After a decade of slow growth, averaging 1.3% per year, Mexico’s agriculture sector made a comeback in 2014, outperforming the wider economy and highlighting the sector’s counter-cyclical nature. Buoyed by favourable climatic conditions, the sector ended 2014 posting growth of 2.8%, with total production reaching a value of $53.3bn, according to the National Institute of Statistics and...
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Chapter | Agriculture from The Report: Mexico 2015
At a time when a number of major Latin American economies, including Brazil and Venezuela, are heading toward recession, Mexico’s economy stands out in the region for its resilience. The country is expected to maintain a solid economic performance in 2015 and beyond, with the IMF estimating GDP growth of 3% and 3.3% in 2015 and 2016, respectively.
Chapter | Agriculture from The Report: Trinidad & Tobago 2015
The agricultural sector accounts for a tiny portion of T&T’s overall economy. It contributed an estimated 0.5% of GDP in 2014, according to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation, while agricultural exports contributed just 0.01% of GDP. In labour terms, the sector accounted for 3.5% of total employment in 2013, or some 22,000 jobs, according to the central bank. While this is largely...
Chapter | Education & Health from The Report: Trinidad & Tobago 2015
Buoyed by revenues from the oil and gas industry, education is one of T&T’s strengths. In its “Global Competitiveness Report 2014-15”, the World Economic Forum ranked T&T 44th for the general quality of its education system, 43rd for primary education, 35th for maths and science, and 33rd for its management schools, out of 144 countries. Unsurprisingly, the government has made...
Articles & Analysis | Trinidad and Tobago's education system is multi-faceted and well funded from The Report: Trinidad & Tobago 2015
Buoyed by revenues from the oil and gas industry, education can be considered one of the great economic strengths of Trinidad and Tobago, which stands out among emerging markets by this measure. In its “Global Competitiveness Report 2014-15” on 144 countries, the World Economic Forum ranked T&T as 89th for overall competitiveness, but 44th for the general quality of...
Articles & Analysis | Trinidad and Tobago's government uses programme approval to steer education towards job market needs from The Report: Trinidad & Tobago 2015
After years of steady state investment, Trinidad and Tobago is reaping the benefits of increased attention to tertiary education. The student participation rate – the share of those aged 17-21 enrolled in post-secondary courses – has risen from 42% in 2010 to 65% in late 2014, compared to 2001, when it was just 7%. One key change has been the introduction in 2004 of the...