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CAF donates USD 250,000 to assist in alleviating oil spill in Trinidad and Tobago

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…

Media Release: With the support of CIAT and CAF, the Ministry of Finance of Trinidad and Tobago evaluates a comprehensive transfer pricing regime

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 Honourable Colm Imbert, Minister of Finance Keynote Address at the CAF Webinar on Pension and Health Care Systems on Wednesday 9th June, 2021

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…