by Natalie Moodey | Jul 26, 2026 | Caribbean news
Trinidad and Tobago has successfully raised US$800mn through a sovereign bond issue in the US market, securing what the Government has described as a landmark financing transaction that attracted exceptionally strong investor demand. According to the Ministry...
by Natalie Moodey | Jun 8, 2026 | Caribbean news
Butterfield to acquire CIBC Caribbean in US$1.8bn deal The Caribbean banking landscape is poised for one of its most significant transformations in decades following an agreement by Bermuda-based Butterfield to acquire Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce’s (CIBC)...
by Natalie Moodey | Feb 5, 2026 | Caribbean news
In a major financial manoeuvre aimed at refinancing maturing debt and strengthening its fiscal outlook, the Government of Trinidad and Tobago has successfully issued a US$1bn 10-year senior unsecured sovereign bond. The transaction, which matures on 28...
by Natalie Moodey | Jan 22, 2026 | Caribbean Insight
Pressure is mounting on Caribbean governments after the US announced that it will suspend immigrant visa processing for 75 countries including several from the region. The list, published by several international media outlets, includes Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados,...
by Natalie Moodey | Oct 20, 2025 | Caribbean news
Trinidad and Tobago’s new administration has tabled a national budget totaling US$8.81bn for fiscal 2025/26, underpinned by oil at US$73.25 a barrel and natural gas at US$4.35 per mmbtu. Presenting his maiden package, Finance Minister Davendranath Tancoo told...
