March 19, 2024 The population served by Saint Lucia’s Water and Sewerage Company Inc (WASCO) is to benefit from a USD749,619 Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) investment aimed at improving the…
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Dominica: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2024 Article IV Mission
March 15, 2024 An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team, led by Mr. Christopher Faircloth, visited Roseau and held discussions on the 2024 Article IV consultation with Dominica’s authorities during…
IDB Group Caribbean Governors Endorse the Regional Program ‘One Caribbean’
March 12, 2024 The Caribbean Governors of the Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group) endorsed the “One Caribbean” program, a comprehensive framework designed to support enhancing living standards across the…
CEO Encourages Use Of Online Job Boards; Says Cultural Mistrust Does Jobseekers A Disservice
March 12, 2024 On the heels of a Caribbean government official calling attention to a job bank platform for public education, Caribbean Employment Services Inc. CEO Joseph Boll says there…
IMF Management Approves an Extension of the Staff Monitored-Program with Haiti and the Modification of the Performance Criteria
March 12, 2024 Management of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved on December 21, 2023, an extension of the Staff-Monitored Program (SMP) with Haiti through September 30, 2024. Building on…
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2023 Article IV Consultation with St. Lucia
March 12, 2024 On August 25, 2023, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the 2023 Article IV consultation[1] with St. Lucia and considered and endorsed the…
Jamaica: 2024 Article IV Consultation and Second Reviews Under the Arrangement Under the Precautionary and Liquidity Line
March 12, 2024 Jamaica: 2024 Article IV Consultation and Second Reviews Under the Arrangement Under the Precautionary and Liquidity Line and Arrangement Under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility-Press Release; Staff…
St. Lucia: 2023 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; and Staff Report
March 12, 2024 The economy has rebounded strongly after the Covid-19 pandemic and the commodity import price shock due to Russia’s war in Ukraine; output is currently near the pre-pandemic…
Trinidad and Tobago: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2024 Article IV Mission
March 12, 2024 An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team, led by Mr. Camilo E. Tovar, visited Port of Spain during February 26–March 8, 2024, and held discussions on the…
Suriname and the IMF Reach Staff-Level Agreement on the Fifth Review of the Extended Arrangement Under the Extended Fund Facility
March 8, 2024 The IMF staff team and the Surinamese authorities reached a staff-level agreement on the fifth review of the authorities’ home-grown economic recovery program supported by the Extended…
St. Kitts and Nevis: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2024 Article IV Mission
March 5, 2024 An IMF mission, led by Mr. Alexandre Chailloux, visited St. Kitts and Nevis during February 15-26, 2024, for the 2024 Article IV consultation discussions on economic developments…
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2024 Article IV Consultation and Second Reviews Under the Precautionary and Liquidity Line and Under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility Arrangements with Jamaica
March 5, 2024 The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation [1] and Second Reviews Under the Precautionary and Liquidity Line and Under the…