The Minister of Finance has noted a lot of uninformed and speculative commentary in the public domain regarding a recent decision of Republic Bank to reduce credit card limits from US$10,000 to US$5,000 and an unfounded belief that this move by the Bank was done on the Minister’s instructions. Read more
The Financial Intelligence Unit of Trinidad and Tobago (“the FIUTT”) has always applied diligence and reverence for the law in the utilization of it powers. The FIUTT therefore ensures that when requests are made to Financial Institutions and Listed Businesses for information, it has sufficient and lawful basis for doing such. Under the FIUTT Act,…
The Minister of Finance has noted with interest an editorial in the Sunday Express regarding foreign exchange supply and demand. The editorial correctly points out that the sales of foreign exchange to the public for the first 7 months of 2023 are almost the same as the amount of forex available to the public in…
The Minister of Finance, Hon. Colm Imbert, MP, wishes to advise that this morning the Court of Appeal dismissed a challenge brought by Mr. Ravi Balgobin Maharaj against the Minister of Finance in relation to the appointment of Mr. Patrick Ferreira as the Chairman of the National Insurance Board of Trinidad and Tobago.In dismissing Maharaj’s…
On Monday September 11th, 2023, the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, through the Ministry of Finance, successfully issued US$560 million Senior Unsecured long 7-year Notes at a coupon of 5.950% on the International Capital Market. The offer was oversubscribed by 3 times the amount required.
Based on representation and requests made by members of the general public, the Minister of Finance, Hon. Colm Imbert, M.P., recently authorized the Board of Inland Revenue to pay all individual income tax refunds of up to $20,000 or less.
Based on representation and requests made by members of the general public, the Minister of Finance, Hon. Colm Imbert, M.P., recently authorised the Board of Inland Revenue to pay all individual income tax refunds of up to $20,000 or less. READ MORE
Today, Standard & Poor’s, the rating agency, has affirmed Trinidad and Tobago’s BBB-credit rating, with a stable outlook. The Honourable Minister of Finance underscores the fact that ‘S&P’s affirmation of our credit rating is a positive development and Trinidad and Tobago is one of the few Investment Grade countries within the Latin America and Caribbean…
The Minister of Finance, the Honourable Colm Imbert, MP, has taken note of a press release issued by the Public Services Association (PSA) regarding a decision which the Minister made yesterday, which is related to the active case of Terissa Dhoray v the Attorney General of Trinidad And Tobago (The Trinidad and Tobago Revenue Authority…