KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Statistical Institute of Jamaica’s (STATIN) says the country’s economy grew by 2.3 percent during the second quarter of this year, when compared to the corresponding period in 2022.
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Trinidad and Tobago government says it has been given the green light by the United States to pay Venezuela for gas from the Dragon gas field in US dollars, Venezuelan Bolivares, fiat currency and humanitarian aid.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and United States trade officials have agreed to further strengthen their cooperation through the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) as they seek to grow their economic relationship even further.
MARRAKECH, Morocco – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Caribbean countries must now focus on their fiscal policies and prepare for a more distant future, having weathered a number of severe economic shocks, including the COVID-19 pandemic.
MARRAKECH, Morocco – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) released its World Economic Outlook on Tuesday indicating the global economy is still “limping along”.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaican business mogul, Michael Lee-Chin has been awarded more than US$43 million in an investment dispute with the Dominican Republic.
WASHINGTON, DC – The World Bank Wednesday said Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) countries have made progress in macroeconomic resiliency over previous decades and navigated the multiple post-pandemic crises with relative success.
KINGSTON, St. Vincent – The London-based Commonwealth Secretariat says it has rolled out a state-of-the-art software program in St. Vincent and the Grenadines to transform how the country manages its public debt portfolio of US$2.2 billion.
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Friday said that economic activity continues to bounce back from the sharp declines registered during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and that economic growth for Antigua and Barbuda this year is projected at 5.7 percent.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago (CBTT) says that real gross domestic product (GDP0 grew by three percent in the first quarter of this year.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Executive Director of the Geneva-based International Trade Centre (ITC), Pamela Coke-Hamilton, Tuesday praised Caribbean women for being a testament to the very concept of resilience as the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) launched a new initiative to empower women.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Barbados will host the Caribbean Digital Summit and ICT Week 2023, from October 16-20.
CASTRIES, St. Lucia -Export Sr. Lucia, the state-owned agency responsible for export promotion, international marketing and trade facilitation, says its fourth shipment of sea moss to Dubai underscores the potential for establishing a niche market for the product in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
