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16-Sep-2019
Presentation of 2018/2019 De La Rue Currency Scholarships
Mr. Isaiah Williams and Mr. Yohance Nicholas were the recipients of the 2018/2019 Scholarships, offered by the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago in partnership with De La Rue of the United Kingdom.
Read More11-Sep-2019
Invitation to the 33rd Dr. Eric Williams Memorial Lecture
The Lecture will be held on Friday October 4, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. To reserve tickets, please email [email protected] or call 621-2288 extension 2145. Interested persons can also view the lecture via live stream on the homepage of the website.
Read More10-Sep-2019
Then and Now-Central Bank Through the Years, Exhibition is Open!
Yesterday, the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago opened its “Then and Now”, Central Bank Through the Years exhibition.
Read More29-Aug-2019
Invest in Treasury Bills
Treasury Bills are Government-guaranteed investment instruments that are available to individuals and institutions. The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago issues 3-month, 6-month and 1-year treasury bills. With the last 1-year auction yielding a rate of return of approximately 2.80%, these can help you achieve your savings and investment goals.
Read More26-Aug-2019
Annual Report 2018
The backdrop in which the Central Bank operated in FY2017/18 was relatively stable but challenging. Internationally, while the economic situation in the United States strengthened, growth in several other advanced and emerging economies slowed. On the domestic front, there was also evidence of a nascent recovery from the economic contraction of the previous two years. The Bank’s monetary policy had to finely balance external considerations regarding interest differentials with the need for continued support for a domestic recovery.
Read More26-Aug-2019
Annual Report 2018 Visual Summary
The backdrop in which the Central Bank operated in FY2017/18 was relatively stable but challenging. Nevertheless, the Central Bank significantly progressed most of its strategic initiatives.
Read More23-Aug-2019
Foreign Exchange Authorised Dealers
The list of authorised foreign exchange dealers in Trinidad and Tobago as at July 31st, 2019.
Read More23-Aug-2019
WP03/2019 The Impact of Innovation, Competition, Risk and Regulation on Banks’ Bottom Line: A Study of the Trinidad and Tobago Banking Sector
Mitchell (2019) explores the elements that may impact the profitability in the Trinidad and Tobago Banking sector and finds that risk mitigation is an important element in exploring bank profitability, moreover, both innovation and regulation must be harmonised to have a positive impact on bank profitability.
Read More14-Aug-2019
WP01/2019 Public Private Partnerships in Trinidad and Tobago
As work continues on designing and implementing the Public-Private Partnership Model for Trinidad and Tobago, Smith (2019) finds that utilising PPPs in infrastructure can provide the much needed economic stimulus through investment, employment and efficiency gains, once implemented and monitored well.
Read More14-Aug-2019
WP02/2019 Using Reserve Requirements as a Macroprudential Tool
As several economies have modified direct monetary policies to safeguard financial stability Melville and Persad (2019) explore how reserve requirements could enhance Trinidad and Tobago’s macroprudential framework and find that the primary reserve requirement ratio effectively curbs unsustainable credit growth.
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