Category: South America and the Caribbean

It’s the Plan, Not the Man: Recession in Trinidad & Tobago | by Zophia Edwards

13/01/2016

“Central Bank governors come and go, but one major structural weakness in the T&T economy has remained unchanged; and this is that Trinidad and Tobago continues to depend on oil and gas.” On Friday December 4th 2015, just three weeks before Christmas, the Governor of the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago, Jwala Rambarran announced that … More It’s the Plan, Not the Man: Recession in Trinidad & Tobago | by Zophia Edwards

Trinidad and Tobago: Lessons From, and For, a Caribbean Model of Economic Growth. | by Dr. Zophia Edwards

08/05/2015

When we think of spectacular economic growth, we often think of the economic stories of countries such as Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan. However, Asia, with its ‘tigers’, is not the only region in the developing world with a profitable model of economic success. We can find equally teachable examples in such environments … More Trinidad and Tobago: Lessons From, and For, a Caribbean Model of Economic Growth. | by Dr. Zophia Edwards