DUBAI – Jamaica Monday signed a financial advisory services agreement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the Washington-based World Bank, for the development and structuring of the National Broadband Project as a public private partnership (PPP).
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DUBAI – Three Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries are among the first nine eligible projects that will be part of the Inter-American Development Bank’s (IDB) CLIMA, an innovative financial approach that rewards for achieving nature and climate objectives.
DUBAI – St. Kitts-Nevis Prime Minister Dr. Terrance Drew has emphasized the importance of the Citizenship by Investment Program (CBI) to his twin island Federation saying it remains “an illustrious pathway” for high-net-worth individuals and families seeking legal citizenship in the Caribbean.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana on Sunday launched a GUY$200 million (One Guyana dollar=US$0.004 cents) shade house project under the Agriculture and Innovation Entrepreneurship Programme along the Essequibo Coast even as Venezuelans were voting in a referendum to determine ownership of the mineral and forest-rich county.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Several Caribbean countries are to benefit from a new US$12.6 million facility aimed at consolidating a regional investment ecosystem for inclusive private sector innovation.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) has launched the inaugural “GMSA IMPACK Manufacturers’ Summit” hoping to attract major Caribbean stakeholders to address challenges and explore opportunities in various manufacturing sectors.
NASSAU, Bahamas – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the macro outlook for the Bahamas economy continued to rebound vigorously last year, with real gross domestic product (GDP) growth reaching 14.4 per cent and unemployment fell to 8.8 per cent with a broad-based expansion that was especially strong for tourism.
NASSAU, Bahamas – The Bahamian government has reiterated its support for a United Nations resolution on the promotion of inclusive and effective international tax cooperation, saying it is prepared to assist the global body in establishing “a fair, transparent, and balanced international tax regime”.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) and the European Union (EU) have formalized their commitment with the signing of a new agreement, heralding the launch of the Regional Private Sector Development Programme III.
SANTIAGO, Chile – The Economic Commissioner Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) says despite improvement in the indicators, more than 180 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) do not have enough income to meet their basic needs.
WASHINGTON, DC – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is predicting that Grenada's economy will continue growing “robustly” and is expected to surpass its pre-pandemic level in 2023.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Fair Trading Commission (FTC) has turned down an 11.9 per cent increase in electricity rates that had been sought by the Barbados Light and Power Company (BLPC) and will instead announce by Christmas what the new rates consumers here will have to pay.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Guyana government Monday urged the local private sector to take full advantage of the business opportunities being presented by European countries.