In October 2016 the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago (CBTT) published a new strategic plan, covering the five years between FY 2017 and FY 2021. This was the second medium-term plan adopted by the CBTT. The first had initially covered the three years between FY 2012 and FY 2014, under the theme of enhancing financial stability, governance...
The relationship between the public and private sector in Trinidad and Tobago is both important and complex. At one level it is competitive and sometimes antagonistic, with each side seeking to widen its share of total economic activity and criticising the other, often on ideological grounds. On another level, however, it is deeply...
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has defined trade facilitation as meaning the simplification and harmonisation of international trade procedures. In late 2013 WTO members agreed on the initial text of a trade facilitation agreement (TFA), which was further refined during 2014. The document focuses on actions to ease the movement, release...
Trinidad and Tobago’s music is inextricably linked to the explosion of sound, colour and cultural expression that propels the country’s Carnival. After a relentless, rum-fuelled stream of fêtes, parties and dedicated preparation lasting weeks, it is the music that keeps masqueraders dancing and parading along through the two-day climax of...
With interest in the country as a location on the rise, plans to reinforce human resources and hard infrastructure capacity, along with the development of a medium-term strategy and the strengthening of a competitive incentive regime, could help to position T&T’s vibrant film sector at the centre of the region’s audio-visual industry.
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