The Bank's Director of Economics, Dr. Justin Ram said regional governments must aim to become Dynamic, Export-oriented, Competitive, Inclusive, Diverse and Environmentally-resilient economies to move region forward.
The middle income trap is when countries that have achieved middle-income status often experience a growth slowdown and a stagnation in the growth of real per capita incomes
The middle income trap is when countries that have achieved middle-income status often experience a growth slowdown and a stagnation in the growth of real per capita incomes
After more than a half decade of consecutive year of sustained growth, real gdp growth is expected to slump to 3% in 2009, as the crisis hits. While the crisis effects the entire world and developed countries fall into recession, the picture for Africa, while fragile, is not without hope.
One of the true measures for a country is income growth, especially after taxes. Canada continues to struggle when it comes to both employment and after tax income.
Infographic providing a synopsis of the presentation by Dr. Justin Ram, Director, Economics Department, CDB at the 2017 Annual News Conference on February 17, 2017.
Essay Technique: Monetary and Supply-Side Policiestutor2u
Slides from a revision webinar looking at an answer to this question: "Monetary policy is as important as supply-side policies in making a country more internationally competitive” With reference to examples, to what extent to you agree? (25)
Presentation by Dr. Justin Ram, Director, Economics Department, CDB on the regional economic performance, including a recommended action plan for economic stability and growth in the Caribbean, and policy prescriptions.
OCR F85 Global Economy June 2016 Key Definitionstutor2u
This resource brings together many of the key definitions for the June 2016 OCR F585 Global Economy paper. There are many more resources for this exam available from the Tutor2u website www.tutor2u.net/economics
Addressing Issues of Access, Equity & Participation: Increasing Access to Pos...Caribbean Development Bank
Presented by Wayne Wesley, Ph.D., Executive Director, HEART Trust/NTA, Chairman, Caribbean Association of National Training Authorities at the Regional Consultation on the Development of New Education and Training Policy and Strategy at CDB in St. Michael, Barbados on July 25, 2016
Beverley Williamson, Senior Vice President, Business Management and Special Projects, Port Authority of Jamaica discusses the role of PPP financing during Caribbean Development Bank's seminar on 'Towards Greater Efficiency: The Transformation of the Caribbean Maritime Port Services Industry' at its 46th Annual Meeting in Kingston, Jamaica on May 19, 2016.
S. Brian Samuels, PPP Coordinator at the Caribbean Development Bank focuses on port efficiency during the Bank's seminar on 'Towards Greater Efficiency: The Transformation of the Caribbean Maritime Port Services Industry' at its 46th Annual Meeting in Kingston, Jamaica on May 19, 2016.
After more than a half decade of consecutive year of sustained growth, real gdp growth is expected to slump to 3% in 2009, as the crisis hits. While the crisis effects the entire world and developed countries fall into recession, the picture for Africa, while fragile, is not without hope.
One of the true measures for a country is income growth, especially after taxes. Canada continues to struggle when it comes to both employment and after tax income.
Infographic providing a synopsis of the presentation by Dr. Justin Ram, Director, Economics Department, CDB at the 2017 Annual News Conference on February 17, 2017.
Essay Technique: Monetary and Supply-Side Policiestutor2u
Slides from a revision webinar looking at an answer to this question: "Monetary policy is as important as supply-side policies in making a country more internationally competitive” With reference to examples, to what extent to you agree? (25)
Presentation by Dr. Justin Ram, Director, Economics Department, CDB on the regional economic performance, including a recommended action plan for economic stability and growth in the Caribbean, and policy prescriptions.
