Caribbean Region Quarterly Bulletin: Volume 4: Issue 4: January 2016

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Date issued
January 2016
Subject
Local Economic Development;
Interest Rate;
Monetary Policy;
Financial Sector
JEL code
E58 - Central Banks and Their Policies;
O11 - Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development;
O40 - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity: General
Country
Barbados;
Bahamas;
Guyana;
Suriname;
Trinidad and Tobago;
Jamaica
Category
Magazines, Journals and Newsletters
The Caribbean Region Quarterly Bulletin discusses recent economic developments in the 6 IDB-member Caribbean countries, as well as the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). The countries are: The Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago.This issue also looks back at major developments in the Caribbean in 2015 and gives an economic outlook for the region. The regional supplement explains the importance of interest rates increases in the United States and explores how it could affect the Caribbean region.