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EUR | Feb 4, 2023
Reading Time: 2 minutes Durrant Pate/Contributor The European Central Bank (ECB) has once again raised interest rates by 50 basis points on the promise that it will stay the course in raising rates significantly…
Reading Time: 2 minutes VIENNA/LONDON (Reuters) OPEC+ looks set for deep cuts to its oil output targets when it meets on Wednesday, curbing supply in an already tight market despite pressure from the United…
Reading Time: 4 minutes It has been pointed out that according to recently released data, the Government of Jamaica was due to make good on a J$16 billion debt repayment due by the end…
Reading Time: 3 minutes The executive directors of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) after an investigation into impropriety have unanimously voted to fire president Mauricio Claver-Carone, a Trump appointee. An investigation by American law…
Reading Time: 2 minutes Durrant Pate/Contributor Eastern Caribbean countries have forged stronger business with Africa through a partnership inked with the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank). In addition, the just-ended inaugural AfriCaribbean Trade & Investment…
Reading Time: 2 minutes The future of Caribbean connectivity will be in sharp focus at CANTO’s 37th Annual Conference & Trade Exhibition in Miami from July 17 to 20. After a two-year hiatus in…
Reading Time: 2 minutes Durrant Pate/Contributor Banks are pulling away from any move by the US Federal Reserve at this time to develop an American Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). In fact, the American…
Reading Time: 2 minutes LONDON (Reuters) Global oil prices edged higher on Monday (June 27) in a volatile session as investors waited for any moves against Russian oil and gas exports that might come…
Reading Time: 4 minutes JAKARTA (Reuters) Indonesia, the world’s top palm oil producer, announced plans to ban exports of the most widely used vegetable oil on Friday, in a shock move that could further…
Reading Time: < 1 minute WASHINGTON (Reuters) US President Joe Biden will propose a minimum tax on billionaires as part of the fiscal 2023 budget that is expected to be unveiled on Monday (March 28),…
Reading Time: 2 minutes Regional private equity group Delta Capital continues to broaden its asset base with interest in Caribbean electric vehicle (EV) company, Flash Motors With Zachary Harding as executive chairman and Ivan…
Reading Time: 3 minutes (Reuters) Wall Street’s three major indexes closed higher on Friday (March 18), with the biggest boost from recently battered technology stocks, after talks between US President Joe Biden and Chinese…