Trinidad & Tobago
Oct 2017 – Sep 2018
Country Report
Foreign Direct Investment
Money needs a safe haven to grow, with a geographic location accessible to numerous key markets, a multitude of mixed races and cultures, a long history of peaceful political change, cheap energy, strong banking laws, highly skilled work force, a fair tax regime and a free market floating currency exchange system (TT$6.7 - US$1). Trinidad & Tobago, in the Caribbean, is a small corner with a very maneuverable economy that offers both Asset Protection and Competitive Returns on Investment.
TT Fund – Information Memo
Contents
Resource Preservation - $6.1Bn 11.10% DOWN 8.77%
The Ministry of National Security – 61.91%
The Trinidad & Tobago Police Service (TTPS) – 38.09%
Human Development - $16.2Bn 29.44% UP 2.14%
The Ministry of Education – 33.83%
The Ministry of Health – 32.78%
The Ministry of Social Development and Family Services – 29.23%
The Ministry of Community Development, Culture and the Arts – 2.30%
The Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs – 1.87%
Infrastructure Management - $11.3Bn 20.60% DOWN 0.17%
The Ministry of Public Utilities – 26.25%
The Ministry of Works and Transport – 20.71%
Tobago House of Assembly (THA) – 19.22%
The Ministry of Rural Development & Local Government – 20.59%
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Development – 13.22%
Economic Drivers - $2.1Bn 3.84% DOWN 13.44%
The Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries (MEEI) – 5.70%
The Ministry of Agriculture, Lands and Fisheries – 36.53%
The Ministry of Planning and Development – 15.98%
The Ministry of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs – 12.69%
The Ministry of Labour and Small Enterprises Development – 17.63%
The Ministry of Trade & Industries (MTI) – 7.75%
The Ministry of Tourism – 3.72%
Fiscal Policy - $16.7Bn 30.46% DOWN 0.93%
The Ministry of Finance – 34.02%
Charges on Account of the Public Debt – 49.40%
Pensions and Gratuities – 16.58%
Governance - $2.5Bn 4.56% UP 4.50%
The Ministry of Public Administration & Communication; The Personnel Department – 41.16%
The Judiciary & The Industrial Court – 18.62%
The Ministry of the Attorney General and Legal Affairs – 12.34%
Other Heads of Expenditure involved in Governance – 11.88%
The Office of the Prime Minister – 9.98%
The President & The Parliament – 6.02%
