This series aims to explore how the digital grocery ecosystem will shape the future of retail in Trinidad & Tobago. In our previous case Accessing the Digital Shelf – The Small Vendor Reality, we explored the reality of most small businesses; that there are many obstacles preventing them from progressing or growing in a digital landscape. This gap is one of the reasons why … [Read more...] about The Online Operation: Small Grocer Opportunity in a Digital World
Private Sector and Entrepreneurship
3 Ideas that Support Open Skies in the Caribbean
Participants of the IDB Think-Tank on the regional air transport agenda. An Open skies debate erupted at a Bank sponsored think-tank which brought together aviation leaders from across the Caribbean to brainstorm on the air transport needs to enable deeper regional integration and to inform the Bank’s air transport agenda. … [Read more...] about 3 Ideas that Support Open Skies in the Caribbean
3 Ways Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) Can Innovate Using The Skills Of Foresight
I was 23 years old when I took a decision that would change my life forever - move to Houston, Texas-USA from Bordeaux, France to further my studies in a field called Studies of the Future. A bold decision but one I knew would give me the skills I needed to start my professional career. At that time, very few people knew of the field of Foresight, Future Studies or Alternative … [Read more...] about 3 Ways Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) Can Innovate Using The Skills Of Foresight
Antigua and Barbuda’s Energy Market
Antigua and Barbuda: Energy Market Overview Antigua and Barbuda is a two-island state located in the Eastern Caribbean, home to a population of 82,000 people. It is the wealthiest of the Eastern Caribbean states and also has the highest per capita consumption of electricity. The national economy is dominated by the tourism industry which accounts for more than half of the GDP, … [Read more...] about Antigua and Barbuda’s Energy Market
Saint Kitts and Nevis’ Energy Market
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Energy Market Overview The two-island state of St. Kitts and Nevis is part of the Leeward Islands chain in the Eastern Caribbean. The two islands are home to a population of 51,300. About 75 percent of the population, about 40,000, reside on St. Kitts, the remaining approx. 12,000 live on Nevis. The island states’ economy is dominated by the tourism … [Read more...] about Saint Kitts and Nevis’ Energy Market