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Media Release: Moody’s Investors Services improves Trinidad and Tobago’s credit rating outlook from stable to positive

Today, Moody’s Investors Services, one of the premier international rating agencies which rank the creditworthiness of borrowers, in particular sovereign governments, has affirmed the Ba2 rating of Trinidad and Tobago, but moved Trinidad and Tobago’s outlook upwards from stable to POSITIVE. CLICK HERE FOR FULL MEDIA RELEASE

Keynote Address by the Honourable Brian Manning, Minister in the Ministry of Finance at the launch of One FinTech Avenue- 5th July 2023

I am very pleased to be here today to formally open this facility – One FinTech Avenue – which will be regarded as the starting point and gateway for FinTech innovation in the Caribbean, this centre will also be the first of its kind in the Caribbean. This is certainly a huge milestone for Trinidad…

Media Release: The Ministry of Finance does not Approve or Condone Breaches of the Financial Laws and Regulations

The Minister of Finance has taken note of statements attributed to Mr. Gary Griffith, former Commissioner of Police, and current Political Leader of the National Transformation Alliance (NTA), in the Trinidad Guardian Newspaper of Saturday, July 1st, 2023 that the Government and/or Ministry of Finance “approved” various items of expenditure at the TTPS while he…

Media Release: Extension of 2022/2023 Tax Amnesty for the year of income 2021, to August 31, 2023

The Minister of Finance, Hon. Colm Imbert, MP, wishes to announce that the 2022/2023 tax amnesty for the year of income ending December 31, 2021 has been extended to August 31, 2023. This decision has been taken in consideration of the fact that under Section 29(1)(d) of the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Property…

Presentation by the Office of Procurement Regulation on the New Procurement Regime

Chairmen and Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of State Enterprises and Statutory Authorities The Ministry of Finance in collaboration with the Office of Procurement Regulation continues to sensitize Government agencies on the proper application and interpretation of the new Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Property Act. At a session held on Friday June 23, 2023,…

Seminar on Procedures Required for Accessing Funds in the Estimates of Recurrent Expenditure and Development Programme

On June 21, 2023, the Honourable Colm Imbert, Minister of Finance hosted a seminar on the “Procedures Required for Accessing Funds in the Estimates of Recurrent Expenditure and Development Programme” for Ministers, Permanent Secretaries and Deputy Permanent Secretaries of the various Government Ministries. In his opening remarks, the Minister of Finance indicated that the seminar…