Thursday October 31, 2013
The depression of the international and regional economies has changed the way the insurance industry operates, said Jacinto Martinez, vice president, sales, Sagicor.
Trinidad Business Guardian
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November 2013
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Thursday October 24, 2013
Members of Parliament have once again passed a resolution in support of the United States trade embargo on Cuba being lifted.
CMC
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October 2013
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Thursday October 24, 2013
Members of Parliament have once again passed a resolution in support of the United States trade embargo on Cuba being lifted.
CMC
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October 2013
PORT OF SPAIN, 21 October 2013
On 17 October 2013, the Personal Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General on the border controversy between Guyana and Venezuela, Mr. Norman Girvan, had very productive separate meetings with the Foreign Ministers of Guyana and Venezuela. The Ministers emphasized the excellent bilateral relations that currently exist between the two States.
United Nations Information Agency, 21/10/2013
October 2013
Thursday, October 31, 2013
“We need business models based not on yesterday’s rip-offs, but on tomorrow’s digital opportunities: with revenues not from outrageous margins on roaming, but from new innovative services that people will want to pay for.” ~ Lessons from the EU telecoms regulatory reform process
by Bevil Wooding
Trinidad Business Guardian
Read here: http://www.guardian.co.tt/business-guardian/
October 2013
Brussels, 22 October, 2013
The European Commission and the Chinese Government will continue their close working relationship with the fourth High Level Economic and Trade Dialogue (HED) taking place on 24 October in Brussels.
EU Commision Press Release
Read here: http://trade.ec.europa.eu/
October 2013
Thursday October 10, 2013,
When a country’s economy is on a downward slope, businesses tend to search for other markets
Nadaleen Singh, Guardian Media
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October 2013
FORT DE FRANCE, Martinique, Monday October 21, 2013
United States Virgin Islands (USVI) Governor John de Jongh said he would seek to encourage visitors from the English speaking Caribbean to his country and is moving to get Caribbean Community (CARICOM) nationals to enter the country without the necessary United States visa.
CMC
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October 2013
October 18 2013
Analysts are split on what trade agreement means while Unifor denounces new deal.
CBC News (Radio Canada)
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October 2013
October 18, 2013
China’s GDP has picked up, growing 7.8 percent in the third quarter. That compares with 7.5 percent in the three months from April through June and 7.7 percent in the first quarter of the year. The acceleration has sparked hopes that China’s economy has finally rebounded after two quarters of weakening growth.
Bloomberg Business Week
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October 2013
WASHINGTON D.C., United States, Thursday October 10, 2013
The World Bank says that for the first time currencies in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are absorbing some of the shocks derived from a “less friendly” global environment.
CMC
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October 2013
Georgetown Guyana, October 10, 2013
Stakeholders in the Caribbean coconut industry say they have come up with some “concrete and constructive suggestions” geared at creating a shared vision and roadmap for the sector.
CMC
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October 2013
October 11, 2013
The economies of Latin America and the Caribbean remain in low gear, held back by a less favorable external environment and, in some cases, domestic supply constraints, the IMF said.
Read here: https://www.imf.org/
October 2013
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Friday October 4, 2013
The Central Bank of Barbados (CBB) has defended the reputation of the island as a “well regulated and reputable jurisdiction” after indicating it was aware of reports in the Canadian press regarding the operation of a Barbados-based financial institution.
CMC
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October 2013
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday October 10, 2013
The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) in partnership with the Deutsche Geselleschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) is pleased to announce that four of the 12 companies being supported to attend ANUGA on 5-9, October 2013, as part of the Caribbean Kitchen have been selected for the prestigious Taste13 awards.
Read here: http://www.caribbean360.com/
October 2013
October 10, 2013
Global finance chiefs chastised the U.S. for the political gridlock they identified as the biggest threat to the world’s economy and financial markets.
by Simon Kennedy and Sandrine Rastello
(Bloomberg)
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October 2013
Bridgetown, Barbados, October 3, 2013.
The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) in partnership with the Deutsche Geselleschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) is pleased to announce that four of the 12 companies being supported to attend ANUGA on 5-9, October 2013, as part of the Caribbean Kitchen have been selected for the prestigious Taste13 awards.
(Grenada Barnacle)
Read here: http://www.barnaclegrenada.com/
October 2013
WASHINGTON D.C., United States, Thursday October 3, 2013
The World Bank says remittances to the developing world, including the Caribbean, are expected to grow by 6.3 percent this year to US$414 billion.
(CMC)
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October 2013
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday October 3, 2013,
The Barbados-based Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) says it will mount a “Caribbean Kitchen Pavilion” at this year’s ANUGA Food Show in Germany.
(CMC)
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October 2013
Oct 2, 2013
Monsanto Co. (MON), the world’s largest seed company, agreed to buy The Climate Corp. for about $930 million to provide farmers with weather data and agronomic modeling to boost yields and manage risk.
by Jack Kaskey
(Bloomberg)
Read here: http://www.bloomberg.com
October 2013
LONDON, Wednesday October 2nd 2013
Financial markets grew increasingly downbeat Wednesday as investors fretted over the partial shutdown of the U.S. government. Even Italy's stock market gave up ground despite widespread relief over the Italian government's victory in a confidence vote.
(Stamford Advocate)
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October 2013
October 2, 2013,
WASHINGTON -- The private sector added a disappointing 166,000 net new jobs last month and significantly revised down its estimate for August in a sign that labor market growth weakened through the summer, payroll processing firm ADP said Wednesday.
By Jim Puzzanghera
Read here: http://www.latimes.com/
October 2013
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Tuesday September 24, 2013
Finance Minister Christopher Sinckler is leading a delegation to Britain and the United States hoping to attract new investments to Barbados.
CMC
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October 2013
Saturday | September 28, 2013
The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) has welcomed Standard and Poors' (S&P) upgrade of Jamaica's long-term foreign- and local-currency sovereign rating from CCC plus to B minus.
Jamaica Gleaner
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October 2013
Thursday, September 26, 2013
In an apparent shift of emphasis, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is advocating that economic growth be placed at the centre of the recovery of Caribbean islands, many of which have been battered by the impact of the global financial crisis.
Anthony Wilson
Trinidad Guardian Newspaper
Read here: http://www.guardian.co.tt/business-guardian/2013-09-25/imf-shifts-strategy-caribbean-economies
October 2013