The threat to the Region’s banking sector and the response to the Zika threat are expected to engage the attention of CARICOM Heads of Government as they go into day one of their 27th Inter-sessional meeting in Placencia, Belize on Tuesday.

Heads will, among other things,  review recommendations from a meeting of the Committee of Finance Ministers on Correspondent Banking, held on Monday.  They will also review recommendations for further action by the Region to deal with the Zika threat to the Region.

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Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Antigua and Barbuda Hon. Gaston Brown (2nd right) chairing this morning’s meeting. He is joined at the Head Table by CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque (2nd left), Assistant Secretary-Gen

Finance sector threat to get regional attention

Placencia, Belize, 15 Feb, 2016:   Ahead of Monday night’s Opening of the CARICOM Heads of Government Inter-Sessional meeting in Belize,  Finance Ministers are deliberating  thi