St. Kitts and Nevis was considered to have the fifth-highest risk money laundering risk, while the Bahamas came ninth and Barbados ranked 11th.

The sale includes RBC's 11 branches in Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

Energy, educational exchange, and combating violence are key components of legislation that congressional sponsors hope will increase U.S. influence in the region.