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Island Economies of the Future 2019/20 – the results

Cyprus is ranked first in fDi’s Island Economies of the Future rankings.

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Tamana Intech Park marries ecology with technology

Trinidad and Tobago hopes to become a Caribbean tech hub through the ambitious development of Tamana Intech Park, which boasts both innovation and sustainability credentials. Timothy Conley reports.

fDi's Island Economies of the Future 2017/18: FDI Strategy

A look at the FDI strategies of a number of leading island economies: Barbados, Cyprus, Dominica, Jamaica, Saint Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago.

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Trinidad and Tobago plans to make doing business easier

Paula Gopee-Scoon, minister of trade and industry for Trinidad and Tobago, talks about the government’s ease of doing business plan, balancing tourism with commerce, and relations with major trading partner the US.

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Caribbean business ministers focus on diversification and development

On the sidelines of the Caribbean Investment Forum 2016 in Miami in May, government ministers from Grenada, Haiti, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago tell Courtney Fingar how they are working to keep their FDI portfolios well balanced and their economies geared for future growth. 

Caribbean experiences FDI growth in 2013

Inward FDI in the Caribbean was up by more than 25% in 2013, compared with the previous year.

Trinidad and Tobago looks to play to its natural strengths

Trinidad and Tobago looks to play to its natural strengths

Concerned about an over-reliance on its oil and gas industries, the Trinidad and Tobago government is working to highlight its other strengths to would-be investors, with a particular emphasis being placed on its educated and highly skilled workforce.

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Caribbean IPAs go extra mile to fight preconceptions

Dogged by preconceptions of the region being a little more than a holiday retreat or a tax haven, investment promotion agencies in the Caribbean are focusing upon providing the best possible service to would-be investors – both large and small – in order to attract international businesses to their countries.

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Latam finance ministers rising to the challenge

The finance ministers of Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Trinidad and Tobago talk to Courtney Fingar at the IMF-World Bank meetings in Washington, DC

Global greenfield investment trends

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Research report

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