OCR F85 Global Economy June 2016 Key Definitionstutor2u
This resource brings together many of the key definitions for the June 2016 OCR F585 Global Economy paper. There are many more resources for this exam available from the Tutor2u website www.tutor2u.net/economics
Addressing Issues of Access, Equity & Participation: Increasing Access to Pos...Caribbean Development Bank
Presented by Wayne Wesley, Ph.D., Executive Director, HEART Trust/NTA, Chairman, Caribbean Association of National Training Authorities at the Regional Consultation on the Development of New Education and Training Policy and Strategy at CDB in St. Michael, Barbados on July 25, 2016
Beverley Williamson, Senior Vice President, Business Management and Special Projects, Port Authority of Jamaica discusses the role of PPP financing during Caribbean Development Bank's seminar on 'Towards Greater Efficiency: The Transformation of the Caribbean Maritime Port Services Industry' at its 46th Annual Meeting in Kingston, Jamaica on May 19, 2016.
S. Brian Samuels, PPP Coordinator at the Caribbean Development Bank focuses on port efficiency during the Bank's seminar on 'Towards Greater Efficiency: The Transformation of the Caribbean Maritime Port Services Industry' at its 46th Annual Meeting in Kingston, Jamaica on May 19, 2016.
Presented at the Regional Consultation on the Development of New Education and Training Policy and Strategy at CDB in St. Michael, Barbados in July 2016
The 2015 Economic Review and 2016 Forecast provides a review of the Caribbean’s performance over the previous year and outlines the Caribbean Development Bank’s projections for the performance of its Borrowing Member Countries in the current year.
Presented at the Regional Consultation on the Development of New Education and Training Policy and Strategy at CDB in St. Michael, Barbados on July 2016
Musson Jamaica Limited Chairman, Paul B. Scott sheds light on the question of whether it is naive to believe we as a Region can achieve harmonious growth despite our many difference, during the Governors' Roundtable discussion at the 46th Annual Meeting of CDB's Board of Governors in Montego Bay, Jamaica on May 19, 2016.
Presented by Olato Sam at the Regional Consultation on the Development of New Education and Training Policy and Strategy at CDB in St. Michael, Barbados in July 2016
Keynote Speaker, Rachel Kyte, Chief Executive Officer of the Sustainable Energy for all (SE4ALL) and Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General for SE4ALL speaks on the topic, 'Last Mile First – Building a Cleaner More Just Prosperity in Response to the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement' at the 17th William G. Demas Memorial Lecture on May 17, 2016 in Montego Bay, Jamaica.
Dr. Justin Ram, Director, Economics Department, Caribbean Development Bank discusses MSME development in the Caribbean during the Bank's seminar on 'Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) Development in the Caribbean: Towards a New Frontier' at the 46th Annual Meeting in Montego Bay, Jamaica on May 18, 2016.
Presented by Presented by Wayne Wesley, Ph.D., Executive Director, HEART Trust/NTA, Chairman, Caribbean Association of National Training Authorities at the Regional Consultation on the Development of New Education and Training Policy and Strategy at CDB in St. Michael, Barbados on July 26, 2016
Youth are the Future: The Imperative of Youth Unemployment for Sustainable De...Caribbean Development Bank
A presentation delivered by Dr. Kari Grenade, Economist at the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) at the National Youth Consultation in Barbados on September 23, 2015.
The presentation highlights findings from "Youth are the Future: The Imperative of Youth Unemployment for Sustainable Development in the Caribbean," a study commissioned by CDB.
Linking Education Systems to Labour Markets and the World of Work- Evidence f...Caribbean Development Bank
Presented by ACTI at the Regional Consultation on the Development of New Education and Training Policy and Strategy at CDB in St. Michael, Barbados in July 2016
Presented by The University of the West Indies at the Regional Consultation on the Development of New Education and Training Policy and Strategy at CDB in St. Michael, Barbados in July 2016
Deidre Clarendon, Division Chief, Social Sector Division, Caribbean Development Bank shares the findings of a poverty study by the CDB during a seminar hosted by the Bank on 'The Changing Nature of Poverty and Inequality in the Caribbean: New Issues, New Solutions' at the 46th Annual Meeting in Montego Bay, Jamaica on May 18, 2016.
The latest quarterly strategic report that gives a summary of top market trends impacting major spend categories, and gives actionable insights to drive strategic value for your organization.
The latest quarterly strategic report that gives a summary of top market trends impacting major spend categories, and gives actionable insights to drive strategic value for your organization.
