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As global trade wars continue, Minister of Trade and Industry Paula Gopee-Scoon is advising the private sector to remain vigilant regarding the overall trade landscape.
The Caribbean is being urged to place more emphasis on climate change resilience and diversfication away from tourism dependent economies.
As a small island developing state (SID) and net energy exporter, Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) has a unique position in the global energy transition and climate change space. The country has several opportunities to play an important role both regionally and globally through data disclosures and project implementation. But, there are also challenges to overcome. With natural gas touted as the gateway fuel for the transition, the country has the twin challenge of producing more gas to serve its domestic petrochemical industry and exporting LNG to its global clientele.
In T&T, we’ve often heard the statement “there are over one million cars on the road.” This refers to the number of registered cars in the country and does not take into account deregistration or inoperable vehicles. Over the last decade however, over 213,000 vehicles have been registered and yet fuel sales have declined.
Founder of Vanity International, Sherma Best is confident that her innovative, environmentally friendly cold towels will continue to break into new regional and international markets.
The National Flour Mills (NFM) has made a $25.5 million investment in plant and equipment that will help the majority state-owned company manufacture more products, more quickly, while maintaining quality and sustainability.
Planning Minister Pennelope Beckles is confident that IDB Invest’s US$150m deal with the Massy Group will be a perfect incubator for future collaboration between the bank and the Government.
The world is in a whirlwind of trade wars due to tariffs that have been threatened to be imposed by United States President Donald Trump. Still, Caricom countries are is hoping to avoid severe economic fallout as a result of another US policy.
The Chaguanas Chamber of Commerce is calling on all political leaders to address the urgent economic and business challenges facing Trinidad and Tobago, following the announcement of the general election on April 28, 2025.
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the majority state-owned National Flour Mills (NFM), Ian Mitchell, is concerned about the ongoing global trade wars which, he says, can possibly have an impact on the price of wheat that the company imports from North America.
T&T's business leaders are largely optimistic and eager to work with new Minister of Finance, Vishnu Dhanpaul, and are calling on him to address the thorny issue of foreign exchange availability.
Republic Bank is collaborating with the Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) on a capacity-building initiative to position small businesses for expanded success.
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