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Barbados slated to host inaugural Caribbean Economic Forum
Barbados is slated to host the inaugural Caribbean Economic Forum on February 19.
This discussion forum, the first of its kind in the region, will examine the economic prowess of emerging markets, reforming the international monetary system, a strategy for the world economy in the 21st century and reform of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
According to a statement from the Central Bank of Barbados, the institution is “deeply honored” to provide the opportunity for Barbadians and Caribbean people to interact with a “phenomenon among economists” on issues of international import that are of significance to the island-nation and the Caribbean region.
Central Bank governor, DeLisle Worrell, said the event will be of immense benefit to the region’s people, primarily because it affords them the opportunity to interact with one of the world’s highly renowned economists, who is responsible for building the top economics research institution in the world, and who has studied not only the economies of the developed world but also the developing and emerging markets. -(CMC)