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Stories that are tagged 'Trinidad and Tobago'

EU Funding To Boost Caribbean EPA Implementation
5/25/2012
The Caribbean Development Bank and the European Union have agreed to fund a multi-million facility to aid members of the Caribbean Community in implementing the necessary reforms to allow them to fully benefit from the preferential trade conditions provided for in the CARIFORUM-EU Economic Partnership Agreement.
Trinidad And Tobago Joins Nations Under Caribbean Court
5/4/2012
In a move that strengthens Caribbean legal cooperation, Trinidad and Tobago has agreed to adopt the Caribbean Court of Justice as the nation's final court of appeal, replacing its colonial link to the Judicial Committee of the UK's Privy Council.
CARICOM Trade Bloc 'In Crisis'
3/1/2012
The Caribbean Community, an economic bloc among Caribbean territories, is at breaking point, according to a document circulated among its fifteen member states which urges rapid structural and operational reform.
IMF Welcomes Trinidad And Tobago Fiscal Progress
2/14/2012
Welcoming measures taken to date by Trinidad and Tobago, the International Monetary Fund in its latest report has urged the importance of ensuring that the territory continues to appeal to international investors when it begins to reverse fiscal stimulus and considers measures to consolidate the territory's deficit.
UK, Caribbean Talks Focus On APD
1/25/2012
Leaders from Caribbean nations and the United Kingdom agreed at the end of a two-day summit an action plan to establish 'a new and improved strategic partnership to promote prosperity'. Importantly, the UK government committed to reopen negotiations to mitigate the impact of the UK's air travel tax on Caribbean territories.
CARICOM Slams Sarkozy's Tax Haven Slur
12/12/2011
The Caribbean Community’s Council for Trade and Economic Development has publicly rebuked French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s characterization of three of its member states as 'tax havens'.
Tax Breaks Announced In Trinidad And Tobago Budget
10/17/2011
The government of Trinidad and Tobago has proposed to introduce a five-year temporary corporate tax rate of 10% for companies that have sought capital-market funding through an Initial Public Offering on the Trinidad and Tobago SME Market.
CARICOM Welcomes Progress Towards FTA With Canada
10/5/2011
Caribbean Community Secretary-General Irwin LaRocque has welcomed progress towards the CARICOM-Canada Trade and Development Agreement, and praised Canada's 'keen and earnest approach'.
Caribbean Territories Sign Up To Anti-Corruption Drive
9/15/2011
A number of offshore Caribbean territories have notified their consent to receive on-site visits to evaluate their compliance with the Inter-American Convention against Corruption.
Jamaica, Costa Rica Attempt To Move Trade Deal
8/19/2011
Jamaica and Costa Rica are attempting to press forward with the formal implementation of a seven-year-old free trade agreement, and have held talks designed to move the process along.
CARICOM To Discuss EU EPA
6/3/2011
The Caribbean Community is to press forward with its implementation of the European Union Economic Partnership Agreement, with an impending meeting expected to discuss the deal's intricacies.
CARICOM To Suspend Common External Tariff
5/27/2011
Members of the Caribbean Community look set to suspend their Common External Tariff in the battle against the rising cost of fuel and commodities in the region.
CARICOM Outlines Trade Negotiation Priorities
5/20/2011
As members of the Caribbean Community gather to discuss the region's external trade agenda, CARICOM has released a snapshot of what it calls the state of play of ongoing negotiations.
CARICOM To Hold Talks On EU Trade Deal
5/11/2011
During an important upcoming round of talks, members of the Caribbean Community are to discuss the implementation of the CARIFORUM-EU Economic Partnership Agreement, which aims at establishing a trade relationship which promotes the gradual integration of the CARIFORUM countries into the world economy.
Trinidad And Tobago Seeks Brazilian Patnership
5/5/2011
Speaking after what has been described as a 'fruitful' trip to Brazil, Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minister said the opportunity to forge ahead with a partnership between the two countries must be seized.
Trinidad Moving Towards A New Property Tax
2/28/2011
Trinidad and Tobago's main opposition party has accused the governing coalition of intending to reintroduce the scrapped rise in property tax rates.
OECD Publishes Critiques Of Territories' Tax Assistance Frameworks
