January 20, 2023 While COVID-19 and global conflict has set back progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the Caribbean, all is not lost. Deputy Director, Corporate Strategy at…
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CDB Forecasts Caribbean Economic Growth of 5.7% in 2023
January 20, 2023 The Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) Vice President (Operations), Mr Isaac Solomon says regional growth of 5.7 % is forecast for 2023. This is based on the continued…
Elevated Levels of Financing Needed for Caribbean Countries Up to 2030
January 20, 2023 The Caribbean’s Gross Financial Needs (GFN), which increased to almost USD 10 billion (bn) in 2020 largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, are likely to remain elevated…
CARICOM ELECTION OBSERVATION MISSION TO THE ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA GENERAL ELECTIONS
January 20, 2023 The seven (7) member CARICOM Election Observation Mission (CEOM) which was mounted by the Caribbean Community, at the invitation of the Government of Antigua and Barbuda, observed…
IDB President Goldfajn Presents Vision and Priorities in Inaugural Address
January 17, 2023 In his inaugural address today the president of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Ilan Goldfajn, laid out his vision and priorities to make the IDB the most…
OAS to Observe General Elections in Antigua and Barbuda
January 17, 2023 The Organization of American States (OAS) deployed an Electoral Observation Mission to observe the January 18, 2023, general elections in Antigua and Barbuda. The Mission, led by…
Climate, Gender in Focus During Bilateral between CDB and Canada Government Officials
January 13, 2023 Deepening collaboration between Canada and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) on areas of mutual interest such as climate action and gender equality, was on the agenda when…
CARICOM mounts Election Observation Mission to Antigua and Barbuda
January 10, 2023 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has responded to the invitation extended by the Government of Antigua and Barbuda to mount a CARICOM Election Observation Mission (CEOM) to observe…
Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean Will Decelerate in 2023 and Will Grow by 1.3%
January 6, 2022 In its annual report Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean, ECLAC projects that regional growth next year will be a third of…
Latin American and Caribbean Countries Approve ECLAC’s Proposals for Propelling a Change in the Region’s Development Pattern
January 6, 2023 Government representatives from 33 member countries of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) concluded today the United Nations regional commission’s thirty-ninth session, held in…
CDB Approves US$5 million for Belize Agriculture Project
January 6, 2022 A multimillion dollar project to improve agricultural productivity and resilience for small farmers in rural Belize, is receiving a US$5 million injection in funding from the Caribbean…
CARICOM SG congratulates Haiti on its Two Hundred and Nineteenth Anniversary of Independence
January 6, 2022 Congratulatory Message from CARICOM Secretary-General Dr. Carla Barnett to the Prime Minister of Haiti, Dr. Ariel Henry: “On behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), I wish to…