth UK-Caribbean Forum: Action Plan
March 23, 2021 At the conclusion of the 10th UK-Caribbean Forum, held virtually on 18 March 2021, the Foreign Ministers of the United Kingdom and Caribbean countries, welcoming the Communiqué…