GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The government of Guyana has secured a GUY$7.2 billion concessional loan from the Government of Japan to significantly upgrade water treatment infrastructure at Diamond on the East Bank of Demerara.

WASHINGTON, DC – The International Monetary Fund (IMF)  Wednesday said that Grenada’s economy continues to navigate elevated global uncertainties effectively in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl, the category four storm that hit the island on July 1, 2024.

DAVOS, Switzerland – The Bermuda government has used the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting to announced its plans to transform the British Overseas Territory into the world’s first fully onchain national economy with support from Circle and Coinbase companies

GEORGETOWN,  Guyana – The Private Sector Commission (PSC) is urging the Guyana government to reduce corporation income tax to zero on businesses earning less than GUY$60 million annually and increase the personal income tax threshold to GUY$160,000.

PORT OF SPAIN,  Trinidad - The state-owned National Gas Company (NGC) has defended its decision to increase natural gas prices by more than 75 per cent, saying “at present the proposed price of gas for the contract year 2026 is non-negotiable”.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance, Dr Ashni Singh, has welcomed a five million US dollar loan agreement signed with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) saying that it will provide additional support for micro and small enterprises in Guyana.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - The Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) said Friday Jamaica has launched it’s first ever Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI), describing it as a landmark tool that will transform how poverty is measured, understood, and addressed across the island.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali says the launch of the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry’s (GBTI) private banking services, represents a clear signal of confidence in the country’s economic trajectory and the increasing sophistication of the financial system.

WASHINGTON, DC – The executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a disbursement of US$415 million for Jamaica under the Rapid Financing Instrument’s (RFI) large natural disaster window.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica Broilers Group (JBG) has secured a J$15.1-billion  (One Jamaica dollar=US$0.008 cents) bailout in the form of a rescue package needed to stabilise the company after catastrophic losses in its US operations brought it to the brink of collapse.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Trinidad and Tobago Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (TTEITI) says the energy companies operating here had generated an estimated US$17.3 billion in foreign exchange between 2011 and 2024.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Trinidad and Tobago government says it is seeking to borrow up to one billion US dollars on the international market and has appointed J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Bank of America Securities Inc.as joint lead managers and arrangers for the issuance.