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18-Apr-2025
Financial Literacy Tips - April 12 - 18, 2025
April is Financial Literacy Month! Check out our tips as we heighten awareness of the importance of financial literacy for all. This week's tips are designed to help you to manage debt and invest wisely.
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Climate Change and Inflation: The Role of Climate Variables in Inflation Modelling (Working paper WP01/2025)
Climate-change has the potential to impact an economy’s inflation dynamics. Within the last decade, climate change impacts have had related spillovers on inflation, possibly affecting the ability of monetary policy to achieve its objectives.
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Digital Money and the Implications for the Monetary System in Trinidad and Tobago (Working Paper 02/2025)
Driven by technological advancements, convenience, and financial inclusivity, the digital payments landscape has grown immensely. However, the rapid evolution of digital money presents significant implications for monetary policy.
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Climate-Conditioned Catastrophe Models: A Tool for Assessing Acute Physical Risks in the Insurance Industry (Working paper WP03/2025)
The insurance industry plays a key role in mitigating the after-effects of extreme weather events. However, institutions are also uniquely exposed to these acute physical risks via higher mortality and morbidity, as well as property damage due to flooding and coastal erosion.
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IMF Technical Assistance team reviews international experiences with fast payments solutions
Over the week of April 7-11, 2025 a team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) visited Trinidad and Tobago to continue discussions on this country’s adoption of a fast payments solution along the lines of India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI). Experiences from India, Brazil, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Peru and The Maldives were among those reviewed.
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Financial Literacy Tips - April 5 - 11, 2025
April is Financial Literacy Month! Check out our tips as we heighten awareness of the importance of financial literacy for all. This week's tips are designed to help you to make yourself a priority-pay yourself first.
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Financial Literacy Tips - April 1 - 4, 2025
April is Financial Literacy Month! Check out our tips as we heighten awareness of the importance of financial literacy for all. This week's tips are designed to help you to budget for financial success.
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Central Bank Celebrates Financial Literacy Month in April
The Central Bank is committed to promoting financial education and empowerment. During the month of April, we will continue our efforts to raise awareness of the importance of becoming financially literate by engaging with our stakeholders and providing access to information on financial prudence. Look out for daily tips and opportunities to engage with us this month across our social media platforms. Read more on the Bank's commitment to Financial Literacy and together, let's make this Financial Literacy Month Count!
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Central Bank Awards 3 De La Rue Currency Scholarships
In a special ceremony held on March 28, 2025, the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago awarded its 2024/2025 De La Rue Currency Scholarships from The UWI St. Augustine Campus. As a special commemoration of the Bank’s 60th Anniversary in 2024, an additional scholarship was awarded this year, bringing the complement to three De la Rue Scholarships in this cycle.
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Monetary Policy Announcement - March 2025
The current international economic setting is marked by significant policy uncertainty, amid the threat of tariff wars significantly impacting global trade and leading to a resurgence of inflation. According to the International Monetary Fund’s January 2025 World Economic Outlook Update, world growth for this year is projected to remain relatively steady at 3.3 per cent, but with large downside risks. The IMF’s forecast of global inflation at 4.2 per cent in 2025, compared with 5.7 per cent in 2024, also appears optimistic given present trade tensions.
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