By: CARICOM March 2, 2021 The Pan-Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP), the mechanism that provides a structured and unified approach to the Caribbean’s response to the HIV epidemic,…
Category: INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES
STATEMENT BY THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY ON ACCESS TO COVID-19 VACCINES
By: CARICOM March 2, 2021 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is dissatisfied and deeply concerned about the inequitable access to vaccines for Small Developing States like those of the Community. CARICOM…
CDB’s COVID-19 response exceeds US$190m in 2020
By: Caribbean Development Bank March 2, 2021 The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) provided more than $140.2m in financing in 2020 and secured an additional $50m for 2021 to support its…
CDB Approved US$536.6m in Loans and Grants for Borrowing Member Countries in 2020
By: Caribbean Development Bank March 2, 2021 In 2020, the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) approved US$536.6m in loans and grants for its Borrowing Member Countries (BMCs) to finance improvements in…
Costa Rica’s President: “No Growth and Poverty Reduction Without Economic Stability”
By: The International Monetary Fund March 2, 2021 Known for its lush tropical forests, universal health care system, and punching far above its weight in global environmental activism, Costa Rica…
IMF Executive Board Approves a 36-month US$ 1.778bn Extended Arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility for Costa Rica and Concludes 2021 Article IV Consultation
By: The International Monetary Fund March 2, 2021 The IMF Executive Board approved today a 36-month US$1.778 billion arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) to help support Costa Rica’s…
CDB Projects Return to Economic Growth in 2021
By: Caribbean Development Bank February 26, 2021 After an extremely difficult year in which the economies of its 19 Borrowing Member Countries (BMCs) contracted by 12.8 percent on average due…
CARICOM Chair: Region must continue to address crime and violence as public health issue
By: CARICOM February 26, 2021 Even as the Region focuses on recovery post-COVID-19 and the health and socioeconomic wellbeing of its people, it must remain committed to addressing crime and…
MSME sector’s big impact on economies
By: Caribbean Development Bank February 26, 2021 2020 was marred by significant disruptions to lives and livelihoods due to COVID-19, however, the Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) Micro, Small and Medium-Sized…
CDB and Caribbean Export partner on COVID response for MSMEs
By: Caribbean Development Bank February 26, 2021 Long before the economic shock of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) placed priority on the micro, small and medium-sized enterprises…
IDB Group Presents Comprehensive Plan to Help Central America Confront Natural Disasters
February 26, 2021 UP TO $1.6BN WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO HONDURAS, GUATEMALA AND NICARAGUA OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS TO INVEST IN REDUCING THEIR VULNERABILITY TO NATURAL DISASTERS The…
Pandemic underscores importance of regionalism, multilateralism, South-South cooperation – CARICOM Chair PM Rowley
By: CARICOM February 26, 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic has served as a reminder of the importance and relevance of regionalism, multilateralism and South -South cooperation in the world today, particularly,…