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CARICOM Business News
Please see the latest edition of the CARICOM Business newsletter which comprises information culled from news entities in the Caribbean and beyond and includes a Foreign Exchange Summary, a Stock Exchange Summary and International Oil Prices. CARICOM Business 16 Feb 2018
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World Bank strategy to promote growth in Dominica Republic
Washington, Sep. 25, CMC – The World Bank Board of Executive Directors on Thursday endorsed a new strategy to support the Dominican Republic’s efforts to broaden economic and social opportunities for citizens. The strategy offers a new lending program of US$550 million and advisory services over the next four years . The new strategy was jointly prepared by the Dominican…
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CARICOM Consults on Draft Legislation for the CSME
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) continues its drive to establish a single economic space through the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). A regional consultation to consider draft model legislation to address legislative gaps common to all Member States opens today, 8 September 2014, in Barbados. The two-day consultation, hosted by the CARICOM Secretariat, aims …
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Finland praises CARICOM for advancing economic, commercial interests of Member States
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Finland’s Ambassador to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), His Excellency Kim Luotonen, on Friday presented his credentials to CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque. At the ceremony held at the CARICOM Secretariat in Georgetown, Guyana, Ambassador Luotonen held up the integration movement as a good example of the importance of cooperating and working together to advance…
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OPENING REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE, CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL AT THE THIRTY-SIXTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED), GUYANA PEGASUS HOTEL, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA, 2 MAY 2013
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Honourable Minister, I take this opportunity to welcome you – certainly not to your first COTED, but in your capacity as Minister for Trade of Grenada. And, of course, you have arrived in style – to take up your place as Chairman of this Council. I also want to especially welcome the Hon. Erwin…
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BARBADOS’ AMBASSADOR TO CARICOM: GLOBAL ECONOMIC CLIMATE A BLESSING IN DISGUISE
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) While the current global economic climate does not augur well for growth and development in the short term, this could be a blessing in disguise for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). These sentiments were expressed by Ambassador Robert Morris during his remarks at the ceremony for presentation of his credentials to Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, CARICOM…
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