Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

Media Release: The EximBank Forex Window for the Importation of Essential Items has been Resumed after careful review

After careful consideration and a comprehensive review by the Ministry of Finance and the EximBank over the last month, Cabinet, at its regular weekly meeting last week, which was held on Friday, November 1st, 2024, agreed to a recommendation from the Minister of Finance that the forex window at the EximBank for essential imports, which was created by the Ministry of Finance in 2020 in response to an urgent and critical need during the COVID-19 pandemic, be resumed, in a restructured format.