Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

Category: Speeches

Feature Address by the Minister of Finance at the Official Opening Ceremony of the CED Building, San Fernando

The new Customs and Excise Division Jetty is a T-shaped Jetty, with a length of 44m and a width of 32m. The jetty will accommodate vessels docking at the King’s Wharf port of entry for Trinidad and Tobago as well as safeguard the Customs and Excise’s mandate to promote security, as well as facilitate and…

Statement by the Honourable Colm Imbert, Minister of Finance on the Annual Report of the FIU for the year ended September 30, 2022 in the 13th Sitting of the House of Representatives 3rd Session – 12th Republican Parliament Monday 23 January, 2023

Madam Speaker, I have been authorized by Cabinet to make the following Statement. I therefore thank you for the opportunity to deliver this Statement on the Annual Report of the Financial Intelligence Unit of Trinidad and Tobago (FIUTT) for the year ended September 30, 2022. In accordance with Section 18 of the Financial Intelligence Unit…

Feature Address by the Minister of Finance at the Opening of the UNCDF-EU-OACP Regional Financial Inclusion Technical Workshop Series

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.I am very pleased to be given this opportunity to contribute to today’s important discussion on Advancing Financial Inclusion in the Caribbean, especially when the digital financial services landscape is so rapidly changing.In Trinidad and Tobago, the Government, through the Ministry of Finance, is deeply invested in efforts to improve the…

Address by the Minister of Finance at ICATT’s 13th Annual International Finance and Accounting Conference (AIFAC 2022) on Friday, November 18, 2022

Ladies and Gentlemen, occasions such as these present important forums for cooperative collaboration in developing and refining public economic policy with the strategic plans of the private sector so that the broad national agenda is well executed.We have all been affected by the socio-economic challenges brought on by the COVID -19 pandemic that impacted this…

Opening Remarks by the Minister of Finance at the Presentation of CAF’s Flagship Report “RED 2021” in the Caribbean

“It’s my pleasure to extend opening remarks on this auspicious occasion, the launch of the CAF Regional Office for the Caribbean, here in our capital, Port-of-Spain. Firstly, let me extend a warm welcome to Mr. Sergio Diaz-Granados, the Executive President of CAF, on his first visit to Trinidad and Tobago. On behalf of the Government…

Feature Address by the Minister of Finance at the 40th Anniversary of the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange

It is indeed an honour to speak on this auspicious occasion – the celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange.The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange (TTSE) is the main stock exchange in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, and the largest stock exchange in the Caribbean region by market capitalization…