by Natalie Moodey | Nov 7, 2024 | Caribbean news
IMF cuts Bahamas growth projection The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reduced The Bahamas’ 2024 GDP growth forecast from 2.3% to 1.9%, and further lowered 2025 and 2029 projections to 1.7% and 1.5% respectively. This adjustment decreases the 2024...
by Natalie Moodey | Jul 8, 2024 | Caribbean Insight
The Dominican Republic has successfully launched its inaugural sovereign green bond, even as the IMF’s latest fiscal review called for reduced borrowing. On 25 June 2024, the DR raised US$750mn in an issuance which was oversubscribed by six times as global investors...
by Natalie Moodey | May 8, 2024 | Caribbean Insight
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected a two per cent economic growth for the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region this year, highlighting both resilience and ongoing challenges. IMF says that the region has shown “quite a bit of resilience” and that...
by Natalie Moodey | Oct 16, 2023 | Caribbean Insight
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects Barbados’ economic growth to be lower this year than was previously predicted. Having earlier this year forecast the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) will expand by 4.9 per cent in 2023, the international financial...
