East Caribbean Business Forecast Report Q1 2009

Publication Date	November 2008
Publisher	Business Monitor
Product Type	Report
Pages	45
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	BMI03043

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Summary

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Content

Bmi Ratings East Caribbean
Bmi Ratings Brief Methodology
Chapter 1: Country Reports
- Barbados
- Political Outlook
- Bmi In Barbados
- On Our Recent Caribbean Trip, We Also Visited Barbados To Meet Key Clients. The Island Is Managing To Keep Its Head
- Above Water, But Global Economic Weakness Is A Concern
- Economic Outlook
- External Pressures Lead To Lower Growth
- A Declining Economic Outlook Means We Are Downgrading Our Real Gdp Growth Forecast For Barbados To 1.0% And
- 0.5% For 2008 And 2009 Respectively
List Of Tables
- Table: Barbados Macroeconomic Data And Forecasts
- Key Sector Outlook
- Three Companies Bid For Acreage Offshore Barbados
- As The Latest Round Of Offshore Bidding Gets Under Way, We Are Becoming Increasingly Encouraged About Barbados
- Hydrocarbons Prospects Over Our Forecast Period
- Guyana
- Political Outlook
- Strong Epa Stance Good For Jagdeos Reputation
- While We Were Initially Concerned That President Bharrat Jagdeos Opposition To The Caricoms Economic
- Partnership Agreement With The Eu Would Damage His Countrys Relationship With Other Caricom Members, We
- Now Believe His Strong Stance Could Have Improved His Political Standing Both At Home And Abroad
- Economic Outlook
- Growth Outlook Deteriorating
- Despite Government Claims That The Country Experienced Its Highest Levels Of Exports In Recent Times, We Believe A
- Slowdown In Global Economic Growth And Our Bearish Commodity Outlook Mean That Guyanas Economy Is In For A
- Rough Ride Over The Medium Term
List Of Tables
- Table: Guyana Macroeconomic Data And Forecasts
- Key Sector Outlook
List Of Tables
- Table: Industry News Sugar Potential Undermined By Strikes
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Political Outlook
- Bmi On The Ground
- In MidSeptember, Bmi Travelled To Trinidad & Tobago To Meet A Host Of Commercial Banks, Government Ministries
- And Local Brokers
- Economic Outlook
- Challenges Ahead To Maintain Fiscal Surplus
- Trinidad & Tobagos Fiscal Accounts Will Remain In The Black In 2009 (At A Projected 1.8% Of Gdp), Although Declining
- Oil Revenues Could Force The Government To Keep A Tighter Rein On Public Spending
- Key Sector Outlook
- Wireless Opportunities On The Horizon
- The Telecommunications Authority Of Trinidad & Tobago Has Opened A Licence Tender For Public Broadband Wireless
- Access Services
List Of Tables
- Table: Trinidad & Tobago Macroeconomic Data And Forecasts
- Chapter 2: Country Summaries
  - Antigua & Barbuda
List Of Tables
- Table: Antigua And Barbuda Macroeconomic Data And Forecasts
- Dominica
List Of Tables
- Table: Dominica: Macroeconomic Data And Forecasts
- Grenada
List Of Tables
- Table: Grenada Macroeconomic Data And Forecasts
- Guadeloupe
List Of Tables
- Table: Guadeloupe Macroeconomic Data And Forecasts
- St Kitts & Nevis
List Of Tables
- Table: St Kitts & Nevis: Macroeconomic Data And Forecasts
- St Lucia
List Of Tables
- Table: St Lucia Macroeconomic Data And Forecasts
- Suriname
List Of Tables
- Table: Suriname Macroeconomic Data And Forecasts
- Chapter 3: Special Report
  - Why The Us Can Remain World Superpower
  - Wealth Is Shifting East
  - The Uss Current Financial Woes Will Not Necessarily Undermine Its Position As A Global Superpower
List Of Tables
- Table: Geopolitical Power Index
- Chapter 4: Bmi Global Assumptions
  - Global
List Of Tables
- Table: Global Assumptions
- United States
- Eurozone
- Japan
- China
- Commodities