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01-Feb-2022

AML/CFT/CPF REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRONIC MONEY ISSUERS (EMIs)

The attached AML/CFT Requirements for Electronic Money Issuers outlines the AML Risk Assessment, AML Compliance Programme, Risk Based Customer Due Diligence and the Ongoing Know Your Customer/ Customer Due Diligence requirements for Electronic Money issuers.

20-Jan-2022

Treasury Bill Auction No. 1674

Invest in Treasury Bills Today! Treasury Bills are government-guaranteed investment instruments that are available to individuals and institutions. You are invited to submit bids to the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago by 12:00 noon on the auction date for the upcoming issue.

31-Dec-2021

Monetary Policy Announcement - December 2021

Global inflationary pressures, influenced mainly by supply-side constraints, mounted during the second half of 2021. Such pressures led to a tightening of monetary policies in several countries. 

14-Dec-2021

Foreign Exchange Authorized Dealers in Trinidad and Tobago

List of Foreign Exchange Dealers in Trinidad and Tobago as at September 30, 2021

03-Dec-2021

Visual Summary - Monetary Policy Report November 2021

The global economy entered into recovery mode in the first half of 2021, but the recovery has been uneven across economies.

03-Dec-2021

Our Polymer Suite of Banknotes

January 1, 2022

03-Dec-2021

Monetary Policy Report November 2021

Based on Central Bank indicators, domestic economic activity continued to contract in the second quarter of 2021 due to lower energy and non-energy sector performances. However, the gradual reopening of the economy during the third quarter should be growth-supportive. 

26-Nov-2021

The Dynamics of the Trade Balance: An Empirical Investigation of the Marshall-Lerner Condition and J-curve Hypothesis in Trinidad and Tobago (Working Papers, WP05/2021)

This paper investigates whether an exchange rate depreciation would improve the trade balance for Trinidad and Tobago, within the theoretical underpinnings of the Marshall-Lerner (ML) condition and the J-curve Hypothesis, using data from 1991 to 2020. The ML condition posits that improvement in a country’s trade balance depends on the combined responsiveness of demand for imports and exports, in response to a currency depreciation.

25-Nov-2021

Completion of the Transition to Polymer Banknotes

The public is reminded that from January 1, 2022 only the new polymer banknotes will be legal tender in Trinidad and Tobago.

Gazette Notice dated June 03, 2021

05-Nov-2021

57th Bi-Annual Meeting of CARICOM Central Bank Governors

CARICOM Central Bank Governors discuss regional imperatives to maintain financial stability and support post-pandemic recoveries.