MONTHLY NEWSLETTER

Caribbean Economic Report, January 2018

January 29, 2018

#EvenItUp Global Growth Strengthens and so does Inequality; Barbados int’l reserves down 44% y/y in Nov; Cuba challenged by availability of foreign currency; DR receives record remittances in 2017; Guyana reserves down/BoP deficit widens; JMD appreciates y/y in Dec; TT reserves down 12% y/y in 2017.

Caribbean Economic Report, December 2017

December 5, 2017

#BuildBackBetter building resilience with technology-lessons from Estonia; Bahamas reserves strengthen on borrowing, reserves decline in Barbados, Guyana and Trinidad; Tourism strengthens in Cuba, DR, Jamaica and Barbados; Negative growth projected in Suriname and Trinidad in 2017.

Caribbean Economic Report, June 2017

June 28, 2017

Venezuela’s Spills Overs to the Caribbean; New governments in The Bahamas and Cayman Islands; Barbados faces steep fiscal adjustments; Jamaica exceeds IMF reserves target; Reserves expand in Suriname; T&T loses investment grade.

Caribbean Economic Report, April 2017

April 28, 2017

Reserves expand in Aruba, Bahamas, Suriname; down in Barbados. Cayman Islands grew 2.5% and T&T contracted 10.8% in Q3’16. Guyana oil production by 2020. Curacao and Sint Maarten policy rate increases.

Caribbean Economic Report, February 2017

February 28, 2017

Cuba expects 2% growth in 2017; Jamaica reaches 2.2 million stop-overs in 2016; Barbados government urged to cut spending; T&T USD supply to banks at lowest levels in five years; Cayman Islands 6 consecutive years of growth.

Caribbean Economic Report, December 2016

December 28, 2016

Growth expectations: Aruba to strengthen in 2017; Cayman Islands 2.8% (2015); Cuba’s first contraction recorded in over two decades; Curacao and Sint Maarten 0-growth (2016); DomRep 6-6.5% (2016); Guyana 2.6% (2016); Jamaica 1.7-2% (2016); Suriname -0% (2016)