Earlier today, (Monday 15th December, 2025), Minister of Finance, the Honourable Davendranath Tancoo travelled to Panama City, Panama to attend both the Board of Directors and the XLVI Audit Committee (CAU) Meetings hosted by CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean in Panama City, Panama scheduled from 15th -16th December, 2025.The CLXXXVII…
Earlier today, Minister of Finance the Honourable Davendranath Tancoo received a courtesy visit from the Ambassador of Panama, His Excellency Diomedes Carles at the Ministry’s Head Office at the Eric Williams Finance Building, Port of Spain. Discussions were centered around existing policies, trade agreements between the both countries, and they reinforced their commitment to further…
On December 05, 2025, the Honourable Davendranath Tancoo, Minister of Finance welcomed His Excellency Guillaume Pierre, Ambassador of the French Republic to Trinidad and Tobago, and other representatives of the French Embassy for a courtesy meeting. Also present, was the Ministry of Finance’s Permanent Secretary, Mrs. Suzette Taylor-Lee Chee. During the discussions, Minister Tancoo highlighted…
The Treasury Division wishes to advise that the payment of Government Salaries and Pensions for September, 2025 will be made on the undermentioned dates: –
The FIUTT has released a Best Practices Paper to support financial institutions and listed businesses (Reporting Entities) in enhancing their compliance frameworks.
The public is kindly advised that due to the ongoing inclement weather and staff constraints, the Paybranch Unit of the Treasury Division located on St Vincent Street, Port of Spain will be temporarily closed for business today, Friday June 13th 2025. However, all other services will remain open between the hours of 8.00 am to…
It is my distinct honour to stand before you today at this landmark event—the commissioning of state-of-the-art Non-Intrusive Inspection (NII) scanners at the Port of Port of Spain. This event confirms the Government’s commitment to strengthening national security, enhancing trade facilitation, and ensuring efficiency in our port operations.With more than 300,000 containers passing through the…
In accordance with Section 18 of the Financial Intelligence Unit of Trinidad and Tobago Act, Chap. 72:01, the Director of the FIUTT submitted to the Minister of Finance its Annual Report for 2024. This Report was laid in Parliament by the Minister, Hon. Colm Imbert, MP, on Wednesday, February 8, 2025. The following are some…
On December 16, 2024, Moody’s affirmed Trinidad and Tobago’s rating at Ba2 with a Stable outlook. This affirmation is underpinned by the country’s return to sustained growth, primarily driven by the non-energy sector.Despite lower-than-projected energy revenues in fiscal year 2024, which have increased the fiscal deficit to 4.8% of GDP from 1.7% in fiscal year…