NASSAU, Bahamas – The Bahamian government has reiterated its support for a United Nations resolution on the promotion of inclusive and effective international tax cooperation, saying it is prepared to assist the global body in establishing “a fair, transparent, and balanced international tax regime”.
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) and the European Union (EU) have formalized their commitment with the signing of a new agreement, heralding the launch of the Regional Private Sector Development Programme III.
SANTIAGO, Chile – The Economic Commissioner Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) says despite improvement in the indicators, more than 180 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) do not have enough income to meet their basic needs.
WASHINGTON, DC – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is predicting that Grenada's economy will continue growing “robustly” and is expected to surpass its pre-pandemic level in 2023.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Fair Trading Commission (FTC) has turned down an 11.9 per cent increase in electricity rates that had been sought by the Barbados Light and Power Company (BLPC) and will instead announce by Christmas what the new rates consumers here will have to pay.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Guyana government Monday urged the local private sector to take full advantage of the business opportunities being presented by European countries.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – A delegation from the Bilateral Chambers of Commerce, headquartered in Houston and the Louisiana District Export Council met here for meetings with the private and public sectors.
WASHINGTON, DC – The Inter American Development Bank (IDB) says that remittances received by Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries are projected to reach a record US$155 billion in 2023.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – President Dr. Irfaan Ali on Thursday announced that public servants, teachers, members of the disciplined services, staff of semi-autonomous agencies and public enterprises will receive a $25,000 one-off bonus payable in December 2023.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Barbados’ financial system remained stable throughout last year and remained so up to the end of the third quarter of 2023, despite global economic and political turmoil, according to the 2022 Financial Stability Report released on Wednesday.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica government has issued the first ever Jamaican Dollar (J$) linked international bond in the amount of J$46.6 billion or US$300 million, according to a statement released here on Tuesday.
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Central Bank governors are giving support to a pilot program for the CARICOM Payment and Settlements System (CAPSS).
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – The St. Kitts-based Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) says it is collaborating with the London-based Central Banking to host a three-day global conference on green financing, reserve management and fintech.