Posted on September 3, 2022
Posted on September 3, 2022
Colm Imbert (GP)
PORT OF SPAIN – Finance Minister Colm Imbert on Friday called on Trinidad and Tobago to be “responsible” and implement reforms aimed at diversifying the economy even as he predicted “an overall surplus by 2024”.
“We have to keep our eye on the forex (foreign exchange) regime,. We have to resist calls for interference with our exchange rate. We can’t lower our guard,” Imbert said, noting the challenges associated with the uncertainty in the world economy and with extreme volatility in commodity prices.
He said while Trinidad and Tobago is benefiting from a global oil price in excess of US$100 a barrel, “the prices will come down”.
Imbert, addressing the one-day forum titled “Spotlight on the Economy…
