This study analyses the efforts that The Bahamas, Belize and Saint Kitts and Nevis are making to upgrade and diversify their tourism sectors to increase its contribution to inclusive growth. Generally, the study finds that the countries have been making efforts to upgrade and diversify the sector...
Hendrickson, Michael
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Skerrette, Nyasha
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Industrial upgrading and diversification to address competitiveness challenges in the Caribbean: The case of tourism
The report provides an overview of the economic performance for 2017 of the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago plus the eight Member States of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU), and the outlook for 2018. Data were collected from a review of reports...
McLean, Sheldon
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Alleyne, Dillon
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Hendrickson, Michael
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Pantin, Machel
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Skerrette, Nyasha
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Preliminary overview of the economies of the Caribbean 2017–2018
The current survey provides an overview of the economic performance for 2013 of the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago plus the eight member states of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) and the outlook for 2014 and 2015. Data were collected from a r...
Alleyne, Dillon
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Hendrickson, Michael
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Mc Lean, Sheldon
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Milligan, Michael
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Yoshida, Kohei
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Pantin, Machel
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Skerrette, Nyasha
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Economic survey of the Caribbean 2014: Reduced downside risks and better prospects for a recovery
This survey posits that improving global prospects especially in the United States and Europe will mean opportunities for positive growth in the Caribbean due to increasing exports and renewed inflows from foregin direct investment and remittances. It points out that the response of the Caribbean...
The survey provides an overview of the economic performance for 2014 of the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago plus the eight member states of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) and the outlook for 2015. Data were collected from a review of reports ...
Alleyne, Dillon
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Hendrickson, Michael
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Mc Lean, Sheldon
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Milligan, Michael
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Pantin, Machel
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Skerrette, Nyasha
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Economic Survey of the Caribbean 2015: Balancing economic recovery and high debt in the Caribbean
Although the growth performance has been mixed in the Caribbean year, on averaged the economies posted an economic growth of 0.7 per cent in 2016. The goods producers achieved -3.1 per cent growth, due to weak commodity prices. While the service producers achieved 2.1 growth. Despite the anemic g...
This study identifies the critical success factors that have resulted in the global competitiveness and sustainability of individuals, firms and ventures within the music and film subsectors in Jamaica. To anchor the study of the individual firms and ventures, the study first evaluates the histor...
Hendrickson, Michael
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Stanley Niaah, Sonjah
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A study on the creative industry as a pillar of sustained growth and diversification : the film and music sectors in Jamaica : lessons from case studies of successful firms and ventures
The Economic Survey of the Caribbean 2018 analyses the performance of the Caribbean subregion to the global economy. It provides a comparative analysis of global economic growth, commodity price performance, Caribbean growth performance, and unemployment. This is then followed by a subsection on ...
This paper examines the key elements of a framework for Caribbean growth and development over the medium-term. The paper notes that while the Caribbean has made major adjustments in a challenging global environment, marked by slower demand, it needs to pursue a new sustainable development framewo...
Low commodity prices in the Caribbean region have negatively impacted the economic growth of commodity exporting economies. Growth among the service producers averaged 1.6 per cent in 2015 but is projected at 2.5 per cent by year end in 2016. The region also struggles with high unemployment of 15...
Alleyne, Dillon
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Hendrickson, Michael
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Mc Lean, Sheldon
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Doorgadeen, Roberta
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Pantin, Machel
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Skerrette, Nyasha
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Economic Survey of the Caribbean 2016. Economic recovery in the Caribbean: the dichotomy of the goods and services economies