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Feature Address by the acting Prime Minister Hon. Colm Imbert, MP at the Caribbean Poultry Association’s 7th International Technical Symposium & Exhibition- Sustainability & Resilience in the Caribbean Poultry Sector

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I wish to extend a warm welcome to all our Regional and International guests, to our twin-island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. This three-day Technical Symposium and Exhibition themed “Sustainability & Resilience of the Caribbean Poultry Sector” focuses on pressing issues of climate change, sustainability, and resilience within our industry. I’m told that the Caribbean…

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Statement by the Honourable Minister of Finance on the Annual Report of the Financial Intelligence Unit of Trinidad and Tobago for the year ended September 30, 2023

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Madam Speaker, I have been authorized by Cabinet to make the following Statement. I therefore thank you for the opportunity to deliver this Statement on the Annual Report of the Financial Intelligence Unit of Trinidad and Tobago (FIUTT) for the year ended September 30, 2023. READ MORE

Keynote address by the Honourable Colm Imbert, Minister of Finance, MP at the TTIFC and the EU-UNCDF-OACP Partnership for Digital Financial Inclusion

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I am pleased to be here with you this morning to discuss a very important agenda item for the Government of Trinidad and Tobago, namely Financial Inclusion.One of this Government’s major focuses is empowering every citizen to participate meaningfully in the economy of Trinidad and Tobago. To achieve this, we believe that everyone should have…

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Speech: The Honourable Colm Imbert, MP, Minister of Finance presentation at the 14th Annual International Finance and Accounting Conference (AIFAC2023) on Friday 17 November, 2023

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Ladies and Gentlemen, it is a pleasure to address you today, as this forum provides an opportune collaboration in developing and aligning public economic policy with the strategic plans of the private sector- so that the broad national agenda is executed. Over the past year, the world has been recalibrating and repositioning its efforts following…

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

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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…

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Statement by the Honourable Colm Imbert, MP, Minister of Finance on the Trinidad and Tobago Revenue Authority (TTRA) Strategic Plan 2023 – 2025 in the House of Representatives on February 24, 2023

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The decision to establish the TTRA was driven by the need to address deficiencies in the current system stemming from limitations within the Public Service. Long standing deficiencies in the system have been identified and documented in feasibility and performance reports dating back as early as 2002. Subsequent to the legislative process and passage of…

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Feature Address by the Minister of Finance at the Official Opening Ceremony of the CED Building, San Fernando

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The new Customs and Excise Division Jetty is a T-shaped Jetty, with a length of 44m and a width of 32m. The jetty will accommodate vessels docking at the King’s Wharf port of entry for Trinidad and Tobago as well as safeguard the Customs and Excise’s mandate to promote security, as well as facilitate and…

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Feature Address by the Minister of Finance at the Opening of the UNCDF-EU-OACP Regional Financial Inclusion Technical Workshop Series

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Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.I am very pleased to be given this opportunity to contribute to today’s important discussion on Advancing Financial Inclusion in the Caribbean, especially when the digital financial services landscape is so rapidly changing.In Trinidad and Tobago, the Government, through the Ministry of Finance, is deeply invested in efforts to improve the…

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Address by the Minister of Finance at ICATT’s 13th Annual International Finance and Accounting Conference (AIFAC 2022) on Friday, November 18, 2022

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Ladies and Gentlemen, occasions such as these present important forums for cooperative collaboration in developing and refining public economic policy with the strategic plans of the private sector so that the broad national agenda is well executed.We have all been affected by the socio-economic challenges brought on by the COVID -19 pandemic that impacted this…

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Feature Address by the Minister of Finance at the 40th Anniversary of the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange

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It is indeed an honour to speak on this auspicious occasion – the celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange.The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange (TTSE) is the main stock exchange in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, and the largest stock exchange in the Caribbean region by market capitalization…

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