Caribbean

  • Jan 9, 2008
  • 2 min read

INTERNATIONAL: FDI shows strong growth in 2007

UNCTAD yesterday released data on global foreign direct investment (FDI), showing record-setting...

International
  • Jan 4, 2008
  • 6 min read

CARIBBEAN/EU: Economic partnership comes into force

The trade accord with the EU, compatible with WTO requirements, was initialed in mid-December,...

Caribbean
  • Jan 4, 2008
  • 1 min read

CARIBBEAN/EU: Economic partnership comes into force

The Economic Partnership Agreement between the Caribbean and the EU came into force on January 1.

Caribbean
  • Dec 24, 2007
  • 2 min read

VENEZUELA/CARIBBEAN: Oil-for-goods plan mooted

Speaking at the Petrocaribe summit in Cuba on Saturday, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez proposed...

Venezuela
  • Dec 19, 2007
  • 8 min read

LATIN AMERICA: Economic performance gains mixed review

Latin America and the Caribbean recorded a fifth straight year of growth in 2007, with regional...

Latin America
  • Dec 13, 2007
  • 7 min read

CARIBBEAN: Faltering tourism hits regional economies

Tourism, one of the traditional mainstays of many island economies, is in trouble. Increasingly...

Caribbean
  • Dec 4, 2007
  • 7 min read

PROSPECTS 2008: Trade flows hold, but no new openings

Continuing trade growth should support the world economy, but the impetus for global trade...

  • Nov 27, 2007
  • 7 min read

LATIN AMERICA/CANADA: Regional focus lacks resources

Officials in Ottawa are seeking to put shape to Prime Minister Stephen Harper's public commitment...

Latin America