Money-and-Movement
Money & Movement: Barbados
The diaspora guide to moving money in and out of Barbados — the fixed peg and exchange control, sending and receiving, banking, buying property, residency (SERP and Welcome Stamp), pensions, inheritance, and tax. A living reference, updated as the rules change.
Money & Movement: Bahamas
The diaspora guide to moving money in and out of The Bahamas — the 1:1 peg, sending and receiving, banking, buying property, residency (Economic Permanent Residence), pensions, inheritance, and the zero-tax reality. A living reference, updated as the rules change.
Money & Movement: Trinidad & Tobago
The diaspora guide to moving money in and out of Trinidad & Tobago — the USD shortage and forex access, the managed TT$, sending and receiving, banking, property and the Alien Landholding Licence, pensions and NIS, inheritance, and tax. A living reference, updated as the rules change.
Money & Movement: Kenya's remittances slip off a record — and the Gulf is the wild card
April inflows fell 5.9% from a year earlier, and a World Bank warning flags up to US$40m a month at risk from Middle East conflict.
Money & Movement: Jamaica
The diaspora guide to moving money in and out of Jamaica — remittance corridors and costs, the floating JMD, banking access, property and transfer tax, pensions and NIS, inheritance, and tax. A living reference, updated as the rules change.
Money & Movement: Guyana
The diaspora guide to moving money in and out of Guyana — remittance corridors and costs, banking access, the GYD and FX, property payments, pensions, inheritance, and tax. A living reference, updated as the rules change.
Money & Movement: A US$15,000 visa bond now shadows Eastern Caribbean travel to the US
Grenada joins Antigua & Barbuda and Dominica under a bond requirement of up to US$15,000 for US visitor visas, with immigrant visas paused across the sub-region.
Money & Movement: The new US 1% transfer tax — and the simple way around it
Since January, cash remittances out of the US carry a 1% federal tax. Digital and card-funded transfers do not.
Money & Movement: Caribbean Airlines pulls back — and the regional map redraws
From June 1, CAL exits Dominica, St Kitts and the Ogle-Suriname run. LIAT and others are moving to fill the gap.
Trinidad: Landlord Business Surcharge registration deadline pushed to June 30
*Finance Minister Davendranath Tancoo extends compliance window after public engagement; rent-collecting agents now included alongside landlords.*
The oil shock arrives at the meter: Caribbean electricity prices brace for Q3 pass-through
*Domestic gas prices have already risen and the BOJ projects further acceleration, with implications for transport and household budgets through September.*
FX snapshot — May 27: JMD holds near 158, BOJ on standard intervention cadence
*Weekly anchor: Jamaican dollar quoted around J$157.90/US$1; BOJ ran a US$30 million B-FXITT sale on May 22. Diaspora corridors steady this week.*
This week's FX, the corridors that matter
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Ebola screening at U.S. and EU gateways: the diaspora travel-cost implications
Enhanced screening protocols at Houston, London Heathrow, and other gateway airports could mean flight changes, layover extensions, and rebooking fees for diaspora travelers this summer. Trip-insurance and flexible-fare logic shifts.
This week's FX, the corridors that matter
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Egypt overtaking Nigeria changes the remittance map. Here is what that means for senders.
North Africa is now the dominant remittance corridor. Sub-Saharan corridors operate at different price points and different infrastructure.
Angola passes Kenya. Egypt passes Nigeria. The African economic rankings are shifting under the diaspora's feet.
New IMF data shows a different continent than the one diaspora investment narratives have assumed for the last decade. The countries to send money to are not the ones we have been talking about.
Your remittances now outpace foreign aid and foreign investment combined
Geneva, May 22. A new IOM paper reframes who is actually funding development in the regions we cover.
Why Nigeria's diaspora bond worked and Ghana's didn't
A bft analysis walks through the design choices that separated the 130-percent-oversubscribed Nigerian instrument from less successful issuances.
The remittance fee gap: where sending money home is cheap, and where it still isn't
Average cost to send money to Africa is still 8.2 percent. The UN target for 2030 is 3 percent. Corridor by corridor, the picture varies enormously.
If your home country issues a diaspora bond, here's how to evaluate it
Five questions to ask before you wire money home into a sovereign instrument.
CPL 2026 group-stage tickets open today with Visa cardholder early access
Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League tickets go live across eight host nations for the August 7 to September 20 tournament. Visa cardholders get a 48-hour priority window starting today.
Caribbean Airlines retires final B737-800, accelerating fleet modernization
The region's flagship carrier completes its 737 phaseout, signaling a structural shift in how Trinidad, Jamaica, Barbados, Guyana, and Latin America connect. Route changes and schedule adjustments expected through 2026 second half.