Excerpt: "The Consortium called upon all partners to recognise that official statistics are a public good and that their production and dissemination is a core function of all governments. To promote trust and accountability, governments should support and develop their statistical systems in line with the United Nations’ Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics as well as various regional declarations and codes."
Jamaica Deposit Insurance Corporation - Feature Article
This feature was published in the local Jamaica newspapers on the 5th Annual International Week of Deposit Insurance / Bank Insolvency Conference.
IMF Topical Trust Funds
The office of Technical Assistance Management (OTM) at the International Monetary Fund(IMF), in conjunction with the Technical Assistance Departments, has been developing a number of Topical Trust Funds. They are financed in the same manner as the RTACs, using multi-donor subaccounts. The links below will provide the programme documents related to the funds that have been developed this far:
- Anti-Money Laundering - Combatting the Financing of Terrorism
- Managing National Resource Wealth
DebtWatch Caribbean, September-October Issue No. 14
The feature article in this issue is "Swimming Against the Caribbean Tide - The Striking Case of Suriname"
Crisis Response Initiatives of the Multilateral Financial Institutions Operating in the Caribbean
Preparation of Second Programme Extension: CARTAC Gender Analysis
CARTAC Programme Support Document 2008-2010
This draft document describes proposed activities for CARTAC during a third phase of the programme covering the period 2008-10. It also provides information on the management of CARTAC and outlines the broad strategy for achieving its goals, including funding requirements.
Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management (December 2007) - CARTAC Presentation
Final Report on the Review of CARTAC Governance - October 2007
Canada-Caribbean Ideas Forum - July 2007 - English / French
SURVEY OF THE CARIBBEAN TAX SYSTEMS
This survey has been prepared at the request of the CARICOM Secretariat. Its objective is to make available to member countries and tax specialists, updated information on the Caribbean tax systems in terms of tax structures and revenues. The survey is also aimed at making available some cross-country comparisons with a view to improving the use of best practices in taxation in the region, as well as to support CARICOM's efforts towards more harmonization and cooperation among the Caribbean countries.