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Barbados: Prime Minister's Address at Private/Public Sector Consultation on the Economy
- By S Coward
- Published 03-Mar-10
- Economy, Trade & Investment
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Bridgetown -- March 3, 2010 -- As Prime Minister and
Minister of Finance, I have not to date nor will I attempt now to
hoodwink you, or anyone in this country, about the serious and acute
challenges we confront.
Bermuda: National Economic Report 2009
- By S Coward
- Published 01-Mar-10
- Economy, Trade & Investment
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Hamilton -- March 1, 2010 -- Ministry of Finance estimates that Bermuda’s GDP may have contracted by as much as 2.5 per cent in 2009 following the small expansion of 0.7 per cent in 2008.
Bermuda: Stock Exchange Index Plunges to Lowest in a Decade
- By S Coward
- Published 23-Feb-10
- Economy, Trade & Investment
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Hamilton - Feb. 23, 2010 -- The Island's three biggest domestic listed companies each saw millions wiped off their market value on Friday, as the Bermuda Stock Exchange Index plunged to
its lowest point in nearly a decade.
Belize: 17 Companies Contracted to Look for Oil
- By S Coward
- Published 09-Feb-10
- Economy, Trade & Investment , Environment/Energy
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Feb. 9, 2010 -- Most of Belize’s 8,867 square miles of territory and
much of the waters offshore have been parceled out in petroleum
contracts (concessions) to 17 different companies with a range of
foreign shareholders from as close as the USA and as far off as Taiwan.
IDB, UK discuss Compete Caribbean and Aid for Trade Programs
- By S Coward
- Published 07-Feb-10
- Inter-American Development Bank , Economy, Trade & Investment
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Bridgetown, Barbados (Feb. 7, 2010 ) – The United Kingdom Department of International Development (DFID) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) discussed Feb. 5 progress made in joint trade support and in the preparation of projects to promote private sector development and competitiveness in the Caribbean.
Trinidad Central Bank: Review of the Economy 2009 and Outlook for 2010
- By S Coward
- Published 02-Feb-10
- Economy, Trade & Investment
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Port-of-Spain (Feb. 2, 2010)-- Based on the Central Bank’s quarterly estimates, during the third quarter of 2009, real GDP declined by 5.6 per cent, compared to the corresponding quarter of 2008. This was the fourth consecutive year-on-year decline.
Barbados and OECS Corporate Performance and Outlook Report
- By S Coward
- Published 04-Jan-10
- Economy, Trade & Investment
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Cave Hill -- Jan. 4, 2010 -- We are pleased to introduce the “Barbados and OECS Corporate Performance and Outlook Report” published by the Department of Management Studies at UWI, Cave Hill. The survey aims to provide policymakers and the public in general, with timely and readily accessible information on the, Financial Performance, Financial Outlook, Investment Outlook, Employment Outlook, Local Economic Outlook and Global Economic Outlook, as it relates to companies in Barbados and the OECS.
Trinidad & Tobago: Inflation Falls to 1.5%: Central Bank Lowers Repo Rate By 50 Basis Points
- By S Coward
- Published 26-Dec-09
- Economy, Trade & Investment
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Port-of-Spain -- Dec. 26, 2009 -- The latest data released by the Central Statistical Office indicate that the pace of inflation has continued to decelerate.
Ending the longest trade dispute in history: EU initials deal on bananas with Latin American countries
- By S Coward
- Published 15-Dec-09
- Economy, Trade & Investment
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Dec. 15, 2009 -- Meeting at the WTO in Geneva, ambassadors from the EU and Latin American countries today agreed to end a 15-year dispute over EU banana imports.
Venezuela, Cuba Sign $3 Billion in Joint Projects
- By S Coward
- Published 13-Dec-09
- Economy, Trade & Investment
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HAVANA (Reuters) - Dec. 13, 2009 -- Cuba and Venezuela signed cooperation deals worth
nearly $3 billion on Saturday, underscoring Caracas' role as the
communist-run island's closest political and commercial ally.