Caribbean Economic Report, March 2019
Feature: “When a blacklist is, unfortunately, just that.” Bahamas benefits from growth in tourism arrivals/capacity, Barbados relaxation of FX controls likely to improve business climate, Cayman GDP grew 3.6% in Jan-Sept 2018, Cuba under further pressures due to Venezuela situation, DR posted 9.8% growth in remittances for 2018, Guyana’s timing of imports offsetting to FDI, Jamaica’s primary surplus target reduced, Suriname assigned stable outlook from Moody’s, B2 rating affirmed, T&T has lost over USD4 billion on reserves since 2014.