Trinidad's growth stays near 1% as the energy picture clouds

The IMF’s Article IV puts T&T growth at about 0.8% for 2026, strengthening over the medium term as new energy projects come online — but the near-term outlook darkened after the revocation of OFAC licences for cross-border gas with Venezuela, plus US tariffs on petrochemicals, steel and aluminium. Higher global energy prices cut both ways for an energy exporter. For you: a tight fiscal position means subsidy and FX decisions could shift quickly; watch the next budget signals if you remit to or hold assets in TT dollars.