Lekcija "Pasaules tautsaimniecības attīstības tendences un tuvākās nākotnes p...Latvijas Banka
Pasaules ekonomikas un lielāko pasaules valstu ekonomiku attīstības prognozes, balstoties uz jaunāko Starptautiskā Valūtas fonda veikto analīzi. Aktuālie jautājumi un būtiskākie riski ekonomikas attīstībai. Ieteikumi politikas veidotājiem.
Prezentācija izmantota lekcijā Ventspils augstskolā 2014. gada 4. novembrī.
This presentation was delivered by Dr. Justin Ram, Director, Economics Department, CDB, at the Bank's Annual News Conference in Barbados on February 17, 2017. For more information about the Caribbean economy, visit www.caribank.org.
Session by Christian Kastrop, Director, Policy Studies Branch, OECD Economics Department
The OECD’s research on Finance and Inclusive Growth has shown that over the past fifty years, credit by banks and other intermediaries to households and businesses has grown three times as fast as economic activity. While greater levels of stock market financing can boost growth, at today’s level of financial development further expansion of bank credit to the private sector is shown to not only slow growth in most OECD countries but also contribute to inequality as better-off households tend to benefit more from financial leverage. Therefore, policy makers should i.a. implement measures to reduce explicit and implicit subsidies to too-big-to-fail financial institutions and reduce the tax bias against equity. To make the financial sector more inclusive and work for people, we must also ensure that companies invest in the real economy. Data analysis of 11 000 of the world’s largest companies has shown that there is a misallocation of capital that needs to be improved in order to foster productivity growth and long-term value creation that can allow for inclusive growth. Promoting competition can support such efforts and also limit unproductive concentration of profits and wealth. New analysis also shows a fragmentation of productivity that needs to be addressed, with a majority of companies sitting in a ‘trough’ of low productivity levels and moderate growth from which it is hard to exit. The current low-interest, low-growth environment makes it also more difficult for pension funds and life insurers to keep their financial promises of providing adequate retirements incomes. These institutional investors are thus driven to pursue higher-risk investment strategies that could ultimately undermine their solvency. This potentially jeopardises the secure retirement especially of the poorest of our citizens.
Presentation delivered by CDB's President (Ag.), Mr. Isaac Solomon, President (Ag.) at the 2024 Annual News Conference on February 20, 2024 at CDB's Headquarters in Barbados.
Presentation delivered by CDB's Director of Economics, Mr. Ian Durant at the 2024 Annual News Conference on February 20, 2024 at CDB's Headquarters in Barbados.
Presentation delivered by CDB's Director of Projects, Mrs. Therese Turner-Jones at the 2024 Annual News Conference on February 20, 2024 at CDB's Headquarters in Barbados.
Keynote: From Structural Vulnerability to Resilient Prosperity in Small Islan...Caribbean Development Bank
Keynote address delivered by Dr Emily Wilkinson, Senior Research Fellow and Director, Resilient and Sustainable Islands Initiative, ODI at UK Caribbean Infrastructure Conference in November 2023.
Despite the well-recognised potential for, and steps to promote, energy efficiency progress in deployment has been slow.
Scaling up an integrated utility service model presents an opportunity for the utility to become a player within the emerging energy service paradigm in the region.
Exploring Abhay Bhutada’s Views After Poonawalla Fincorp’s Collaboration With...beulahfernandes8
The financial landscape in India has witnessed a significant development with the recent collaboration between Poonawalla Fincorp and IndusInd Bank.
The launch of the co-branded credit card, the IndusInd Bank Poonawalla Fincorp eLITE RuPay Platinum Credit Card, marks a major milestone for both entities.
This strategic move aims to redefine and elevate the banking experience for customers.
