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Caribbean post-hurricane investment
One year after Hurricanes Irma and Maria reshaped the Caribbean, this edition surveys reconstruction progress, the transformation of the regional property insurance market, and how affected territories are translating disaster into a platform for resilient rebuilding.
July 2018: Caribbean summer tourism recovery gathers pace across unaffected islands, post-Irma reconstruction continues unevenly, Barbados PM Mottley’s economic agenda takes shape, and Guyana’s pre-oil property boom intensifies.
June 2018: Caribbean investment outlook brightens as post-Irma/Maria recovery gathers pace, Barbados welcomes new PM Mia Mottley, Guyana oil excitement builds, and rising US interest rates begin to test Caribbean mortgage markets.
Caribbean investment outlook strengthens as post-Irma and Maria reconstruction drives a regional construction boom. Barbados welcomes its new Mottley government with an ambitious economic reform agenda, while Guyana’s oil development draws global attention.