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Marla Dukharan
Marla Dukharan

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5 days ago

Propaganda, politics & power — The global north’s pro-poverty agenda

by Marla Dukharan As always, just as the world’s elite gather in Davos, Switzerland — the world’s second largest financial secrecy jurisdiction by the way — Oxfam published its annual exposé on the increasingly acute global inequality and poverty problem. Kudos to Oxfam for tirelessly collecting and compiling this important…

Oxfam

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Propaganda, politics & power — The global north’s pro-poverty agenda
Propaganda, politics & power — The global north’s pro-poverty agenda
Oxfam

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5 days ago

What is the metaverse, what are its use cases, and why it is here to stay

by Marla Dukharan (originally published November 8, 2022) Almost on a daily basis I am referred to as ‘boomer’ by my children, both of whom are teenagers with the now typical preference for tech-enabled life, which was probably inevitable but no doubt accelerated by the pandemic. And for dinosaurs like…

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What is the metaverse, what are its use cases, and why it is here to stay
What is the metaverse, what are its use cases, and why it is here to stay

4 min read


5 days ago

One wish for T&T fiscal budget 2022/2023 — Please make it make sense

by Marla Dukharan (originally published September 25, 2022) The recent “Spotlight on the Economy” highlighted many important economic developments and data, and I thank and congratulate the Gov’t of T&T for this effort. But this exercise also revealed inconsistencies and unnecessary untruths. “Our credit rating is improving. Our revenue is…

Trinidad And Tobago

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One wish for T&T fiscal budget 2022/2023 — Please make it make sense
One wish for T&T fiscal budget 2022/2023 — Please make it make sense
Trinidad And Tobago

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5 days ago

Does Barbados have printing PTSD or are the printing fears justified?

by Marla Dukharan (originally published August 16, 2022) Barbados is emerging from one of the most difficult periods in its history. Following a decade of economic mismanagement that led to a balance of payments crisis in 2018, Barbados has survived the most comprehensive debt restructure known to man, a pandemic…

Barbados

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Does Barbados have printing PTSD or are the printing fears justified?
Does Barbados have printing PTSD or are the printing fears justified?
Barbados

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5 days ago

Diversifying into the knowledge economy - Cayman gets it right again

by Marla Dukharan (originally published June 22, 2022) The Cayman Islands economy is driven mainly by the financial services sector and tourism, with the construction sector having the largest economic multiplier. The population of the Cayman Islands varies somewhat and reached roughly 70K pre-pandemic, with a GDP/capita close to USD90K…

Cayman Islands

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Diversifying into the knowledge economy - Cayman gets it right again
Diversifying into the knowledge economy - Cayman gets it right again
Cayman Islands

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6 days ago

IMF: When the sun is shining, fix the roof! T&T: The sun is always shining!

by Marla Dukharan (originally published April 24, 2022) The IMF is expecting global growth to slow from 6.1% in 2021 to 3.6% in 2022–23 and 3.3% over the medium-term. Note that global growth below 3% is considered a global recession, and already the IMF shaved 0.8 and 0.2 percentage points…

Trinidad And Tobago

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IMF: When the sun is shining, fix the roof! T&T: The sun is always shining!
IMF: When the sun is shining, fix the roof! T&T: The sun is always shining!
Trinidad And Tobago

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Jan 5

The Role of Real Estate: Planned Property Development in the Economy of T&T

Remarks delivered by Marla Dukharan on December 13th 2022 at the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Raymond and Pierre Co. Ltd. in Trinidad. Most people would not have any reason to know the following equation, which shows how the size of a country’s economy (also known as its Gross…

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The Role of Real Estate: Planned Property Development in the Economy of T&T
The Role of Real Estate: Planned Property Development in the Economy of T&T

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Jan 19, 2022

How the Global Minimum Tax Is Yet Another Door for Discrimination

Late last year the USA, EU, and OECD convinced 136 countries (except Nigeria, Kenya, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka) to agree to implement a 15% Global Minimum Tax. In a world where countries are encouraged to improve their statistical infrastructure in order to support evidence-based policymaking, there appears to be no…

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How the Global Minimum Tax Is Yet Another Door for Discrimination
How the Global Minimum Tax Is Yet Another Door for Discrimination

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Oct 1, 2021

Who Will Deliver T&T from Disinformation, Default and Darkness?

Moody’s downgraded the Government of T&T to Ba1 (non-investment grade / ‘junk’) over four years ago (long before COVID) on April 25, 2017. S&P downgraded the Government of T&T to BBB in 2019 and BBB- (one notch above ‘junk’) in 2020. In July 2021, S&P put its BBB- rating on…

Economic Growth

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Who Will Deliver T&T from Disinformation, Default and Darkness?
Who Will Deliver T&T from Disinformation, Default and Darkness?
Economic Growth

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Jul 29, 2021

From Blackbirding to Blacklisting — The EU’s Ongoing Subjugation of Vanuatu

by Marla Dukharan Imagine you gained independence only 40 years ago from France and the UK, you are the world’s most vulnerable country to natural disasters, you are ranked as the 30th poorest globally (right after Haiti), you are one of the world’s smallest physically (83 islands are collectively slightly…

Blacklisting

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From Blackbirding to Blacklisting — The EU’s Ongoing Subjugation of Vanuatu
From Blackbirding to Blacklisting — The EU’s Ongoing Subjugation of Vanuatu
Blacklisting

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Marla Dukharan

Marla Dukharan

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Economist and leading advisor on the Caribbean

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