Caribbean countries invest a lot of economic resources in higher education. The rationale for investing public funds in education follows from the public and private expected returns: boost country-level growth and welfare, and increase productivity and earnings. However, if beneficiaries of public education migrate, these public and private returns are received by the host … [Read more...] about Brain Drain: Are we investing in the ‘right’ skills to keep our talent?
Surviving the Next Financial Crisis 101: De-Risking in the Caribbean
https://vimeo.com/176445129 In this interview, Allan Wright, Country Economist at the IDB, discusses the impact of de-risking strategies on the Caribbean. Below you will find a short summary of what he discussed: What is the problem? De-risking is the termination of or the restriction of business relationships to avert risk related to anti-money laundering (AML) and … [Read more...] about Surviving the Next Financial Crisis 101: De-Risking in the Caribbean
Caribbean Girls Run Tings: Boosting Sales Growth
Most studies on women-owned or -managed firms have found that such firms perform more poorly than do men-owned or -managed firms. However, a forthcoming report by the Inter-American Development Bank[1] has found some interesting data on Caribbean firms led by women. Indeed, unlike other regions in the world, Caribbean firms led by women have higher sales growth than firms led … [Read more...] about Caribbean Girls Run Tings: Boosting Sales Growth
3 Reasons why you should stop eating Parrotfish
Image source: Wikicommons After living in Jamaica for five years, every time I visit for work, I try to squeeze in whatever time I have to say hello to friends. On my last visit, I was very fortunate to have meetings on both sides of the weekend allowing me to spend my off days in a familiar place with familiar people. My friends and I decided to take advantage of this rare … [Read more...] about 3 Reasons why you should stop eating Parrotfish
How your Small Business can get a loan in 48 hours*
Sitting left to right: Peter Odle, Chairman of The Mango Bay Group, Eduardo Sierra, IDB Team Leader , and Ian Collymore, Project Coordinator, Central Bank of Barbados; Standing: Meryl Stoute, Team Leader of RBC's Business Banking and Ian Knight, IDB External Consultant RBC Royal Bank and First Citizens Bank are the first financial institutions to use the new and … [Read more...] about How your Small Business can get a loan in 48 hours*