Trinidad and Tobago calls on IMF to reinforce support for Suriname and Haiti

On October 12, 2023, on the occasion of the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank, Dr. Alvin Hilaire, Head of the Trinidad and Tobago delegation, called on IMF Constituency members to:-

- maintain continued support for Suriname in its IMF program arrangement; 
- promote a steady, unbroken engagement of the IMF with Haiti given the country’s difficult circumstances; 
- advocate for a well-funded Caribbean Technical Assistance Centre (CARTAC); 
- support a review of the IMF’s quota system that at minimum does not dilute the quota shares of small developing states; and 
- promote expansion of the Resilience and Sustainability Trust (RST) in a way that better addresses the needs of Caribbean countries.