Turin Startup Ecosystem 2024 - Ricerca sulle Startup e il Sistema dell'Innov...Quotidiano Piemontese
Turin Startup Ecosystem 2024
Una ricerca de il Club degli Investitori, in collaborazione con ToTeM Torino Tech Map e con il supporto della ESCP Business School e di Growth Capital
Empowering the Unbanked: The Vital Role of NBFCs in Promoting Financial Inclu...Vighnesh Shashtri
In India, financial inclusion remains a critical challenge, with a significant portion of the population still unbanked. Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) have emerged as key players in bridging this gap by providing financial services to those often overlooked by traditional banking institutions. This article delves into how NBFCs are fostering financial inclusion and empowering the unbanked.
The Evolution of Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) in India: Challenges...beulahfernandes8
Role in Financial System
NBFCs are critical in bridging the financial inclusion gap.
They provide specialized financial services that cater to segments often neglected by traditional banks.
Economic Impact
NBFCs contribute significantly to India's GDP.
They support sectors like micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), housing finance, and personal loans.
USDA Loans in California: A Comprehensive Overview.pptxmarketing367770
USDA Loans in California: A Comprehensive Overview
If you're dreaming of owning a home in California's rural or suburban areas, a USDA loan might be the perfect solution. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) offers these loans to help low-to-moderate-income individuals and families achieve homeownership.
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Zero Down Payment: USDA loans require no down payment, making homeownership more accessible.
Competitive Interest Rates: These loans often come with lower interest rates compared to conventional loans.
Flexible Credit Requirements: USDA loans have more lenient credit score requirements, helping those with less-than-perfect credit.
Guaranteed Loan Program: The USDA guarantees a portion of the loan, reducing risk for lenders and expanding borrowing options.
Eligibility Criteria:
Location: The property must be located in a USDA-designated rural or suburban area. Many areas in California qualify.
Income Limits: Applicants must meet income guidelines, which vary by region and household size.
Primary Residence: The home must be used as the borrower's primary residence.
Application Process:
Find a USDA-Approved Lender: Not all lenders offer USDA loans, so it's essential to choose one approved by the USDA.
Pre-Qualification: Determine your eligibility and the amount you can borrow.
Property Search: Look for properties in eligible rural or suburban areas.
Loan Application: Submit your application, including financial and personal information.
Processing and Approval: The lender and USDA will review your application. If approved, you can proceed to closing.
USDA loans are an excellent option for those looking to buy a home in California's rural and suburban areas. With no down payment and flexible requirements, these loans make homeownership more attainable for many families. Explore your eligibility today and take the first step toward owning your dream home.
If you are looking for a pi coin investor. Then look no further because I have the right one he is a pi vendor (he buy and resell to whales in China). I met him on a crypto conference and ever since I and my friends have sold more than 10k pi coins to him And he bought all and still want more. I will drop his telegram handle below just send him a message.
@Pi_vendor_247
What website can I sell pi coins securely.DOT TECH
Currently there are no website or exchange that allow buying or selling of pi coins..
But you can still easily sell pi coins, by reselling it to exchanges/crypto whales interested in holding thousands of pi coins before the mainnet launch.
Who is a pi merchant?
A pi merchant is someone who buys pi coins from miners and resell to these crypto whales and holders of pi..
This is because pi network is not doing any pre-sale. The only way exchanges can get pi is by buying from miners and pi merchants stands in between the miners and the exchanges.
How can I sell my pi coins?
Selling pi coins is really easy, but first you need to migrate to mainnet wallet before you can do that. I will leave the telegram contact of my personal pi merchant to trade with.
Tele-gram.
@Pi_vendor_247
US Economic Outlook - Being Decided - M Capital Group August 2021.pdfpchutichetpong
The U.S. economy is continuing its impressive recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and not slowing down despite re-occurring bumps. The U.S. savings rate reached its highest ever recorded level at 34% in April 2020 and Americans seem ready to spend. The sectors that had been hurt the most by the pandemic specifically reduced consumer spending, like retail, leisure, hospitality, and travel, are now experiencing massive growth in revenue and job openings.
