Caribbean Business Reports

Infrastructure

Institutional reforms and infrastructure crucial for future Caribbean growth — IDB report

Institutional reforms and investments in infrastructure will be key to foster economic recovery in the...

Jan 05 | BY

Agriculture

Five adaptation measures to reduce vulnerability to climate change in the agricultural sector in Latin America and the Caribbean

Since breakfast this morning, the chances that you have eaten beans, corn, rice, soybeans, and...

Dec 30 | BY

Economy

World Bank Group: Systematic Country Diagnostic: A Pivotal Moment for Guyana — Realising the Opportunities

The World Bank Group has completed A Pivotal Moment for Guyana: Realising the Opportunities, its first Systematic...

Dec 28 | BY

Social Development

Jamaica improves financial inclusion ranking; DomRep and T&T decline

Jamaica improved its ranking to 24th in the Global Microscope 2020 — a report that...

Dec 07 | BY Josimar Scott

Investment

ECLAC predicts 50% drop in foreign direct investment in region

Latin America and the Caribbean received US$160.721 billion dollars in foreign direct investment in 2019,...

Dec 03 | BY

Economy

IDB unveils roadmap for sustainable, inclusive development in the Dominican Republic

Editor’s note: The following is a synopsis of the Inter-American Development Bank’s report ‘BIDEconomics Dominican...

Nov 25 | BY

Employment

ECLAC, ILO warn that the labour market in the region will recover slowly post-COVID-19

Editor’s note: In a new joint publication, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and Economic Commission...

Nov 23 | BY

Infrastructure

IDB: Caribbean economies urged to invest in infrastructure to secure post-COVID growth

In the face of rising COVID-19 cases, Caribbean economies will need more aggressive fiscal actions...

Nov 23 | BY

Health

What does COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness mean?

It refers to the likelihood that a coronavirus shot will work in people. Two vaccine...

Nov 18 | BY

Environment

Transitioning to a resilient blue economy in Grenada

Editor’s note: The following is the fourth and final article in a series of updates on...

Nov 12 | BY

Agriculture

Boosting agricultural and rural livelihoods in Jamaica

Editor’s note: The following is the third in a series of updates on World Bank-funded programmes...

Nov 09 | BY

Education

Regional cooperation for quality education in Caribbean small island states

Editor’s note: The following is the second in a series of updates on World Bank-funded...

Nov 06 | BY

Climate Change

Building a sustainable and resilient economy in St Vincent and the Grenadines

Editor’s note: The following is the first in a series of updates on World Bank-funded...

Nov 05 | BY

Money

Due to COVID-19, remittance flows to shrink 14% by 2021

International migration to fall in 2020 for the first time in recent decades Editor’s note:...

Nov 02 | BY

Economy

World Bank: Latin America and the Caribbean must contain costs from COVID-19 while waiting for a vaccine

Editor’s note: The following is a press release from the World Bank Group outlining the...

Oct 12 | BY Josimar Scott

Technology

Latin America and the Caribbean: Digital transformation key to recovery and building back better, says report

Editor’s note: The following is a press release from the Economic Commission for Latin America...

Oct 08 | BY

Technology

Technological revolution accelerated by coronavirus crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean

Editor’s note: The following is a synopsis of the findings of a World Bank report...

Sep 29 | BY

Entrepreneurship

Caribbean agricultural MSMEs bolster capacities to strengthen exports in the aftermath of the pandemic

Editor’s Note: The following is an article by the Inter-American Institute of the Americas highlighting...

Sep 25 | BY

Social Development

IDB report: Deep inequalities worsen Latin America and Caribbean vulnerabilities to crises

The Latin America and the Caribbean region is especially vulnerable to the impacts of the...

Sep 17 | BY

Special Reports

Avoiding a ‘hunger pandemic’ in the Caribbean

Editor’s note: In this analysis from First Citizens Financial Services (FCFS), the institution warns that...

Sep 15 | BY Josimar Scott