As part of ongoing stakeholder engagement efforts, the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago today, July 31, hosted a meeting with key representatives of the Confederation of the Regional Business Chambers. This meeting forms part of Governor Larry Howai’s continued commitment to active partnership with the business community since assuming office in June.
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As part of ongoing stakeholder engagement efforts, the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago today, July 31, hosted a meeting with key representatives of the Downtown Owners and Merchants Association (DOMA). This meeting forms part of Governor Larry Howai’s continued commitment to active partnership with the business community since assuming office in June.
The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago hosted a meeting with representatives of the Bankers’ Association of Trinidad and Tobago (BATT) today, July 28, 2025, as part of a series of key stakeholder engagements following the recent appointment of Governor Larry Howai. Governor Howai emphasised the importance of continued and robust collaboration between the Central Bank and BATT as the financial sector navigates the current economic environment. He reaffirmed the Bank’s commitment to working closely with the banking community to identify pragmatic solutions to challenges in the financial sector in the best interests of the people of Trinidad and Tobago.
The Centrale Bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten (CBCS) hosted the 64th Bi-Annual Meeting of the CARICOM Central Bank Governors in hybrid format on May 22–23, 2025. The meeting, chaired by CBCS President Richard Doornbosch, convened senior central bank officials from eleven Caribbean jurisdictions to address regional economic developments and strengthen the resilience of the Caribbean’s financial systems.
The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago will host a “Pan Jazz on the Plaza”, an unforgettable evening of music, wine and cheese for a cause on Sunday, September 22, 2024, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. This premier event highlights the Bank’s year-long 60th Anniversary celebrations, culminating on December 12 and serving as its flagship Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative for 2024.
To mark the opening of the 2024 Research Review Seminar on September 4, 2024, the Research Department of the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago hosted a Panel Discussion entitled “Building Trinidad and Tobago’s Economic and Financial Resilience: The Role of Multilateral Financial Institutions.” The panel of senior representatives of regional multilateral financial institutions reflected on how these institutions can best support the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago to achieve its monetary and financial stability goals, in the context of Trinidad and Tobago’s broader development objectives.
On May 30-31, 2024, CARICOM Central Bank Governors met virtually and discussed pressing economic and financial issues facing Caribbean economies, including growth prospects as a result of the easing of global inflation and food prices. The meeting was hosted by the Bank of Barbados. Click here for the Press Release.
On November 2-3, 2023, CARICOM Central Bank Governors met in Kingston, Jamaica and discussed several initiatives to further promote regional development, including with respect to financial stability, efficient payments arrangements, monetary operations and cybersecurity. Click here for the Press Release.
The Central Bank Museum brings to the public an exhibition of kinetic art entitled “Symphonic Synchrony – Two Heads Are Better Than One” by one of the foremost practitioners of the genre, Guy Kingsley Edward Beckles. The exhibition will feature the work of 24 prominent local artists Beckles collaborated with to create, as he puts it, “Art that moves and Art that moves you”. The public will have an opportunity to experience and engage with this mystifying genre of art from November 6 – 30, 2023.
On July 28, 2023 the Directors of the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago held their Board meeting in Tobago and paid a courtesy visit to Chief Secretary, The Honourable Farley Augustine.