CARILEC Reflects on Challenges and the Resilience of the Caribbean Energy Sector as the 2024 Hurricane Season Ends

December 3, 2024 The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season officially concluded on November 30, marking the end of what the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicted to be an above-normal…

St. Lucia: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2024 Article IV Mission

December 6, 2024 Recent Developments and Outlook Growth is expected to pick up to 3.7 percent in 2024 on tourism expansion and revived construction activity and then moderate to 1.5 percent…

IMF says US$100 billion needed for resilience building to climate change in the Caribbean

December 3, 2024 The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, Tuesday said that climate change poses an acute threat to the Caribbean and that the costs…

Caribbean Economic Report, November: Dukharan

November 29, 2024 Conducting an Economic Impact Study (EIS) on any proposed intervention gives decisionmakers the data (and identifies gaps in said data / information) necessary to objectively make informed…

Bahamas debt for nature swap to net $124M in savings

By: Staff Writer November 26, 2024 The Bahamas is the newest country to enter into a “debt for nature swap,” as its Prime Minister, Philip Davis, hails the new “Bahamas…

ExxonMobil, Partners Aim For 1.3 Million Barrels Per Day In Guyana

November 26, 2024 ExxonMobil Guyana and its Stabroek block partners, Hess and CNOOC, have announced plans to expand production capacity to over 1.3 million barrels of oil per day by…

IMF Staff Conclude Article IV Discussions and Reach Staff-Level Agreement with Suriname on the Eighth Review of the Extended Arrangement Under the Extended Fund Facility

November 26, 2024 An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Ms. Anastasia Guscina conducted discussions with the Surinamese authorities during October 29-November 12 on the 2024 Article IV and…

The Bahamas: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2024 Article IV Mission

November 22, 2024 The Bahamian economy has staged a remarkable recovery following Hurricane Dorian in 2019 and the Covid-19 pandemic. Activity and employment have recovered to their pre-pandemic levels and…

Caribbean Export Appoints Wayne Elliott as Manager of Technical Programmes

November 15, 2024 The Caribbean Export Development Agency is pleased to announce that Wayne Elliott has been appointed as the Manager of Technical Programmes. Wayne Elliott is an international development…

IMF Reaches Staff-Level Agreement with Barbados on the Fourth Reviews Under the Extended Fund Facility and the Resilience and Sustainability Facility

November 8, 2024 At the request of the Government of Barbados, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Michael Perks visited Barbados between October 31 and November 6 to…

Nigeria to invest $1.8 BN in Grenada oil hopes!

By: Staff Writer November 5, 2024 Nigerian oil firm Oceangate Oil and Gas Engineering chief executive officer Aisha Achimugu said Global Petroleum Group (GPG) to develop oil and gas resources…

Wizkid, World Creole Music Festival & Bleu Magic, What a combination!

November 1, 2024 Following a pulsating weekend of international rhythms and global stars to include Afrobeats megastar Wizkid, Dominica’s World Creole music Festival (WCMF) lived up to its billing with…