Photo author Magda Theodate Part II of II In this continuing coverage of the challenges of effective project procurement implementation in the Caribbean, additional modern solutions to unleash the potential for success in project procurement are considered: … [Read more...] about Why Is Project Procurement Still So Difficult? Part II
Why Is Project Procurement Still So Difficult? Part I
Photo author Magda Theodate PART I of II In December 2013, the IDB conducted a multi-country procurement operational efficiency analysis to identify factors that cause project implementation delays. The study revealed key issues affecting project execution, and despite the IDB’s excellent work since to strengthen and adopt national procurement systems, the subject is … [Read more...] about Why Is Project Procurement Still So Difficult? Part I
Zika Virus and the Economic and Human Reproductive Health Implications for the Caribbean
Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Negative economic impacts expected if link to brain damage is proven. Best hope is that scientists find no link. The Zika virus has arrived in the Western Hemisphere and spawned a degree of alarm not previously witnessed with previous outbreaks involving mosquito borne viral infections like dengue and chikungunya. The reason for … [Read more...] about Zika Virus and the Economic and Human Reproductive Health Implications for the Caribbean
Carnival Tabanca is an affliction and the Carnival Gateway is your cure
Two Trinis walk into a Metro station late at night, one male, one female wearing nothing but what can only be referred to as tightie whities, hospital shoes, fish headpieces and some sort of wing contraption. What sounds like the … [Read more...] about Carnival Tabanca is an affliction and the Carnival Gateway is your cure
The Thin Blue Line of a Long Horizon: How much should Trinidad and Tobago Tax Policies Encourage Oil and Gas Investment?
The economic literature of ‘investment under uncertainty’ has been used in many different contexts: investment of manufacturing firms, in financial instruments, etc. But perhaps the best application of the theoretical model is related to oil and gas investment[1]. A recent paper, IDB-WP-661, brings these lessons to Trinidad and Tobago, discussing the dos and don’ts of taxation … [Read more...] about The Thin Blue Line of a Long Horizon: How much should Trinidad and Tobago Tax Policies Encourage Oil and Gas Investment?