CDB projects regional economic growth of 3.8% in 2021

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CDB projects regional economic growth of 3.8% in 2021

After an extremely difficult year in which the economies of its 19 Borrowing Member Countries (BMCs) contracted by 12.8% on average due to the onset of COVID-19, the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is projecting an average gross domestic product (...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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