Caribbean Business Reports

Economy

Diversification, innovation key to greater economic resilience in the DomRep

Editor’s note: The following is news release from the United Nations Conference on Trade and...

Aug 10 | BY

Social Development

UN Women, IDB urge Caricom leaders to consider gender equality in post-COVID recovery

The United Nations entity dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women, UN Women,...

Aug 03 | BY

Social Development

IDB report calls for infrastructure overhaul in LatAm, Caribbean

A new report by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) charts a course for a massive infrastructure transformation...

Jul 30 | BY

Economy

ECLAC: Contraction of economic activity in the region intensifies

Editor’s note: The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean last Wednesday updated its...

Jul 23 | BY

Employment

ILO report predicts sharp rise in unemployment in LAC

…leaving millions without income Editor’s note: The following is a press release from the International...

Jul 16 | BY

Tourism

UNCTAD: Coronavirus will cost global tourism at least US$1.2 trillion

… Jamaica named most vulnerable country UNCTAD estimates that for every US$1 million lost in...

Jul 10 | BY Josimar Scott

Tourism

IDB report predicts devastating tourism shocks to Latin America and the Caribbean

Editor’s note: The following is a press release from the Inter-American Development Bank that outlines...

Jul 02 | BY

Social Development

Millions in LAC face falling into poverty in 2020 — FAO, ECLAC report

As a result of the crisis prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the population living in...

Jul 02 | BY

Health

OECD: Latin America and Caribbean need to spend more on health

Health spending in Latin America & the Caribbean (LAC) was about US$1,000 per person in...

Jun 16 | BY

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