Caribbean Economic Forum-Transitioning the Private Sector

Caribbean Economic Forum-Transitioning the Private Sector

Governments are facilitators, but the private sector is the engine for growth. So strong, inclusive growth in the Caribbean will hinge on our countries’ private sectors’ ability to weather the COVID storm and emerge stronger, more resilient, and more internationally competitive. Join us for a discussion on “Transitioning the Private...

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Caribbean Economic Forum-Putting People at the Centre

Caribbean Economic Forum-Putting People at the Centre

#JoinTheConversation by sending your questions, comments or ideas to questions@centralbank.org.bb and watch the LIVE discussion on Thursday, June 3, 2021 at 8:00 p.m. when we discuss the topic ‘Putting People at the Centre of Caribbean Development.’ #WeWantToHearYou #PeopleCentered #PeopleDevelopment #CEF

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Caribbean Economic Forum-Resilient Institutions

Caribbean Economic Forum-Resilient Institutions

The Central Bank Of Barbados will host the first 2021 Caribbean Economic Forum with distinguished panelists: Bryan Wynter, Former Governor, Bank of Jamaica Moises Schwartz, Manager, Institutions for Development Sector – Inter-American Development Bank Diether Beuermann, Lead Economist, Caribbean Country Department – Inter-American Development Bank The topic ‘Resilient Institutions and...

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Commonwealth Youth Awards Ceremony 2021

Commonwealth Youth Awards Ceremony 2021

The winners of the annual Commonwealth Youth Awards were announced on 10 March, 2021. The ceremony took place during Commonwealth Week (7-12 March) and were held virtually for the first time due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Twenty finalists from 18 countries were up for five regional awards. Of the five...

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Queen’s Commonwealth Speech 2021

Queen’s Commonwealth Speech 2021

To mark Commonwealth Day (March 7th, 2021_, her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II shares her annual address. Other members of the Royal Family, including the Prince of Wales, the Duchess of Cornwall, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Countess of Wessex, join the celebrations and speak about why our...

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Caribbean Celebration Of The US’ First Black Caribbean American Vice President

Caribbean Celebration Of The US’ First Black Caribbean American Vice President

Caribbean American voters turned out in huge numbers to select the Joe Biden/Kamala Harris ticket on November 3, 2020. On Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Weekend, January 17, 2021, they will be an impressive gathering in cyberspace with some of the Caribbean’s most notable artistes, dignitaries, and organizations globally to...

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Queen’s Christmas Message 2020

Queen’s Christmas Message 2020

The Queen of England Christmas Message for 2020. Speaking from the Green Drawing Room at Windsor Castle, the British monarch, Queen Elizabeth, spoke of the year that has kept people apart but “in many ways, brought us closer.”

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Caribbean Economic Forum – Lessons from 2020

Caribbean Economic Forum – Lessons from 2020

Join the Conversation, Tuesday, December 8th at 8:00 p.m. when our distinguished panel: Hon. Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados Dr. the Hon. Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of St. Vincent & the Grenadines and Chairman of CARICOM Alejandro Werner, Director, Western Hemisphere Dept., IMF discuss the topic ‘Repositioning Caribbean...

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