May 14, 2024 Dominican health tourism continues to solidify its position within our national brand and export portfolio. The combination of skilled medical professionals, cutting-edge technologies, and modern infrastructure paves…
Category: CARIBBEAN BUSINESS AND FINANCE
St. Vincent and the Grenadines: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2024 Article IV Mission
May 10, 2024 An IMF staff team, led by Ms. Nan Geng, visited Kingstown during April 23 – May 7, 2024, for the 2024 Article IV consultation discussions on economic…
CaribbeanEmployment’s Top Tips On Successful Gig Work
May 10, 2024 Amid multiple international organizations reporting consistently high rates of informal employment throughout the region, Caribbean Employment Services Inc., the region’s market-leading digital recruitment firm, has revealed its…
USA Today publication describes St. Kitts and Nevis As “Caribbean Economic Powerhouse”
May 10, 2024 The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis has garnered international attention, being prominently featured in a comprehensive country report by Business Focus, a distinguished subset of USA…
Exxon causing trouble in Guyana- is the oil really worth it?
By: Staff Writer May 7, 2024 Less than a month after the oil giant Exxon moved forward with it sixth offshore development in Guyana, the company is facing two legal…
Landmark Renewable Energy Project in The Bahamas Begins Operation with IDB Invest Support
May 7, 2024 Fairfield Solar Plant begins operations today as one of the two solar plants in Grand Bahama developed by Lucayas Solar Power Ltd. Fairfield is the first solar…
Food Security in Caribbean is deteriorating says FAO
By: Staff Writer April 30, 2024 The Food and Agricultural Organization in a new report said there was a deterioration of food security in The Caribbean. The Regional Overview of…
Caribbean Economic Report: Marla Dukharan
By: Marla Dukharan April 30, 2024 I remember hearing this story again and again in Cayman – that historically, most of the men went to sea and the women looked…
Suriname: Fifth Review Under the Extended Arrangement Under the Extended Fund Facility
Suriname: Fifth Review Under the Extended Arrangement Under the Extended Fund Facility, Requests for Modification of Performance Criteria, Waivers of Nonobservance of a Performance Criterion, and Financing Assurances Review-Press Release;…
CDB Grant Winner Moves from Micro-biz to Regional Exporter
April 26, 2024 A talented fashion designer from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has become one of the region’s finest examples of the power of micro businesses to grow and…
IDB Invest Partners with JPS to Support Jamaica’s Green Energy Transformation
April 23, 2024 IDB Invest and Jamaica Public Service Company Limited (JPS) have signed a US$100 million financing package, to fund JPS’ capital investment programme. JPS, Jamaica’s leading energy services…
Africa and the Caribbean set to deepen ties
By: Staff Writer April 16, 2024 The Africa Import/Export Bank will hold its 31st annual meetings on June 12 to 14 in The Bahamas, a first for both regions where…