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The banking sector in Trinidad and Tobago maintained profitability 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 in 2018 to continue into 2019. In a May 2018...

In conjunction with PwC, OBG explores Trinidad and Tobago’s taxation system, examining a wide range of areas of special interest to international investors, such as income and corporate tax, petroleum profit tax, withholding tax, VAT and customs tax, among others. This chapter features a viewpoint with Brian Hackett, Territory Senior Partner, PwC Trinidad and Tobago.

With global energy prices recovering and a new natural gas project now on-line, some predict an end to T&T’s recession in 2018. In May 2018 the Ministry of Finance reported that as energy activity recovers and other sectors begin to grow, tax revenues will likely exceed expectations, and the fiscal deficit was revised down from 3.1% of GDP in 2018 to 2.5%, compared to 8% in 2017. However,...

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Trinidad and Tobago possesses robust institutions, with a stable democratic system and strong regional and international ties. Nevertheless, the country has faced a series of corruption cases, and a number of initiatives have been launched to combat this issue. T&T faces further challenges related to unemployment, particularly among the young, along with law and order, though figures...