GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Over 700 small business owners from across the ten administrative regions will soon receive grants from the Small Business Bureau (SBB) to help them in growing their enterprises and achieve sustainability.
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KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Trade Board Limited (TBL) says it is seeking to establish an ‘Export Academy’ to help bolster Jamaica’s export capacity.
CASTRIES, St. Lucia -President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Dr. Hyginus “Gene” Leon, Tuesday said here was need for a new paradigm shift regarding the future socio-economic development of the region, pledging the Barbados-based financial institution involvement in the initiative.
PARAMARIBO, Suriname – The third edition of the Suriname Energy, Oil & Gas Summit (SEOGS) has started here with President Chandrikapersad “Chan” Santokhi pledging to make Suriname one of the top oil producing countries.
ACCRA, Ghana — The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) opened its 30th annual meetings here on Monday, with Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley praising the bank’s payment system that would allow countries across the continent to trade with each other using their local currencies.
Miami, Florida – Mastercard, a global technology company in the payments industry, has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Caribbean Association of Banks Inc (CAB), the representative body and recognized voice for banks and other financial institutions in the Caribbean.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Minister of Economic Affairs, Ryan Straughn, is encouraging Barbadians to see digital financial services as a pathway to further economic development.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Digitization, food security and transportation costs are among issues to be addressed when the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) holds its first Global Supply Chain Forum in Barbados early next year.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica Friday unveiled its new series of polymer banknotes, the second time in the country’s history that an entirely new series of banknotes is being issued.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Project STAR, a social and economic transformation initiative created by the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) in partnership with the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) says it is seeking to raise J$100 million (One Jamaica dollar=US$0.008 cents).
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The new president of the World Bank , Ajay Banga, has lauded Jamaica’s current economic health, noting that “your country has managed your macro situation very well”.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The executive director of the Financial Services Commission (FSC), Major Keron Burrell, is urging Caribbean stakeholder regulators to build resilient pension systems with the capacity to respond to small and large shocks and navigate a rapidly changing financial sector.
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada – Grenada's government says it is pleased with the progress of the Citizenship by Investment Programme (CBI) and has downplayed suggestions that the United States has made adjustments to its visa requirements for Grenadian citizens.
