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Media Release: CariCRIS Reaffirms the Sovereign Credit Ratings of the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago at Investment Grade CariAA

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On March 14, 2025, Caribbean Information & Credit Rating Services Limited (CariCRIS), the regional credit rating agency, reaffirmed Trinidad and Tobago’s investment-grade credit rating of CariAA, with a Stable outlook. The Rating Rationale was published on April 25, 2025. This rating is the second highest among Caribbean and Latin American countries, after Chile, reflecting the…

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Media Release: Operationalization of SME Forex Window by the Export Import Bank of Trinidad and Tobago

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The Ministry of Finance wishes to advise of the launch of the SME Forex Window as a pilot project through the Export Import Bank of Trinidad and Tobago which will expand the existing forex programmes that are in place by this Government and is specifically targeted to supporting small and medium business growth and economic…

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Media Release: Ministry of Finance (MOF) Trinidad and Tobago Assumes Chairmanship of CAF’s Board

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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…

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Media Release: The Leader of the Opposition is Clutching at Straws and Making Up Stories About “Missing Money”

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The Minister of Finance, Hon. Colm Imbert, MP, has taken note of the latest diatribe from the Leader of the Opposition regarding the impasse which occurred in 2024 between public officers at the Ministry of Finance and the Auditor General over the 2023 public accounts. The Leader of the Opposition, Hon Kamla Persad-Bissessar, S.C. MP,…

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Media Release – A Summary by the Minister of Finance, Hon. Colm Imbert, MP, of the Annual Report of the Financial Intelligence Unit of Trinidad and Tobago (FIUTT) for the year ended September 30, 2024

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In accordance with Section 18 of the Financial Intelligence Unit of Trinidad and Tobago Act, Chap. 72:01, the Director of the FIUTT submitted to the Minister of Finance its Annual Report for 2024. This Report was laid in Parliament by the Minister, Hon. Colm Imbert, MP, on Wednesday, February 8, 2025. The following are some…

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Media Release – Trinidad and Tobago removed by the OECD from the list of countries with harmful Tax Practices

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The Minister of Finance, Hon. Colm Imbert, MP, wishes to advise that in January 2025, Trinidad and Tobago was deemed by the OECD Forum on Harmful Tax Practices to be free from harmful tax practices, and removed from the list of countries with such practices in February 2025. The OECD Forum on Harmful Tax Practices…

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Media Release – Tax and NIS Amnesties extended to March 31, 2025

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The Minister of Finance, Hon. Colm Imbert, MP, wishes to advise that as of Monday, January 27, 2025, the Tax Amnesty had raised $2.38 billion in revenue.Compared to previous years, the current Tax Amnesty is now on par with the 2019 tax amnesty, which was the most successful tax amnesty granted in the history of…

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