ROSEAU, Dominica – Dominica has launched an EC$1.2 million grant application scheme aimed at helping small businesses upgrade their services through digital technology.

WASHINGTON, DC – Two International Monetary Fund (IMF) experts say that climate shocks are linked to cross-border migration in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), driving more people to leave their home countries and amplifying the negative impact on the region’s economies.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Inter-American Development Bank says that the value of goods exports from Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) fell by 2.7 per cent year-on-year in the first half of 2023 after expanding 17 per cent last year.

WASHINGTON, DC – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the Guyanese economy continues to experience record growth, supported by the government’s modernization plans and unparalleled oil and gas sector expansion.

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada – Grenada's government says the island’s economy is estimated to have expanded by 5.5 percent this year and is projecting further strong economic growth of 3.6 next year.

DUBAI – Jamaica Monday signed a financial advisory services agreement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the Washington-based World Bank, for the development and structuring of the National Broadband Project as a public private partnership (PPP).

DUBAI – Three Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries are among the first nine eligible projects that will be part of the Inter-American Development Bank’s (IDB) CLIMA, an innovative financial approach that rewards for achieving nature and climate objectives.

DUBAI – St. Kitts-Nevis Prime Minister Dr. Terrance Drew has emphasized the importance of the Citizenship by Investment Program (CBI) to his twin island Federation saying it remains “an illustrious pathway” for high-net-worth individuals and families seeking legal citizenship in the Caribbean.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana on Sunday launched a GUY$200 million (One Guyana dollar=US$0.004 cents) shade house project under the Agriculture and Innovation Entrepreneurship Programme along the Essequibo Coast even as Venezuelans were voting in a referendum to determine ownership of the mineral and forest-rich county.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Several Caribbean countries are to benefit from a new US$12.6 million facility aimed at consolidating a regional investment ecosystem for inclusive private sector innovation.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) has launched the inaugural “GMSA IMPACK Manufacturers’ Summit” hoping to attract major Caribbean stakeholders to address challenges and explore opportunities in various manufacturing sectors.

NASSAU, Bahamas – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the macro outlook for the Bahamas economy continued to rebound vigorously last year, with real gross domestic product (GDP) growth reaching 14.4 per cent and unemployment fell to 8.8 per cent with a broad-based expansion that was especially strong for tourism.