The President of the Republic, Luis Abinader, said that all “serious” forecasts and studies indicate that this year will be one of strong economic recovery and intense business activity. “Our projections indicate that in this […]
Among the many “interesting” (a safe word to use in perilous times) signs and portents swirling around us, here are five financial tidbits “of interest.” What do they mean? The answer is of […]
The prices of food and transportation bills have generated pressures that have brought inflation to levels above the authorities’ target. At the end of November, the year-on-year inflation rate stood at 5.26%, […]
US index futures dropped alongside shares in Europe with Dow Jones futures sliding back under 30,000. As a furious three-day rally paused ahead of a slew of pre-holiday economic indicators. Data, from […]
Rising debt, falling revenue and an overall decline in the economy were the highlights of the last quarter delivered today in an economic check-up by the Governor of the Central Bank of […]
In fiscal year 2020, which ended on Sept. 30, the U.S. government set some impressive new records. The deficit came in at $3.1 trillion, twice the previous record of $1.4 trillion in […]
Santo Domingo.- The Dominica debt stood at US$38.6 billion at the end of the first half, a level that translates into a 7.3% jump so far this year. With that amount, and […]
The government’s official stats are in, and as you might have expected, the economy shrank a tad this spring while we were all busy huddling in our apartments. Gross domestic product fell at a […]
The OECD released its latest Economic Outlook earlier this week, revealing the projected impact the COVID-19 pandemic will have on global GDP in 2020. When assuming there will be no second wave of infections in 2020, gross […]
BEFORE CARICOM can re-open regional travel, one of the main matters it must first address is at what stage of travel should COVID-19 tests be presented or administered. In an interview on […]
