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Tag: IMF Article IV Consultations

Media Release: Moody’s Decision on Trinidad and Tobago’s Ratings Clashes with IMF recommendation on Debt Management under COVID

Today (November 19th), Moody’s announces that they brought the rating down by one notch, with a stable outlook.  The Honourable Colm Imbert, MP. Minister of Finance, has noted that “This decision by Moody’s collides with the policy advice we have received from all international organisations to protect our country and support the recovery in the…

Media Release – Concluding Statement of the IMF for its 2021 Article IV Consultation with the Government of Trinidad and Tobago

A Concluding Statement describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at the end of an official staff visit(or ‘mission’), in most cases to a member country. Missions are undertaken as part of regular (usuallyannual) consultations under Article IV of the IMF’s Articles of Agreement, in the context of a request touse IMF resources (borrow from…

International Monetary Fund (IMF): Ambitious Reforms needed for Growth to Return to Caribbean

A high level Forum to discuss the challenges of low growth and high debt facing the Caribbean was jointly organized by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) on September 4-5 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. The meeting was co-hosted by the Government of Trinidad and Tobag Documents International…