Could this growth lead to a “Roaring Twenties”? As quickly as the U.S. economy contracted, experiencing a 9.1% drop in economic output relative to the business cycle in Q2 2020, the largest in recorded history, it has rebounded beyond expectations. This surprising growth seems to be fueled by the U.S. government’s aggressive fiscal and monetary policies, and an increase in consumer spending as mobility restrictions are lifted. Unemployment rates between June 2020 and June 2021 decreased by 5.2%, while the demand for labor is increasing, coupled with increasing wages to incentivize Americans to rejoin the labor force. Schools and businesses are expected to fully reopen soon. In parallel, vaccination rates across the country and the world continue to rise, with full vaccination rates of 50% and 14.8% respectively.
However, it is not completely smooth sailing from here. According to M Capital Group, the main risks that threaten the continued growth of the U.S. economy are inflation, unsettled trade relations, and another wave of Covid-19 mutations that could shut down the world again. Have we learned from the past year of COVID-19 and adapted our economy accordingly?
“In order for the U.S. economy to continue growing, whether there is another wave or not, the U.S. needs to focus on diversifying supply chains, supporting business investment, and maintaining consumer spending,” says Grace Feeley, a research analyst at M Capital Group.
While the economic indicators are positive, the risks are coming closer to manifesting and threatening such growth. The new variants spreading throughout the world, Delta, Lambda, and Gamma, are vaccine-resistant and muddy the predictions made about the economy and health of the country. These variants bring back the feeling of uncertainty that has wreaked havoc not only on the stock market but the mindset of people around the world. MCG provides unique insight on how to mitigate these risks to possibly ensure a bright economic future.
how to sell pi coins in South Korea profitably.DOT TECH
Yes. You can sell your pi network coins in South Korea or any other country, by finding a verified pi merchant
What is a verified pi merchant?
Since pi network is not launched yet on any exchange, the only way you can sell pi coins is by selling to a verified pi merchant, and this is because pi network is not launched yet on any exchange and no pre-sale or ico offerings Is done on pi.
Since there is no pre-sale, the only way exchanges can get pi is by buying from miners. So a pi merchant facilitates these transactions by acting as a bridge for both transactions.
How can i find a pi vendor/merchant?
Well for those who haven't traded with a pi merchant or who don't already have one. I will leave the telegram id of my personal pi merchant who i trade pi with.
Tele gram: @Pi_vendor_247
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how to sell pi coins effectively (from 50 - 100k pi)DOT TECH
Anywhere in the world, including Africa, America, and Europe, you can sell Pi Network Coins online and receive cash through online payment options.
Pi has not yet been launched on any exchange because we are currently using the confined Mainnet. The planned launch date for Pi is June 28, 2026.
Reselling to investors who want to hold until the mainnet launch in 2026 is currently the sole way to sell.
Consequently, right now. All you need to do is select the right pi network provider.
Who is a pi merchant?
An individual who buys coins from miners on the pi network and resells them to investors hoping to hang onto them until the mainnet is launched is known as a pi merchant.
debuts.
I'll provide you the Telegram username
@Pi_vendor_247
how to swap pi coins to foreign currency withdrawable.DOT TECH
As of my last update, Pi is still in the testing phase and is not tradable on any exchanges.
However, Pi Network has announced plans to launch its Testnet and Mainnet in the future, which may include listing Pi on exchanges.
The current method for selling pi coins involves exchanging them with a pi vendor who purchases pi coins for investment reasons.
If you want to sell your pi coins, reach out to a pi vendor and sell them to anyone looking to sell pi coins from any country around the globe.
Below is the contact information for my personal pi vendor.
Telegram: @Pi_vendor_247
The European Unemployment Puzzle: implications from population agingGRAPE
We study the link between the evolving age structure of the working population and unemployment. We build a large new Keynesian OLG model with a realistic age structure, labor market frictions, sticky prices, and aggregate shocks. Once calibrated to the European economy, we quantify the extent to which demographic changes over the last three decades have contributed to the decline of the unemployment rate. Our findings yield important implications for the future evolution of unemployment given the anticipated further aging of the working population in Europe. We also quantify the implications for optimal monetary policy: lowering inflation volatility becomes less costly in terms of GDP and unemployment volatility, which hints that optimal monetary policy may be more hawkish in an aging society. Finally, our results also propose a partial reversal of the European-US unemployment puzzle due to the fact that the share of young workers is expected to remain robust in the US.
