Financial Services

While the economic upheavals of recent years have posed challenges for Trinidad and Tobago’s insurance sector, the industry remains resilient overall. In 2017, as it experienced economic downturn with the GDP contracting by 6.1% in 2016 and 2.6% in 2017, the country was affected by over TT$35bn ($5.2bn) in insured losses as a result of the...

While advanced economies generate the vast majority of insurance and reinsurance business, emerging markets are posting higher rates of growth. Complementing this underlying trend is a strong and expanding interest in catastrophic risk, which by nature tends to pertain to emerging markets. This is coming alongside fast-paced, sector-...

Capital market debt issuances out of Trinidad and Tobago remain relatively flat year-on-year. After a peak performance in 2016, when 25 issues raised $13.5bn, the primary market generated an approximate $12bn in 2017 across 27 issues, and a further $12bn in the first eight months of 2018. Debt issues in the country have predominantly stemmed...

The banking sector in Trinidad and Tobago remained profitable and consolidated its financial stability in 2017, in conjunction with broader improvements in economic health. Banking is poised to play an important role in supporting the country’s continued development, with executives in the sector expecting T&T’s solid economic performance...

The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange (TTSE), established in 1981 under the Securities Industry Act, is the centre of capital market activity in the twin-island nation. The Ministry of Finance overhauled regulations governing the TTSE in the mid-1990s by composing the Securities Industry Act of 1995, which created the Securities and Exchange...