By Organization of Eastern Caribbean States The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) has taken a bold step towards a cleaner and economically sustainable future with the unanimous adoption of the landmark Basseterre Declaration at the Third Council of Ministers: Energy meeting held on February 4-5, 2025, in Saint Kitts and Nevis. The Basseterre Declaration […]
By Caribbean Business Report The Monetary Council of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank held its 110th on February 14th against the background of a global economic environment that is ‘pregnant with uncertainty’. The meeting noted that while growth in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union continued to be propelled by Tourism and domestic-related construction activity in […]
By www.stvincenttimes.com ECPCGC Offers New Loan Guarantee Product to Help Micro-Entrepreneurs Grow Their Small Businesses The Eastern Caribbean Partial Credit Guarantee Corporation (ECPCGC) is offering a new loan guarantee product called ‘MSME Growth’ to help micro-entrepreneurs in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union grow their small businesses. The MSME Growth Guarantee is designed specifically for entrepreneurs who may […]
Photo credit: Caribbean Business Report St Vincent and the Grenadines Minister of Finance Camillo Gonsalves says the country’s economy lost an estimated EC$290.12 million (US$107 million) following the collapse of the two Trinidad-based insurance companies in 2009. In October, the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) ruled that the Trinidad and Tobago government was not […]
The Eastern Caribbean Invest Blue Virtual Forum led by the Inter-American Development Bank, Compete Caribbean, the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States OECS, Invest Saint Lucia, Invest SVG (St. Vincent and the Grenadines) and Grenada Investment Development Corporation (GIDC) was successfully completed last week! Key stakeholders, visionaries, and policymakers convened to explore investment opportunities in the […]