The secret way to sell pi coins effortlessly.DOT TECH
Well as we all know pi isn't launched yet. But you can still sell your pi coins effortlessly because some whales in China are interested in holding massive pi coins. And they are willing to pay good money for it. If you are interested in selling I will leave a contact for you. Just telegram this number below. I sold about 3000 pi coins to him and he paid me immediately.
Telegram: @Pi_vendor_247
5. Uncertainty a toxic cocktail
Looking Down
• Geopolitical uncertainty
• Stock market turmoil
• Slowdown in emerging markets,
especially China
• Currency volatility
• Low oil prices costing producers
and financers
• Possible instability in Europe,
Brexit
• Increased risk of US recession?
• Zika virus
• El Nino
Looking up
• US unemployment rate the
lowest since 2009
• Increase in US wages
• Low oil prices benefitting
consumers
IMF recently revised down global
growth for 2015 and 2016
6. Source: IMF WH REO October 2015
Mixed fortunes closer to home
8. Continued growth < comparators
Sources: IMF, ECCB and CDB. Data for 2015 are preliminary CDB estimates
9. BMC growth in 2015
Sources: BMCs, CDB preliminary estimates
10. Tourism: Most regional destinations saw
continued recovery in stayover arrivals
Source: Caribbean Tourism Organisation *2015 figures as at month indicated
Growth (%) in Stay-Over Arrivals 2010-2015*
11. Commodity prices are falling: mixed
fortunes and risks for BMCs
Source: IMF, World Gold Council
15. Low productivity does not bode
well for growth
Source: The Conference Board. 2015. The ConferenceBoard Total Economy Database™, May 2015, http://www.conference-board.org/data/economydatabase/
19. What’s the 2016 Outlook? CDB
forecasts regional growth of 0.3%
Source: CDB
20. Where are the risks in 2016?
• Global economic downturn
• Political uncertainty in Venezuela
• Continued warming of US/Cuba relations
• Potential threat of Zika virus
• Commodity exporters need to make difficult decisions
• US Presidential election
• Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
• Reduction in correspondent Banking relationships
• Weather-related events
21. Our Vision for the Caribbean:
Time to D.E.C.I.D.E. and Policy
Recommendations
Part: C
22. Our Vision
for our Caribbean economies
What do we want our Caribbean economies to be?
Dynamic, Export-oriented, Competitive, Inclusive, Diverse
and Environmentally-resilient economies (D.E.C.I.D.E.)
This requires:
Private sector led growth
Educated and flexible labour force
Regionally integrated
Government as facilitator and efficient regulator
Energy security
23. Policy Actions: DECIDE
1. We need a strategy that will allow us to take advantage of
technological innovation, to identify and encourage higher
productive activity.
2. At the same time we need to improve the Investment Climate:
make it easier for private sector to thrive (doing business reforms).
3. Labor Market Reforms: increase flexibility, freedom of movement,
participation and productivity.
4. Human Capital Development: Investment in quality education for
all, with emphasis on science, technology, engineering and
mathametics (STEM).
24. Policy Actions: DECIDE
5. Fiscal Consolidation: Fiscal rules, increase efficiency of revenue
collection and expenditure, prioritise capital investment,
reform of subsidies.
6. Although we have low fuel prices we still need energy reform
that will improve our energy security, through use of RE in
energy mix and greater EE (oil and non-oil producers).
7. Policy environment that assists MSMEs such as access to credit.
8. Targeted and affordable social protection, this is applicable
social safety nets, transfers and subsidies.
25. Policy Actions: DECIDE
9. Maximise regional integration and take advantage of free trade
agreements such as EPA and seek new agreements.
10. Improve Regional Transport and Logistics: increase efficiency of
movement of people and goods across the region.
11. Mandate building and infrastructure codes to improve
resilience.
12. Measures required to minimise the spread of new diseases.
13. Improve the level of national savings to support investment and
fiscal buffers.