January 27, 2012
A new paper by the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
suggests the country’s economy has been weakened by a decline in the
balance sheet of the non-financial public sector.
The paper is titled “Barbados: Sectoral Balance Sheet Mismatches
and Macroeconomic Vulnerabilities” and is based on the theory that the
resilience of an economy to various shocks, somewhat depends on the
structure of the country’s financial balance sheet.
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January 27, 2012
Trinidad and Tobago’s Education Minister, Dr Tim
Gopeesingh is concerned about the literacy rates for young children in
that country.
He was speaking at an education consultation stakeholder meeting
yesterday; where he noted that far too many children are entering
secondary schools with less than adequate literacy and numeracy skills.
(Trinidad and Tobago’s Education Minister, Dr Tim
Gopeesingh)
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