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Despite strong growth, South Asia remains vulnerable to shocks wb_southasia_2024

Despite strong growth, South Asia remains vulnerable to shocks

Caribnews April 2, 2024

WASHINGTON, USA – Growth in South Asia is expected to be strong at 6.0 percent in 2024,...

The Swiss National Bank just became the first major central bank to cut rates: Who will be next? focuseconomics_march24

The Swiss National Bank just became the first major central bank to cut rates: Who will be next?

Caribnews April 2, 2024

By FocusEconomics BARCELONA, Spain – Global monetary policy tightened considerably from 2021 to 2023, as central banks around...

St Lucia’s 2024/25 budget proposal: The Year of Infrastructure PROJECT_30-PJP

St Lucia’s 2024/25 budget proposal: The Year of Infrastructure

Caribnews April 2, 2024

GDP projections for Saint Lucia are encouraging. The Department of Finance forecasts a 5.8 percent nominal increase...

The regional economy remains robust, despite oil cuts and geopolitical turbulence pwc_middle_east

The regional economy remains robust, despite oil cuts and geopolitical turbulence

Caribnews April 2, 2024

DUBAI, UAE – Beyond the mounting social and humanitarian cost of the ongoing geopolitical crisis in the...

East Asia – Pacific: Addressing firm productivity slowdown key to long-term growth wb_firm_growth

East Asia – Pacific: Addressing firm productivity slowdown key to long-term growth

Caribnews April 1, 2024

WASHINGTON, USA – Developing East Asia and Pacific is growing faster than the rest of the world...

Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago maintains repo rate of 3.5 percent central_bank_tt

Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago maintains repo rate of 3.5 percent

Caribnews March 31, 2024

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad – Global economic growth for 2024 is forecast at 3.1 percent, according to the International...

St Lucia’s Public Debt Management Act takes effect April 1 primary_suplus

St Lucia’s Public Debt Management Act takes effect April 1

Caribnews March 31, 2024

CASTRIES, St Lucia – On October 3, 2023, the government of Saint Lucia authorised the Public Debt...

The fiscal and financial risks of a high-debt, slow-growth world heavy_buden

The fiscal and financial risks of a high-debt, slow-growth world

Caribnews March 30, 2024

Higher long-term real interest rates, lower growth, and higher debt will put pressure on medium-term fiscal trends...

Canadian business leaders say housing should be priority No. 1 in the federal budget KPMG LLP-Canadian business leaders say housing should be priorit

KPMG LLP-Canadian business leaders say housing should be priorit

Canadian business leaders say housing should be priority No. 1 in the federal budget

Caribnews March 30, 2024

SMBs say housing is the economy’s biggest risk with solutions requiring public-private partnerships and innovative tax relief...

ADB president stresses role of fiscal policy for high-quality development in the PRC masatsugu_asakawa

ADB president stresses role of fiscal policy for high-quality development in the PRC

Caribnews March 29, 2024

BEIJING, China – Asian Development Bank (ADB) president Masatsugu Asakawa stressed the need for proactive fiscal policy...