GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana's only indigenous bank, Demerara Bank Limited, on Friday opened a branch at Leonora, West Coast Demerara and announced plans to significantly move to more e-banking options and reduce in-person transactions.
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana's government says it is seeking the assistance of Britain in mounting a joint lobby to Lloyd’s of London insurance company to reduce its risk assessment of this country’s maritime space due to the border controversy with Venezuela.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley says Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela “in the spirit of good neighborliness” have formalized their agreement regarding the profit-sharing accord with Caracas to export gas from the South American country’s Dragon gas field.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Consumers in Jamaica are being encouraged to strategize and reduce their use of cash during the holiday season and even beyond.
WASHINGTON, DC – Suriname will receive US$53 million from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after the executive board of the Washington-based financial institution Friday completed the fourth review under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement for Suriname.
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Antigua and Barbuda is anticipating a primary deficit of EC$27.3 million this year, as compared with EC$79.7 million the island recorded last year.
WASHINGTON, DC – The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) says economic activity in the region continues to exhibit low growth trajectory.
ROSEAU, Dominica – Dominica has launched an EC$1.2 million grant application scheme aimed at helping small businesses upgrade their services through digital technology.
WASHINGTON, DC – Two International Monetary Fund (IMF) experts say that climate shocks are linked to cross-border migration in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), driving more people to leave their home countries and amplifying the negative impact on the region’s economies.
WASHINGTON, DC – The Inter-American Development Bank says that the value of goods exports from Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) fell by 2.7 per cent year-on-year in the first half of 2023 after expanding 17 per cent last year.
WASHINGTON, DC – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the Guyanese economy continues to experience record growth, supported by the government’s modernization plans and unparalleled oil and gas sector expansion.
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada – Grenada's government says the island’s economy is estimated to have expanded by 5.5 percent this year and is projecting further strong economic growth of 3.6 next year.
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).