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‘Several “skeletons in the closet” inherited from the PNM administration are likely to show up…’

21-Dec-10

The below is from a report by Nomura Global Economics. Always interesting to see how informed, interested ‘outsiders’ view the economics and politics of TTO. Trinidad and Tobago: Challenges Ahead The government has announced an external bond issuance for Q1 2011. We think it’s an appropriate time to review the main credit issues in Trinidad [...]

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Standard & Poor’s unimpressed with Barbados’ finances

14-Nov-09

Rating agency Standard & Poor’s continued its focus on the Caribbean with a note on Barbados’ public finances. Below in full, highlighting mine: Barbados Outlook Revised To Negative On Deteriorating Public Finances; ‘BBB’ And ‘A-3′ Foreign Currency Ratings Affirmed – We believe the timeliness and magnitude of Barbados’ fiscal consolidation is uncertain because of a [...]

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“Jamaica may already have passed the point of no return”

17-Sep-09

Just one month after rating agency Standard & Poor’s released a downbeat assessment of the outlook for Jamaica comes an equally – if not more – negative take from Barclays Capital Research. The research note issued today by a New York-based BarCap analyst is unequivocal: we believe that Jamaica is approaching the point of no [...]

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