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Jamaica | Economy Grew in January to March Quarter

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) is reporting that the economy grew by an estimated 0.8 per cent during the January to March 2025...

Fitch assigns The Bahamas’ ‘BB-’ Credit Rating with Stable Outlook, Days After Moody’s Positive Outlook Revision

Fitch, the American credit ratings agency, has assigned The Bahamas an inaugural Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) of ‘BB-’ with a Stable Outlook,...

Scotiabank helps UWI students with scholarships for 2024-2025

For the present academic year, four students at The University of the West Indies (UWI) Cave Hill Campus have been awarded Scotiabank scholarships, as...

IDB Issues Its First Blockchain-Based Digital Bond in Pound Sterling

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) priced its first digital bond in pound sterling, leveraging HSBC's blockchain-based platform. The issuance was governed by Luxembourg law,...

Jamaica | EU Grant of €9.5M to Empower Nearly 3,000 MSMEs

Nearly 3,000 micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are poised to benefit from a share of some €9.5 million in grant-funding support from the...

The Dominican Republic is one of the main countries that receives remittances from Spain

According to an article published Wednesday by the Bank of Spain, remittances sent from Spain to Latin America reached 6.2 billion euros in 2023,...

Jamaica | $2 Billion in Support to MSMES

The Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) has been allocated $2 billion in the 2025/26 Estimates of Expenditure to support funding to the micro, small...

Barbados | IMF Team Meets With Prime Minister Mottley Following Visit

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley met earlier today with Barbados’ International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mission Chief, Michael Perks, and his team at the conclusion...

IMF Report Highlights Economic and Development Challenges for St. Kitts and Nevis

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has outlined a series of economic and development challenges facing St. Kitts and Nevis in its Staff Concluding Statement of...

Jamaica | Commerce Minister Urges Banks to Lower Loan Interest Rates

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, is again urging banks to lower their interest rates on loans. He notes that...

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