Firms play a key role in development through investments, engaging in trade, creating jobs, increasing productivity, and providing a wide range of goods and services needed to improve living standards. However, because of crime, Caribbean firms see their annual sales reduced by 6 percent. Undoubtedly, crime is an issue of concern for policy makers and citizens in the … [Read more...] about Caribbean Firms: The Path to Job Creation is Innovation
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Regional Report: Labor and Social Programs in the Caribbean
by CCB Caribbean Economics Team CCB’s Caribbean Economics Team is pleased to send the ninth Issue of the Caribbean Region Quarterly Bulletin. The Caribbean Region Quarterly Bulletin analyzes recent economic developments of The Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago. This issue's Special Country Reports discuss labor and social programs and … [Read more...] about Regional Report: Labor and Social Programs in the Caribbean
Is There a Caribbean Sclerosis? Stagnating Economic Growth in the Caribbean
by CaribEconomics Team The Inter-American Development Bank’s Caribbean Economics Team is pleased to present Is There a Caribbean Sclerosis? Stagnating Economic Growth in the Caribbean. This report, which comprehensively addresses the issue of poor economic growth in the Caribbean, is structured around the following key questions: -Does the country’s size matter for economic … [Read more...] about Is There a Caribbean Sclerosis? Stagnating Economic Growth in the Caribbean