PETION-VILLE, Haiti, Thursday April 25, 2013
The French-speaking Caribbean island of Guadeloupe confirmed its commitment to working more closely with its neighbor countries and territories in the affairs of the region.
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April 2013
SANTIAGO, Chile, Thursday April 25, 2013
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) is predicting a two per cent growth for Caribbean economies in 2013.
(CMC)
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April 2013
WASHINGTON D.C., United States, Friday April 19, 2013
A new report is urging Caribbean countries to harness urbanization in order to help achieve the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
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April 2013
WASHINGTON D.C., United States, Thursday April 18, 2013
The World Bank has urged Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) to “propel domestic engines of growth”, stating that the “formidable global tailwinds” that facilitated robust economic growth and social inclusion in the region over the past decade are receding.
CMC News
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April 2013
Wednesday April 17 2013
OUR commendation goes to fellow columnist Sir Ronald Sanders for his insightful and descriptive piece on the Cariforum states and the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the EU (Sunday Observer 7th April ). This agreement has been somewhat of a non-starter since its provisional acceptance on 15th October 2008, and has not yet been ratified. The reasons for this inertia must be shared between the region's governments and private sectors, particularly in Jamaica, where the business community paid scant regard to the EPA negotiations, and are now in a quandary as to how to unlock the benefits that the agreement purports to provide.
by Anthony Gomes
Jamaica Observer
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April 2013
April 15th 2013
The world craves cheaper and cleaner energy, but are global trade and energy policies disrupting progress towards greater deployment of renewable energy?
April 2013
CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana
A senior Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) official has called upon members of the Caribbean Forum of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (CARIFORUM) to make full use of a standby Facility for capacity building under the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union.
CARICOM Secretariat PR74
April 2013
Thursday April 11 2013
The Caribbean region may be in jeopardy of losing some of its developmental aid or being cut out from the European Union’s (EU) Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA), as the EU is in the process of a budgetary reform due to Europe's economic crisis.
Dixie Ann Dickson
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April 2013
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday April 4, 2013
How beneficial or not to the Caribbean is the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the 27-nation European Union (EU) as a bloc and the 15 small Caribbean members of CARIFORUM individually?
By Sir Ronald Sanders
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April 2013
OTTAWA — Sunday, Mar. 31 2013
Agriculture has long been the bane of Canadian trade negotiators. No trade deal gets done without crossing farmers first. Suddenly, however, it’s Canada’s auto industry that has become the unlikely spoiler in the federal government’s ambitious free-trade plans.
BARRIE McKENNA
The Globe and Mail
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April 2013
OTTAWA and TORONTO — Monday, Mar. 25 2013
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says Canada is nearing an elusive free-trade agreement with South Korea, but some Canadian exporters warn they are years behind other countries that already have deals with the Asian manufacturing powerhouse.
BARRIE McKENNA and GREG KEENAN
The Globe and Mail
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April 2013
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday March 21, 2013
IDB and People’s Bank of China approve fund to support public and private sector projects that promote sustainable economic growth in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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March 2013
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Friday March 22, 2013
A huge burden is presently placed on the private sector in the Caribbean. In the midst of steady economic decline of many Caribbean countries, governments have turned to the private sector to continue to earn foreign exchange, to keep down prices for goods and services, to maintain and expand employment, and to pay taxes.
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March 2013
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Wednesday March 20, 2013
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries will be pressing for a successful conclusion to the final negotiation session of the United Nations Diplomatic Conference on an Arms Trade Treaty which began at the United Nations on Monday, according to a statement issued by the CARICOM Secretariat.
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March 2013
15 March 2013 Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana
Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has welcomed an €8.6 million euro programme to boost the Region’s agriculture sector.
CARICOM Secretariat
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March 2013
Friday March 15 2013
March 2013
March, 2013
The Trade Policy Unit collaborated with UNCTAD to convene two-day validation meetings in Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica and Antigua/Barbuda in February.
Update from the OECS Trade Policy Unit on Trade Matters of Importance to the Sub Region
March 2013
NASSAU, Bahamas, Monday March 11, 2013
The inability of American lawmakers to agree on budgetary measures threatens small Caribbean economies, asserts a former finance minister.
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March 2013
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Tuesday March 5, 2013
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries have given the green light to a Regional Energy Policy that will guide the 15-member grouping in its pursuit of energy efficiency and renewable energy.(CMC)
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March 2013
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Thursday, February 28, 2013
The Caribbean Forum, which comprises the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) grouping along with the Dominican Republic, will launch a five year review of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) it signed with the European Union (EU) in 2008.
Caribbean 360
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March 2013
2nd March 2013
CARICOM’s Trade and Economic Integration officer, Desiree Field-Ridley has bemoaned the Region’s US$9 billion a year annual fuel import bill which she said was the result of the Caribbean over-dependence on imported petroleum and petroleum products.
CARICON NEWS
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March 2013
NASSAU, Bahamas March 1st 2013
A leading Caribbean economist says the newly elected administrations in Grenada and Barbados can steer their respective countries onto a path of economic sustainability, but it will require "genuine spiritual leadership devoid of ego in order to make difficult decisions with awareness, intelligence, wisdom and compassion."
Laing Consulting and Researach Group
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March 2013
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, Thursday, February 28, 2013
Over 25 business support organisations (BSOs) across the region are participating in a regional workshop aimed at equipping them to support their respective private sectors.
March 2013
February 25 2013
Following similar downgrades for the USA and France, the UK has become the next major economy to have its credit rating downgraded.
Analyst Insight by Hilary Walsh, Economy, Finance and Trade Manager at Euromonitor International
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March 2013
February 27 2013 CITY OF BRUSSELS, Belgium
Interest in small countries' economic policies is usually confined to a small number of specialists. But there are times when small countries' experiences are interpreted around the world as proof that a certain policy approach works best.
by Daniel Gros
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February 2013