Adding value to exports and boosting intraregional trade could help mitigate tariff-related disruption and commodity price volatility
Category: Caribbean
Posted inCaribbeanIMF/World Bank Bangkok 2026
Caribbean states grapple with energy, geopolitical pressure
Growth and investment are being threatened by soaring diesel prices, trade restrictions and pressure to end citizen-by-investment programs, say officials
Posted inEconomy & PolicyIMF/World Bank Bangkok 2026
Vulnerable nations add to climate financial architecture
A fund to provide liquidity to member nations facing balance of payments crises from climate shocks will be ready in April 2027
Posted inDaily BriefIMF/World Bank Bangkok 2026
Jamaica working to return to growth
The sovereign tapped the bond market last month even as its economy contracts, though it has no plans to return “anytime soon,” minister says
Posted inDaily Brief
Digicel exits El Salvador
Jamaica-based telco sells its Salvadorian operations and plans to use the proceeds to grow in Caribbean markets
Posted inDaily Brief
Jamaica lines up bond sale to fund buyback
The sovereign plans to tap the cross-border market for the first time in almost three years to refinance debt
Posted inDaily Brief
IDB gets billion-dollar funding boost from JICA
Expanded package is expected to lead to $14 bln in financing for projects in Latin America and the Caribbean
Posted inDaily Brief
DFC plans to be ‘extremely active’ in Caribbean
US investment agency sees opportunities in critical minerals, infrastructure and other key sectors, official says
Posted inDaily Brief
IDB debuts catastrophe swap
The deal will allow the government of Belize to access emergency funds within days of a major hurricane
Posted inDaily Brief
First Citizens moves to step up lending
Trinidad and Tobago-based lender requests funding from IDB Invest to grow its portfolio of mortgage, SME and green loans