Country Analysis and Economic Reports for Caribbean
In this section you will find information products, including market research reports, on the following region: The Caribbean
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| Country Report Bahamas 2nd Quarter 2013 (EIU00697) Outlook for 2013-14 Despite some policy reverses, high public support and an overwhelming majority in the legislature will support the government's ability to advance its policy agenda (including tax reforms) in... | Apr 2013 | £205€243$320 |
| Country Report Jamaica April 2013 (EIU04390) Outlook for 2013-17 The People's National Party government, led by Portia Simpson Miller, has a large parliamentary majority (42 out of 63 seats) and appears secure in power. However, fiscal adjustments... | Apr 2013 | £205€243$320 |
| Country Risk Service Jamaica April 2013 Updater (EIU03615) Overview The People's National Party (PNP) government has a strong mandate and parliamentary majority, and so faces few obstacles to securing approval for reforms. However, fiscal austerity measures, including tax increases... | Apr 2013 | £370€438$575 |
| Country Report Virgin Islands (British) 1st Quarter 2013 (EIU00886) Review In February the National Democratic Party administration was engulfed in a debate with a lawmaker from the Virgin Islands Party over payments to subcontractors, a dispute which fuelled tension between... | Mar 2013 | £205€243$320 |
| Country Report Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States 1st Quarter 2013 (EIU01375) Outlook for 2013-14 The eight members of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) will continue to enjoy broad political stability in the remainder of the outlook period. The recovery in... | Mar 2013 | £205€243$320 |
| Country Report Cayman Islands 1st Quarter 2013 (EIU00087) Review McKeeva Bush was replaced by Juliana O'Connor-Connolly as premier on December 19th. Mr Bush is the subject of three police investigations concerning influence-peddling, financial irregularities and a land deal. The Cayman... | Mar 2013 | £205€243$320 |
| Country Report Curacao 1st Quarter 2013 (EIU04379) Outlook for 2013-14 The coalition government that formed following elections in October 2012 will not take power until July 2013. An interim government of technocrats has been appointed to oversee the... | Mar 2013 | £205€243$320 |
| Country Report Barbados 1st Quarter 2013 (EIU01343) Outlook for 2013-14 Barbados will remain one of the most politically stable countries in the English-speaking Caribbean, owing to low levels of corruption and a business-friendly, open economy. The Democratic Labour Party... | Mar 2013 | £205€243$320 |
| Country Report Jamaica March 2013 (EIU03475) Outlook for 2013-17 The People's National Party (PNP) government, led by Portia Simpson Miller, will enjoy a large parliamentary majority (42 of 63 seats), which will support stability. However, fiscal adjustment... | Mar 2013 | £205€243$320 |
| Country Report Sint Maarten 1st Quarter 2013 (EIU04381) Outlook for 2013-14 A coalition government between the National Alliance (NA, five seats), the Democratic Party (DP, two seats) and three independent deputies controls ten of the 15 seats in the... | Mar 2013 | £205€243$320 |
| Country Risk Service Jamaica March 2013 Updater (EIU03491) Overview The People's National Party (PNP) government that took office in January 2012 has a strong mandate and parliamentary majority, and so faces few obstacles to pushing through its legislative priorities.... | Mar 2013 | £370€438$575 |
| West Caribbean Business Forecast Report Q2 (BMI05428) 2013Core Views We expect the West Caribbean region's recovery from recession to continue, albeit slowly, although the Dominican Republic's relatively strong growth outlook makes it the clear exception to this... | Feb 2013 | £745€882$1,160 |
| East Caribbean Business Forecast Report Q2 (BMI05449) 2013Core Views We maintain our view for a continued modest recovery in the East Caribbean Region over the coming quarters. While we expect the more diversified economies will benefit from... | Feb 2013 | £745€882$1,160 |
| Trinidad and Tobago Business Forecast Report Q2 (BMI05431) 2013Core Views Due to tepid global growth, our expectation of a modest recovery in the energy sector and a still-weak non-energy sector, we maintain our view that Trinidad & Tobago... | Feb 2013 | £745€882$1,160 |
| Country Report Jamaica February 2013 (EIU01199) Outlook for 2013-17 The centre-left People's National Party (PNP) government, led by Portia Simpson Miller, will enjoy strong popular backing and a large parliamentary majority (42 of 63 seats). This will... | Feb 2013 | £205€243$320 |
| Country Report Trinidad and Tobago 1st Quarter 2013 (EIU00885) Outlook for 2013-17 Challenges facing the prime minister, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, include reviving the weak economy, combating persistent crime and managing tensions within her PP coalition. The PP is likely to stay... | Feb 2013 | £205€243$320 |
| Country Risk Service Trinidad and Tobago 1st Quarter 2013 Updater (EIU02088) Overview The main challenge for the ruling People's Partnership (PP) coalition over the medium term will be combating crime and kick-starting the still weak domestic economy. The PP's substantial majority in... | Feb 2013 | £370€438$575 |
| Country Report Solomon Islands 1st Quarter 2013 (EIU01130) Outlook for 2013-14 The prime minister, Gordon Darcy Lilo, is likely to find maintaining stability in his coalition government difficult, owing to the willingness of ministers to switch sides in parliament... | Jan 2013 | £205€243$320 |
| Country Report Bahamas 1st Quarter 2013 (EIU01046) Outlook for 2013-14 Buoyed by high public support and an overwhelming majority in the legislature, the prime minister, Perry Christie, will face little resistance to implementing his government's agenda in 2013-14.... | Jan 2013 | £205€243$320 |
| Country Report Jamaica January 2013 (EIU01113) Outlook for 2013-17 The centre-left People's National Party (PNP) government, led by Portia Simpson Miller, will enjoy strong popular backing and a large parliamentary majority (42 of 63 seats). This will... | Jan 2013 | £205€243$320 |
| Country Report Timor-Leste 1st Quarter 2013 (EIU01136) Outlook for 2013-14 The Congresso Nacional da Reconstrução de Timor (CNRT, National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction) will dominate the political scene after winning both the presidential and parliamentary elections in 2012.... | Jan 2013 | £205€243$320 |
| Country Risk Service Jamaica January 2013 Updater (EIU03102) Overview The People's National Party (PNP) government that took office in January 2012 has a strong mandate and parliamentary majority, and so faces few obstacles to governability. However, it must address... | Jan 2013 | £370€438$575 |
| West Caribbean Business Forecast Report Q1 (BMI03044) 2013Core Views We expect the West Caribbean's recovery from recession to continue, albeit slowly, although the Dominican Republic's relatively strong growth outlook makes it a clear exception to this trend. Despite... | Dec 2012 | £745€882$1,160 |
| Trinidad and Tobago Business Forecast Report Q1 (BMI07340) 2013Core Views Given tepid global growth, ongoing maintenance projects in Trinidad & Tobago (T&T)'s energy sector and a weak non-energy sector, we maintain our view that real GDP growth will... | Dec 2012 | £745€882$1,160 |
| Country Report Virgin Islands (British) 4th Quarter 2012 (EIU00538) Review The National Democratic Party (NDP) government unveiled in September an ambitious reform agenda affecting public-sector employment practices, social services standards, education, border control and law enforcement. The premier, Daniel Orlando Smith,... | Dec 2012 | £205€243$320 |
