ACCRA, Ghana — The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) opened its 30th annual meetings here on Monday, with Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley praising the bank’s payment system that would allow countries across the continent to trade with each other using their local currencies.

Miami, Florida – Mastercard, a global technology company in the payments industry, has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Caribbean Association of Banks Inc (CAB), the representative body and recognized voice for banks and other financial institutions in the Caribbean.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Minister of Economic Affairs, Ryan Straughn, is encouraging Barbadians to see digital financial services as a pathway to further economic development.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Digitization, food security and transportation costs are among issues to be addressed when the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) holds its first Global Supply Chain Forum in Barbados early next year.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica Friday unveiled its new series of polymer banknotes, the second time in the country’s history that an entirely new series of banknotes is being issued.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Project STAR, a social and economic transformation initiative created by the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) in partnership with the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) says it is seeking to raise J$100 million (One Jamaica dollar=US$0.008 cents).

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The new president of the World Bank , Ajay Banga, has lauded Jamaica’s current economic health, noting that “your country has managed your macro situation very well”.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The executive director of the Financial Services Commission (FSC), Major Keron Burrell, is urging Caribbean stakeholder regulators to build resilient pension systems with the capacity to respond to small and large shocks and navigate a rapidly changing financial sector.

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada – Grenada's government says it is pleased with the progress of the Citizenship by Investment Programme (CBI) and has downplayed suggestions that the United States has made adjustments to its visa requirements for Grenadian citizens.

NASSAU, Bahamas – The Digital Transformation Unit (DTU), says the Bahamian government’s MyGateway platform has generated US$3.6 million in revenue even as it processed US$25 million in exemptions.

WASHINGTON, DC - A new study by the Inter-American Development Bank has found that the value of exported goods from Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) grew at an estimated rate of 2.9 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2023, after increasing by 16.4 percent last year.

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), Timothy N.J. Antoine says he is pleased with the performance of DCash, the bank’s digital currency pilot aimed at improving financial inclusion and modernizing payment systems.