Cayman Islands economy: A Snapshop
From Cayman Finance The Cayman Islands economy has continued to grow at a steady pace since its economic recovery began in 2011. Real GDP grew by 2% in 2015, which is a slight decline compared to the 2.4% growth in…
Cayman Islands: Economic Overview (From the Minister of Financial and Economic Development)
Article by Hon. Marco Archer From Cayman Finance SUSTAINED RECOVERY The Cayman economy has been on a steady upward trajectory in recent years: in 2011-2015, GDP growth averaged 1.7 percent, slightly higher than the potential GDP growth of 1.6 percent….
Bahamas tops Caribbean on crime’s economic cost
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor From Tribune242 The Bahamas leads the entire Caribbean on economic losses stemming from crime, losing $434 million or almost 5 per cent of its annual gross domestic product (GDP) to the scourge. The extent…
Here are the problems with helicopter money
By James Rickards, The Daily Reckoning From Business Insider The Federal Open Market Committee, FOMC, of the Federal Reserve voted on Dec. 14 to raise interest rates 0.25%, as we expected. The vote was unanimous including doves such as Fed…
Cayman Islands economy grew by 3.0% in the first half of 2016
The Cayman Islands’ economy grew by an estimated 3.0% in the first six months of 2016, as the first quarter growth of 2.4% further strengthened to 3.2% in the second quarter. “I am pleased to note that growth in the…
Cayman Islands Domestic Economic Growth in 2015 highest since 2007
The Cayman Islands’ System of National Accounts Report 2015 which presents the economic performance of the various industries contributing to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is released today. The GDP estimate for 2015 based on data collected from local…
Domestic Economic Growth in 2015 highest in Cayman Islands since 2007
The Cayman Islands’ System of National Accounts Report 2015 which presents the economic performance of the various industries contributing to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has just been released. The GDP estimate for 2015 based on data collected from…
Dominican economy’s 6.2% growth tops in Caribbean, LatAm
From Dominican Today Santiago, Chile. – Dominican Republic’s 6.2%, GDP of 6.4% growth will lead in Latin America and the Caribbean economies this year and likely also 2017, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean -ECLAC- said Thursday….
Cayman Islands Report on Foreign Transactions of Residents Released
The Cayman Islands’ Balance of Payments (BOP) and International Investment Position (IIP) Report 2015 has just been released. The report presents statistical summaries of the economic and financial transactions between residents of the Cayman Islands and the rest of the…
Opposition tries – unsuccessfully – to discredit the huge gains made in the economy by the Team Unity Government
By ZIZ National Broadcasting Corporation of St Kitts & Nevis (PRESS SEC) — In wrapping up the Budget Debate on Friday night (December 9th, 2016), Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, who is the Minister of Finance, commended the…
