Economy

The Jamaican tourism sector has, so far, shown remarkable resilience to the slowdown in the US economy and we expect the positive trends in the industry to continue. Factors such... 2008-04-04

BMI View: A favourable political climate, impressive economic growth and an increasingly attractive business environment has made the Dominican Republic one of the Caribbean's success... 2008-03-31

BMI View: A favourable political climate, impressive economic growth and an increasingly attractive business environment has made the Dominican Republic one of the Caribbean's success... 2008-03-31

Although full-year figures have yet to be released by the Dominican Republic's central bank, we estimate that remittances barely increased in 2007 to US$2.79bn (from US$2.74bn in... 2008-03-12

According to preliminary figures, real GDP growth came in at 1.1% in 2007 after zero growth was recorded in Q407 relative to Q406. The full-year figure was one percentage point below... 2008-03-11

The government of Japan has made a grant of US4.5mn to Guyana to support the government's promotion of economic structural adjustment efforts, through the signing of an Exchange of... 2008-03-11

With economic growth an impressive 3.9% in 2006, the IMF expects this to have edged up to 4.2% for 2007. This is in line with out own estimate of 4.1% reflecting a positive impact... 2008-03-11

BMI View: After disappointing throughout much of the early year, latest data show that retail sails started to recover in Q407. According to the Puerto Rican Planning Board, retail... 2008-03-11

BMI View: Headline inflation hit double figures in January (at 10.0% y-o-y), driven by a 20.7% y-o-y surge in food and non-alcoholic beverage prices. This data confirm that Trinidad... 2008-03-11

BMI View: The government has announced measures to allow imports of equipment and machinery tax free in order to boost local farming productivity, with the long-term aim of looking... 2008-03-11