Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

Tag: 2024

Media Release: Statement by the Minister of Finance on the Special Report of the Auditor General on the Public Accounts for the Financial Year 2023 in the House of Representatives on Monday 9th September, 2024

Madam Speaker, I am authorized by Cabinet to make the following statement on the Special Report of the Auditor General on the Public Accounts for the Financial Year 2023. Following the public statements made by the Auditor General with respect to her original report on the 2023 Accounts, her baseless assertion that the Ministry of…

Media Release: S&P Affirms Trinidad and Tobago’s Investment Grade Rating

The Minister of Finance, Hon. Colm Imbert, MP, wishes to advise that today, Standard and Poors, the international credit rating agency, has affirmed Trinidad and Tobago’s credit rating at BBB-, an Investment Grade Rating reflective of the country’s credit strength. S&P has also maintained its stable outlook for Trinidad and Tobago. The country’s strong external…

Media Release: Increase in Deposit Insurance Coverage

The Minister of Finance, Hon. Colm Imbert, MP, wishes to advise that on August 28, 2024, he signed both the Central Bank (Deposit Insurance) Order, 2024 and the Central Bank (Deposit Insurance Coverage Limited) Order, 2024, which were both published on August 29, 2024 as Legal Notice Nos. 159 and 160 of 2024, respectively (see…

HERITAGE AND STABILISATION FUND (HSF) QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT JANUARY 2024 TO MARCH 2024

Economic performance of the main developed countries in the first quarter of calendar year 2024 has been mixed, with the United States continuing to lead the way with robust economic growth and the European economies (the United Kingdom and the Eurozone) showing a modest recovery after a sluggish performance in the second half of 2023.…

Feature Address by the Honourable Colm Imbert, Minister of Finance at the Official Launch of the National Financial Inclusion Survey Report (2023) at One FinTech Avenue on Tuesday 20th August 2024

It’s my pleasure to further the cause of making financial inclusion a national priority. Over the last few years, through in-depth surveys, we have been able to gather significant information on the state of financial inclusion in Trinidad and Tobago.Financial inclusion means that individuals and businesses have easy access to affordable and useful financial products…