Caribbean Business Reports

Economy

IMF: Jamaica ramps up social and economic support in COVID-19 response

Editor’s note: The following is an article from the website of the International Monetary Fund....

May 28 | BY Josimar Scott

Special Reports

How countries can expand access to digital financial services

Editors’s note: The below is a reproduction of a World Bank report which provides valuable...

May 09 | BY

Health

Virus vaccine could take as little as nine months months – Bill Gates

Bill Gates, whose foundation is focusing its efforts to fight the coronavirus, doesn’t think life will return...

Apr 30 | BY

Economy

ECLAC: Growth in Caribbean to contract by 2.5%

Despite a prediction of great gains for Guyana in the region of 56.4 per cent,...

Apr 29 | BY Josimar Scott

Tourism

Tough times for tourism but holiday traffic will return –UNWTO

Tourism may have been brought to a near-standstill by COVID-19, but the industry – which...

Apr 20 | BY

Economy

CARICOM agrees on way forward following emergency meeting

Leaders of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have a decided on a way forward amid the...

Apr 16 | BY Paul Allen

Employment

3.3 billion affected by workplace closures — ILO report

Unskilled, informal workers most at risk of unemployment Some 3.3 billion people, approximately 81 per...

Apr 13 | BY Josimar Scott

Agriculture

The global food supply chain is holding up, for now

In a new report, “COVID-19: Potential impact on the world’s poorest people: A WFP analysis of...

Apr 06 | BY

Manufacturing

Caribbean companies can recalibrate during COVID-19 crisis

The COVID-19 crisis has dealt a horrendous blow to many Caribbean economies with some companies...

Mar 25 | BY Al Edwards

Economy

Rethinking the global economy in a time of coronavirus

ECLAC secretary calls for cooperation, integration and multilateralism Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for...

Mar 24 | BY Josimar Scott

Economy

IDB-OECD study calls for better governance, integrity in Latin America and Caribbean

Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) need to strengthen governance and integrity mechanisms to improve...

Mar 20 | BY

Economy

COVID-19 Pandemic and Latin America and the Caribbean: Time for strong policy actions

This International Monetary Fund blog post is the first in a series providing regional analysis...

Mar 19 | BY

Education

850 million students out of school due to closures in 113 countries

Half of the world’s student population is not attending school due to widespread closures resulting...

Mar 18 | BY Paul Allen

Economy

Bank of Jamaica maintains unchanged policy rate

We have announced our decision to maintain the policy rate unchanged at 0.50 per cent...

Mar 10 | BY

Economy

Citizenship-by-Investment inflows can’t sustain ECCU growth — IMF

Despite the growth in revenues from Citizenship by Investment programmes, the International Monetary Fund (IMF)...

Mar 10 | BY Josimar Scott

Economy

IMF: Strong tourism boosts St Lucia’s growth in 2019

The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) executive board has indicated that St Lucia’s economy grew in...

Feb 26 | BY Josimar Scott

Social Development

Jamaica will continue to work collaboratively with Cuba toward sustainable growth and development

By Tom Tavares-Finson Editor’s note: On the occasion of the 61st anniversary of the Cuban revolution,...

Feb 19 | BY

Real Estate

Development Bank of Jamaica to bring transparency to Greater Bernard Lodge master plan development

By Milverton Reynolds – Managing Director, Development Bank of Jamaica It is my pleasure to...

Feb 19 | BY

Social Development

Daryl Vaz outlines revised greater Bernard Lodge Development master plan

In March 2018 Cabinet first approved the Greater Bernard Lodge Development Master Plan.  A year later,...

Feb 18 | BY Al Edwards

Economy

IMF: Barbados makes “good progress” with economic reform programme

With Barbados’ international reserves climbing to US$740 million last December, the International Monetary Fund has...

Feb 07 | BY Josimar Scott