Trinidad & Tobago

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In June 2018 the IMF released a statement on Trinidad and Tobago, embracing the reforms undertaken by the twin-island sovereign state in recent months. After two years of economic recession, the supranational institution projected a return to growth in 2018. While such a recession is to be expected in a country that is very dependent on its...

Progress on fiscal consolidation and a recent rebound in commodity prices have led to a more optimistic medium-term outlook among CEOs in Trinidad and Tobago. In our previous OBG Business Barometer: Trinidad and Tobago CEO Survey, released in late 2017, 57% of C-suite executives had positive expectations for the coming 12 months, which improved to...

 

What factors led to Trinidad and Tobago’s decision to establish a new tax authority?

 

In what ways have the recent fiscal and tax changes affected the business community?

 

One key strategy for improving the performance of Trinidad & Tobago’s economy is strengthening the country’s base of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Developing this class of businesses is expected to help create formal sector jobs, diversify GDP, and reduce dependence on oil and gas exports.

 

Established nearly 40 years ago in 1981, the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange (TTSE) grew in the 1980s and 1990s in part through the government advocating for local ownership of the country’s manufacturing firms, banks and conglomerates though pension and mutual funds. Over the past 37 years the TTSE has evolved alongside changing regulatory...

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