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Our Year-End 2023 Six-Month Special Edition covers 4 July to 3 January 2024 — six months defined by a relatively quiet hurricane season, US interest rates held at 22-year highs of 5.25–5.5%, continued Caribbean tourism records, Guyana oil approaching 400,000 bpd, the Dominican Republic luxury boom, and a 2024 outlook shaped by anticipated rate relief.

Our Mid-Year 2023 Six-Month Special Edition covers 4 January to 3 July 2023 — six months in which Caribbean tourism continued its record-breaking post-COVID surge, the Federal Reserve pressed on with rate hikes as inflation gradually moderated, Guyana’s oil output approached 300,000 bpd, and the short-term rental revolution reshaped property investment strategies across the region.

Our Year-End 2022 Six-Month Special Edition covers 4 July to 3 January 2023 — six months in which the Caribbean posted its best tourism year since 2019, global interest rates rose sharply with severe affordability implications, Hurricane Ian devastated southwest Florida with knock-on effects for Caribbean insurance markets, and Guyana’s oil production continued its dramatic expansion.

Our Mid-Year 2022 Six-Month Special Edition covers 4 January to 3 July 2022 — six months dominated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, surging global inflation, the Federal Reserve’s most aggressive rate hike cycle in decades, and Caribbean tourism’s first fully open recovery season post-COVID.

Our Year-End 2021 Six-Month Special Edition covers the period 4 July to 3 January 2022 — six months in which Barbados made history as a republic, digital nomad economies reshaped Caribbean property demand, Guyana’s oil ambitions accelerated, and diaspora buyers drove luxury markets across the region.