How could economic and trade integration be better promoted in the region?
Trinidad and Tobago has played a crucial role in the integration of the Caribbean, particularly among the anglophone countries of the region, for decades now. A promoter of the Treaty of Chaguaramas in 1973, the first step towards deeper regional integration after the mixed fortunes of the establishment of the short-lived West Indies...
How will further regional integration be achieved, and what role will Trinidad and Tobago play in this?
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Trinidad and Tobago has played a crucial role in the integration of the Caribbean, particularly among the Anglophone countries of the region, for decades now. A promoter of the Treaty of Chaguaramas in 1973, the first step towards deeper regional integration after the mixed fortunes of the establishment of the short-lived West Indies Federation between 1958 and 1962, T&T subsequently...
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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