In line with the expectations of the financial sector, the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago (CBTT) has continued tightening its monetary policy in 2015. In late May the CBTT’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided on a fifth consecutive increase in its repo rate of 25 basis points to 4%. The MPC’s decision was based on three factors. One was the recent forward...
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Articles & Analysis | Trinidad and Tobago's central bank continues tightening monetary policy to reduce excess levels of liquidity from The Report: Trinidad & Tobago 2015
Articles & Analysis | Trinidad and Tobago's stock exchange operates as more of a custodian than a bourse from The Report: Trinidad & Tobago 2015
The country’s stock exchange was established in October 1981 under the provisions of the Securities Industry Act. Since 1995 the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange (TTSE) and its members have been regulated by the T&T Securities and Exchange Commission, in accordance with the Securities Industry Act. The 1995 act was eventually repealed at the end of 2012 and...
With a hydrocarbons-based economy, T&T ranks highly on a number of economic indicators, despite its small size. According to estimates from the IMF, T&T’s per capita income was $21,310 in 2014, the third-highest level in the Americas, after the US and Canada. The World Bank categorises T&T as a high-income nation, while the World Economic Forum classifies it as an innovation-driven...
Articles & Analysis | Panama's non-bank financial sector seeks to match banking sophistication from The Report: Panama 2015
The capital markets in Panama are highly internationalised, both in terms of capital flows and the institutions involved, with the financial stability of a dollarised economy helping attract global firms looking to expand their Latin American footprint. The country has already established itself as a regional banking hub, with 76 local and international banks operating...
Articles & Analysis | Share analysis: Panama Power Holdings – renewable energy from The Report: Panama 2015
THE COMPANY: Panama Power Holdings is a holding company that is traded on the Panama Stock Exchange (Bolsa de Valores de Panamá, BVP) under ticker symbol PPHO. Through its subsidiaries, the company operates and develops renewable energy generation projects. Its primary focus is run-of-the-river hydroelectric power stations.
Articles & Analysis | Share analysis: Rey Holdings – retail from The Report: Panama 2015
THE COMPANY: Rey Holdings is a publicly traded holding company, listed on the Panama Stock Exchange (Bolsa de Valores de Panamá, BVP) under the ticker symbol REYH. The company owns 100% of Empresas Rey, which in turn owns 100% of Immobiliaria Don Antonio, Agroindustrial Rey and Setrey. Although the company was officially founded in...