Santiago, Chile – March 28, 2025: At its first board meeting of 2025, Trinidad and Tobago assumed the Chairmanship of the Board of Directors of CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean.The Minister of Finance, Hon. Vishnu Dhanpaul will serve a one-year term, during which he will preside over all meetings of…
Allow me to begin by expressing my sincere gratitude to CAF for its dedication to development in the region. Through its research, financial initiatives, and steadfast commitment to becoming a ‘Green and Blue’ Bank, CAF continues to be a pillar of support, promoting sustainable development and fostering social and economic resilience across our nations. Collaborations…
More than one hundred (100) Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Trinidad and Tobago are set to receive a significant boost in financing to grow their operations and expand into new markets. The Minister of Finance, Hon. Colm Imbert and the Director Representative for CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean in…
CAF -Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean- approved a donation of USD 250,000 for Trinidad and Tobago, which will assist in alleviating the effects of the oil spill that has affected the coast of Tobago, damaged its beaches, reefs, and threatened the local tourism industry. In a letter addressed to Keith Rowley, Prime Minister of…
In the framework of the ‘Project for the Control of Transfer Pricing Operations in Trinidad and Tobago’, funded by the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF), a CIAT team visited the Ministry of Finance of Trinidad & Tobago and its Inland Revenue Division (IRD) during the period March 2-5, 2023; with the aim to formulate…
The CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Ministry of Finance will present CAF’s Flagship Report “RED 2021” in the Caribbean titled “Pathways to Integration: Trade Facilitation, Infrastructure, and Global Value Chains”.
In Trinidad and Tobago, when we first launched our National Insurance Scheme (NIS) in April 1972, almost 50 years ago, the scheme offered two benefits – a Retirement Grant and Funeral Grant.The NIS Retirement Pension was introduced in 1975 and in 1977 the first payment of this Pension was paid to 1,143 persons at a…
Trinidad and Tobago has received a grant in the amount of US$495,000 (TT$3.37M) towards the creation of a Flood Management Master Plan courtesy of CAF – Development Bank of Latin America.
Media Release – Minister of Finance signs loan agreement with CAF Development Bank
