"For any company to reach 200 years is an incredible achievement," said CEO Laurent Schun. "2024 is going to be 366 days of celebrating."
US Secretary of State Shows Support for Expanded Access to International Finance for Caribbean Countries
Secretary of State Anthony Blinken discussed the World Bank offering “debt deferment clauses” in loans by 2025 and expanded financing available for climate- and disaster-related issues.
KBR To Conduct Green Hydrogen Study For Trinidad & Tobago
KBR will analyze strategies for maximizing opportunities to establish a green hydrogen economy in Trinidad and Tobago
RBC Sells Off Eastern Caribbean Banking Operations
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.
Over 30,000 May Die In Caribbean From COVID-19 Says University of Washington Institute
Caribbean mortality projection: 8,231 Central America mortality projection(ex-México): 22,546
Arthur J. Gallagher Takes Controlling Stake In Trinidad Insurance Broker Risk Management Services
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE: AJG) has acquired a 60% interest in Caribbean insurance broker Risk Management Services Limited (RMS). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Formed in 1978 and located in Port of Spain, the capital of Trinidad and Tobago, ...
Moody’s Investors Service Issues Periodic Review, Maintains Trinidad & Tobago’s Government at Ba1
Moody’s Investors Service reviews all of its ratings periodically in accordance with regulations; either annually or, in the case of governments and certain EU-based supranational organisations, semi-annually. Moody’s has the government of Trinidad & Tobago’s credit profile rated at Ba1, ...
Moody’s affirms Trinidad & Tobago’s Ba1 ratings; maintains stable outlook
Moody’s Investors Service has this past week affirmed the Government of Trinidad & Tobago’s Ba1 long-term issuer and senior unsecured debt ratings and maintained the stable outlook. The affirmation of the Ba1 ratings is supported by the following factors: Sizeable ...
Trinidad & Tobago’s Economy On Track To Outpace World Bank Forecast: Oxford Business Group
On April 19 the World Bank revised its forecast from earlier in the month, which had predicted that Trinidad &Tobago would slip into a recession. In a press release, the international lender said the twin-island nation was expected to post real ...
Outsourcing World Summit Offers Value for TTIFC, BPO & Shared Services Colleagues
The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals largest annual event, the Outsourcing World Summit (OWS) just concluded in Orlando, taking place from February 17-20 in the Marriott World Center. OWS each year brings together COPs (Certified Outsourcing Professionals) from around the ...
Interview: TSTT Is Building More Data Centers to Meet Rising Demand in Trinidad and Tobago
"In terms of customer data and financial records — because of the laws that exist around the world — everybody wants to keep their data local," says Paul Mayne of TSTT.
Critical Factors to Consider Before Selecting a Nearshore Location, Part 9: Putting It All Together
“Latin America has a lot to offer and can serve quite a variety of different needs from different price points,” says Sebastian Menutti of Frost & Sullivan.
Critical Factors to Consider Before Selecting a Nearshore Location, Part 8: Governmental Agencies and Support
“There’s a marketing arms race,” says Johan Gott of AT Kearney. “Who can get their message out?”
Critical Factors to Consider Before Selecting a Nearshore Location, Part 7: Connectivity and Infrastructure
“You can probably get the bandwidth you need anywhere almost. It’s just a question of how much it’s going to cost.”
Exclusive Video Interview: Peter Ryan Discusses Caribbean BPO with FinanceTnT
During the recent CAIPA event that took place in Montego Bay, Jamacia, Analyst Peter Ryan of Ryan Strategic Advisory speaks with Finance TnT’s Loren Moss on the Caribbean’s improving prospects as a nearshore BPO destination, and why global companies are ...
Critical Factors to Consider Before Selecting a Nearshore Location, Part 6: Natural Disaster Risk
Much of the nearshore is plagued with severe natural disaster risk aside from the largely spared areas of Trinidad and Tobago, Argentina, and Brazil.
50 Graduate from T&T IFC Global Business Services and Soft Skills Program
In November, a class of 50 students graduated from the business process outsourcing (BPO) training program of the Trinidad and Tobago International Financial Centre.
Critical Factors to Consider Before Selecting a Nearshore Location, Part 4: Service Specialization
“When you’re not India ... then you have to really start prioritizing,” says Johan Gott of AT Kearney. “You really need to think about, ‘How is the niche that we are playing in better than anyone else’s?’”
Trinidad and Tobago Moves Up Two Spots in A.T. Kearney’s Global Services Location Index
TTIFC says this improvement "solidifies T&T's rising international status as a competitive and ideal location for finance and accounting BPO."
Outsourcing and Global Services Outlook 2017: Everything Is Changing
Customers and providers that adopt the “as a service” model will find themselves relatively insulated from political winds — and perhaps better positioned for the wider evolution already underway.
Increasing Competition Is Leading to More Connectivity and Lower Prices in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago is the jewel of the Caribbean when it comes to telecom infrastructure and connectivity, and the nation is currently benefitting from increased competition.
Exclusive Interview: Anya Schnoor Discusses Why Scotiabank Chose Trinidad & Tobago For Its Regional Operations And Processing Center
Top-tier global banks like Scotiabank have a presence in multiple markets, and as large employers, they can also write their own ticket when it comes to site selection. Scotiabank chose Trinidad & Tobago as the location for their Caribbean regional ...
Fujitsu & Scotiabank Demonstrating Success in Trinidad & Tobago
According to an article in Nearshore Americas that the author did after speaking with Scotiabank director Anya Schnoor, Scotiabank has been very happy with their decision to locate a 68,000 square foot operations center in Chaguanas, Trinidad. From the modern ...
RBC’s Operations Center For Southern Caribbean Employs 400 In Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago’s Daily Express reported on RBC Financial’s $35 million back office processing center servicing the bank’s Southern Caribbean region. Now open three years, the operations center handles credit operations and processing for 20 countries, including Suriname in South ...
Trinidad & Tobago Key To Scotiabank’s International Network, Say Executives
“For us, T&T plays a key role even beyond its borders, operating a processing hub to service numerous countries in our Caribbean footprint,” said Scotiabank executive Dieter Jentsch at an event celebrating Scotiabank’s 60+ years in Trinidad & Tobago. In ...
TTIFC Launches International Outsourcing Summit June 15-16, 2016
The Trinidad & Tobago International Financial Centre (TTIFC) is hosting its first ever International Outsourcing Summit June 15-16 in Trinidad & Tobago’s capital city, Port of Spain. The event highlights Trinidad & Tobago’s benefits and advantages as a nearshore Business ...
Expert Opinion: Silvestre Melo Discusses The Trinidad & Tobago Advantage for FP&A Outsourcing
Silvestre Melo is an outsourcing professional with a career spanning over 20 years in the US and Latin America, leading teams from Nortel, PwC, Pepsico, and others, from Brazil to the USA and destinations in between. After recently visiting Trinidad ...
A.T. Kearney Says Trinidad & Tobago Belongs In Top Tier Of Global Services Destinations
The global landscape for service delivery, whether Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) or in-house shared services is never static. Global executives in the process of short-listing locations are unwise to simply return to the default choices of a decade ago. Things ...
Trinidad & Tobago Receives $25 Million IDB Loan To Streamline Trade
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a $25 million loan to Trinidad and Tobago to help the Caribbean nation improve its trade facilitation processes, part of an effort to boost and diversify the economy. The loan will help strengthen the country’s ...