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Colombian – OAS to help MSMEs access E-commerce cellphones

Colombian – OAS to help MSMEs access E-commerce

Caribnews April 23, 2020

WASHINGTON, USA – The ministry of information and communications technologies of Colombia and the Organization of American...

Government support and the COVID-19 pandemic OECD1

Government support and the COVID-19 pandemic

Caribnews April 23, 2020

The economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic call for urgent policy responses to support households and firms...

World Bank predicts sharpest decline of remittances in recent history world_bank

World Bank predicts sharpest decline of remittances in recent history

Caribnews April 23, 2020

WASHINGTON, USA — Global remittances are projected to decline sharply by about 20 percent in 2020 due...

A global crisis like no other, needs a global response like no other kristalina_georgieva

A global crisis like no other, needs a global response like no other

Caribnews April 22, 2020

By Kristalina Georgieva I have been saying for a while that this is a ‘crisis like no...

WTO – WHO coordinate action on COVID-19 pandemic WTO-WHO

WTO – WHO coordinate action on COVID-19 pandemic

Caribnews April 22, 2020

GENEVA, Switzerland — COVID-19 has rapidly progressed to become a global pandemic, causing unprecedented, far-reaching impact on...

IDB approves funding for Central America – Dominican Republic to fight COVID-19 flag_honduras

IDB approves funding for Central America – Dominican Republic to fight COVID-19

Caribnews April 22, 2020

WASHINGTON, USA – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has made available to the countries of Central America...

Which policies can help small businesses withstand COVID-19 afghan_sme

Which policies can help small businesses withstand COVID-19

Caribnews April 21, 2020

By Mario Berrios Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and their employees are an essential part of the...

Seventy percent of The Bahamas revenue lost from COVID-19 peter_turnquest

Seventy percent of The Bahamas revenue lost from COVID-19

Caribnews April 21, 2020

By Paige McCartney NASSAU, Bahamas — Deputy prime minister Peter Turnquest announced that the government of The...

Africa needs a Marshall plan to ride out COVID-19 crisis: Prepare for uncertain times Covid_19_Nairobi

Africa needs a Marshall plan to ride out COVID-19 crisis: Prepare for uncertain times

Caribnews April 20, 2020

GENEVA, Switzerland, (UNCTAD News) — The continent immediately needs a health Marshall plan funded by the combined...

Government of The Bahamas request 20 percent budget-cuts at ministries budget_cut

Government of The Bahamas request 20 percent budget-cuts at ministries

Caribnews April 20, 2020

By Paige McCartney NASSAU, Bahamas — The government has requested its various ministries and agencies to “find...