IMF Staff Concludes Visit to Antigua and Barbuda

June 25, 2024 An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Mr. David Moore, visited Antigua and Barbuda during June 17–21, 2024, and met with government officials and other stakeholders…

Sixes Social Cricket Launches Latest Venue in Trinidad & Tobago with Franchise Partners Yay!

June 21, 2024 Sixes Social Cricket is excited to announce the opening of its newest venue at One Woodbrook Place, Trinidad. Now open to the public, this launch marks the…

Grenada Staff Concluding Statement of the 2024 Article IV Mission

June 21, 2024 Grenada’s economy is experiencing sustained, strong growth supported by buoyant tourism. A surge in citizenship-by-investment (CBI) revenue has resulted in a large budget surplus, an increase in…

IMF Executive Board Completes Sixth Review Under the Extended Fund Facility Arrangement for Suriname

June 21, 2024 The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the sixth review under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) for Suriname. The completion of the review allows…

CEO Encourages MSMEs To Get Registered For Their Own Protection

June 18, 2024 It’s not only important to ensure that micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) have support they need to launch, grow and flourish, but also that the entrepreneurs…

Country Report No. 2024/166 : Costa Rica: Sixth Review Under the Extended Arrangement Under the Extended Fund Facility, Third Review Under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility Arrangement, and Monetary Policy Consultation Clause

June 18, 2024 Recent developments and outlook. Growth accelerated to 5.1 percent in 2023 and is projected to remain robust at 4 percent in 2024. Inflation (year-on-year) has stayed negative…

IMF Executive Board Concludes the Sixth Review of Costa Rica’s Extended Fund Facility and the Third Review under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility

June 18, 2024 The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed today the sixth review of Costa Rica’s economic reform program supported by the IMF’s extended arrangement under…

The Pan African Payment Settlement System is being piloted in Bahamas and Barbados.

By: Staff Writer June 14, 2024 Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) is being piloted in The Bahamas and Barbados for wider Caribbean acceptance. Denys Denya, executive vice president of…

Panama Canal to increase daily transits and draught signaling a return to normalcy

By: Staff Writer June 14, 2024 The Panama Canal will increase its daily transits from 32 to 33 this coming July 11, and shippers could not be more excited about…

Heinz invites you to celebrate International Hamburger Day by giving it a special touch

June 14, 2024 Every May 28, International Hamburger Day is celebrated, one of the most recognized and loved dishes worldwide, whose popularity was boosted in the 1950s. The hamburger has…

The Caribbean and Latin America not exploiting fisheries resources says FAO

By: Staff Writer June 11, 2024 The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) in a new report said that fisheries and aquaculture hit a “new high,” in 2022, but Caribbean not…

Adapting to Changing Investment Trends: Gain Insights at CIF 2024

June 11, 2024 The Caribbean economy is rapidly evolving, fueled by the need to, among other things, implement innovative responses to climate change, increase competitiveness through digitalization, and reduce the…