AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoCost-of-Living Push: CARICOM, the OECS Business Council and private-sector groups agreed on practical steps to improve affordability, including cutting barriers to intra-regional trade, lowering transport and logistics costs, diversifying imports, and speeding renewable energy and a regional ferry plan. ECCB Currency Update: The ECCB unveiled redesigned EC banknotes featuring Caribbean heroes and nation builders, replacing Queen Elizabeth II’s portrait; the EC$50 will feature Sir Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw, with wider circulation expected from late 2027. Trade Costs Relief: Trinidad and Tobago offered a temporary cargo vessel to reduce shipping costs between CARICOM states while a permanent regional ferry service is developed. CBI Under EU Pressure: Eastern Caribbean leaders met in Dominica to coordinate a response to EU concerns over Citizenship by Investment programmes, citing reforms like stronger due diligence and a new regulatory authority, and agreed to step up diplomatic engagement with Brussels. Tourism & Business Signals: Dominica’s Secret Bay earned a spot among Travel + Leisure’s Caribbean top 10 resorts, while Martinique and Barbados signed a five-year cooperation deal covering trade, tourism, health, education and disaster risk management.
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