1/31/2011
The Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax purposes, hosted by the OECD, has released ten reports which evaluate jurisdictions’ commitment to tax transparency, and examine whether information is made available and accessible to foreign tax authorities.
Caribbean Sharpens Response To Financial Crime
1/19/2011
In an effort to sharpen the regional response to transnational organized crime, the Caribbean Community Implementation Agency for Crime and Security and the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force have signed an agreement, laying down a framework for combating financial crimes including money laundering.
Canada Signs Aviation Agreements With Caribbean
12/24/2010
Canada’s Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, Chuck Strahl, and Minister of International Trade, Peter Van Loan have announced the conclusion of 'open skies' air transport agreements with the Caribbean territories of Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago.
Trinidad Goes On Tax Hunt
12/21/2010
Trinidad and Tobago's Finance Minister, Winston Dookeran has announced the launch of a tax amnesty that is to be offered to taxpayers until May 31, 2011.
IMF Formulating Fiscal Plan For Indebted Caribbean
11/19/2010
The International Monetary Fund has announced the launch of a forum aimed at drafting fiscal solutions for Caribbean territories, many of whom, due to the financial crisis, have experienced significant expansion in their already unsustainable deficits.
Caribbean Urges Change To UK Flight Tax
11/17/2010
The Caribbean Tourism Organization has noted the publication of a report that comprehensively analyzes the impact of the UK's aviation tax, the Air Passenger Duty, on the tourism industries of Caribbean territories.
Trinidad And Tobago Weathering The Storm
11/12/2010
An International Monetary Fund delegation, headed by Judith Gold, has welcomed the resilience of the Trinidad and Tobago economy despite considerable exposure to the financial crisis.
Caribbean Airways Commits To Latest ATR Aircraft
European turboprop manufacturer ATR and Trinidad and Tobago’s Caribbean Airlines have announced the signature of an agreement for the purchase of ATR 72-600 aircraft, worth USD200m.
Trinidad And Tobago Enhances Tax Breaks
9/14/2010
The Trinidad and Tobago government on September 8 announced a number of fiscal measures as part of its 2010/11 budget, aimed at enhancing the business environment for prospective investors. In particular, the Budget announces an expansion to the Free Trade Zones regime, introduces incentives for certain industries, and proposes an overhaul to the islands' revenue authority, which is to include the launch of a generous tax amnesty.
Caribbean Intensifies Lobbying Against UK Air Tax
9/8/2010
The Caribbean is to intensify efforts to establish a 'fairer passenger tax system' in the UK during an official visit to the city of London, which will include a series of meetings between high-level officials and parliamentary bodies, the Caribbean Tourism Organization said.
Caribbean Is Urged To Adopt VAT
8/12/2010
Owen Arthur, the former Prime Minister of Barbados, has described value-added tax as the best option for the Caribbean region in the age of trade liberalization.
Brazil Calls For Mercosur-Caricom FTA
4/28/2010
During the CARICOM-Brazil Summit on April 26, delegations from the Caribbean Community and Brazil discussed enhancing trade ties following the opening of the Takutu River Bridge in September 2009, which creates a physical link between Guyana and Brazil.
Caribbean Amongst Last Regions To Recover
4/26/2010
Commenting upon the release of the International Monetary Fund’s World Economic Outlook Report, Chief of the World Economic Division, Petya Koeva Brooks, warned that the Caribbean region can expect a protracted recovery from the financial economic crisis, despite a return of more favorable conditions globally.
World Bank Assesses Caribbean Debt
3/17/2010
Staff at the World Bank have been tasked with assessing the debt profile of indebted Caribbean nations to advise on policy approaches to alleviate their individual deficits, World Bank President, Robert Zoellick, announced on March 11.
Caribbean Explores Fiscal Cooperation
3/9/2010
Ahead of the World Bank meeting, to be held on March 11-12, where CARICOM Finance Ministers will meet to discuss challenges that the region faces, CARICOM Secretary General, Edwin Carrington said it was vital for Caribbean economies to increase economic cooperation and remove fiscal barriers, for the prosperity of the region going forward.

 

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