Despite having relatively open economies and a dedicated strategic focus on export expansion, Caribbean economies still account for a small proportion of global trade (goods and services). This paper therefore posits that the subregion adopt a new dais of regional integration, which favours deepe...
Mc Lean, Sheldon
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Pantin, Machel
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Skerrette, Nyasha
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Regional integration in the Caribbean: The role of trade agreements and structural transformation
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
This overview examines the economic performance of economies of the Caribbean in 2018 and comprises four chapters. The first chapter provides a comparative analysis across Caribbean economies of the main macroeconomic variables, namely GDP growth, monetary indicators, as well as fiscal and extern...
McLean, Sheldon
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Alleyne, Dillon
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Hendrickson, Michael
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Oyolola, Maharouf
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Pantin, Machel
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Skerrette, Nyasha
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Tokuda, Hidenobu
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Preliminary overview of the economies of the Caribbean 2018–2019: Economic restructuring and fiscal consolidation as a platform to increase growth