As a small twin-island nation, foreign trade is an important part of Trinidad and Tobago’s economy. In 2014 merchandise exports and merchandise imports amounted to $11.81bn and $8.39bn, respectively, according to the central bank’s “2014 Annual Economic Survey”, with total GDP that year reaching around $28bn. Some 85% of exports are accounted for by the energy sector,...
Despite its small size, Trinidad and Tobago ranks highly on a number of economic development indicators. According to estimates by the IMF, per capita income in T&T was $21,310 in 2014, the third-highest level in the Americas, after the US and Canada. Meanwhile, the World Bank categorises T&T as a high-income, non-OECD nation, while the World Economic Forum (WEF...
Trinidad and Tobago was one of 10 countries identified by the World Bank in its “Doing Business 2015” report as having improved the most in terms of the ease of doing business through 2013-14. Of the 189 countries assessed by the organisation, T&T’s overall rank was 79th. By this measure, it compares favourably with other CARICOM and Latin America countries....
In line with the expectations of the financial sector, the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago (CBTT) has continued tightening its monetary policy in 2015. In late May the CBTT’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided on a fifth consecutive increase in its repo rate of 25 basis points to 4%. The MPC’s decision was based on three factors. One was the recent forward...
The country’s stock exchange was established in October 1981 under the provisions of the Securities Industry Act. Since 1995 the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange (TTSE) and its members have been regulated by the T&T Securities and Exchange Commission, in accordance with the Securities Industry Act. The 1995 act was eventually repealed at the end of 2012 and...
The capital markets in Panama are highly internationalised, both in terms of capital flows and the institutions involved, with the financial stability of a dollarised economy helping attract global firms looking to expand their Latin American footprint. The country has already established itself as a regional banking hub, with 76 local and international banks operating...
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