As Kuwait’s economy continues to adjust to the new oil price environment the country’s government is pushing ahead with investment plans and reforms that promise to put the country on a sustainable growth path in the coming years.
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Despite considerable geopolitical volatility, Thailand’s economy remains well diversified, stable and poised for expansion in 2017.
Interviews & Viewpoints | Brian Copeland, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal, The University of the West Indies (UWI): Interview from The Report: Trinidad & Tobago 2017
How would you assess the recent changes implemented to the Government Assistance for Tuition Expenses Programme (GATE)?
Articles & Analysis | Trinidad and Tobago health sector tackles communicable and lifestyle-related diseases from The Report: Trinidad & Tobago 2017
Like much of the English-speaking Caribbean, Trinidad and Tobago’s health care system takes inspiration from the UK’s National Health Service. Funded by the national budget, the system provides universal coverage at primary, secondary and tertiary levels, with the Ministry of Health (MoH) responsible for planning, monitoring and evaluating the...
Articles & Analysis | Trinidad and Tobago helps prepare students for the job market with tertiary-level grant system reforms from The Report: Trinidad & Tobago 2017
Successive governments in Trinidad and Tobago have placed a high emphasis on education, and many of the profits derived from the country’s flourishing hydrocarbons sector have been channelled towards the development of schools and funding of tertiary education. The education system, despite at times eliciting criticism for its competitive...
Chapter | Health & Education from The Report: Trinidad & Tobago 2017
While Trinidad and Tobago’s health care system has displayed strong results when dealing with existing communicable diseases, such as HIV and Zika, work is still urgently needed to develop a long-term strategy to deal with rising non-communicable diseases in the nation. The switch to a national health care insurance system – with increased focus on portability of services, record-keeping and...