Governor of the Central Bank, Larry Howai, along with the Minister of Finance, the Honourable Davendranath Tancoo; Minister of Planning, Economic Affairs and Development, the Honourable Kennedy Swaratsingh; and Minister of Energy and Energy Industries, the Honourable Dr. Roodal Moonilal, met today, July 10, with key stakeholders in the energy sector. The meeting, held at the Central Bank’s Conference Facilities, centred on measures to address ongoing foreign exchange (forex) challenges.

The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago notes the comments in the Cover Story dated July 5, 2026 in the Sunday Business Supplement and confirms that the statements made by the Governor in relation to the reallocation of gas to the downstream companies were informed by specific feedback received from the National Gas Company (NGC) regarding the use of the gas that is no longer being sold to Methanex.