Bridgetown, BARBADOS. Hundreds of businesses and investors from across the world are being invited to help build a “SMARTer, GREENer Caribbean” via the inaugural Caribbean Investment Forum (CIF) which will be held in Trinidad and Tobago from 8-11 November 2022. At the virtual launch for CIF 2022 today, over 400 participants heard details about the dynamic agenda […]
St. George: July 23, 2021: Grenada will host a two-day conference next week to discuss a medium and long-term strategy to maximise the development impact of remittances, direct diaspora investment and philanthropy. Attendees will discuss facilitating remittance transfers and empowering stakeholders, migrant and diaspora led investments as well as migrant and diaspora contributions to skills […]
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary was one of the main speakers at a high-level roundtable on a WTO Investment Facilitation Framework for Development for Latin American economies. (May 6, 2021) The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, indicated today that the negotiations on an investment facilitation for development agreement […]
The structural problems of Latin American and Caribbean economies and new international scenarios make it essential for FDI to contribute to driving development with equality and environmental sustainability in the region, ECLAC says in its annual report on this topic. (December 2, 2020) Latin America and the Caribbean received $160.721 billion dollars in Foreign Direct Investment […]
Mexico City, 8th January 2020 – Grenada Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon. Peter David, has highlighted the importance of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), as a mechanism to bring countries of the region closer. Minister David said Grenada is acutely aware of the importance of the CELAC in the promotion of […]
October 17, 2019, MIAMI, Florida – Leaders and experts are calling for more collaboration across the Caribbean to unlock the potential of the blue economy, noting that a regional approach can help overcome the inherent challenges of size and scale. The calls came at Blue Economy Caribbean 2019, held in Miami, Florida on October 15, […]
Kingston, Jamaica: Jamaica Producers’ (JP) performance for the first six months of 2019 was strong. Year-to-date profits attributable to shareholders are up 52% relative to 2018. Shareholders’ equity increased by $1.4 billion or 11% since the start of the year. Both of JP’s business segments – Logistics & Infrastructure and Food & Drink divisions generated significantly […]
In an international context of reduced flows and strong competition, national policies must attract FDI that contributes to creating local capacities and fostering sustainable development, ECLAC says in its annual report. (August 14, 2019) In contrast to the global trend, flows of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to Latin America and the Caribbean increased by 13.2% in 2018 […]
CHTA’s Director General Advises Investors: Greater Collaboration From Public and Private Sectors Needed to Increase Tourism Growth MIAMI (May 31, 2019) – Frank Comito, CEO and Director General of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), reassured investors that it was a great time to be in the tourism industry, which continues to be the major economic […]
