The Connections That Make an Economy — Issue 01 source record

Public institutional records and attributed research

Energy, finance, shipping and tourism depend on one another. Caribbean integration acquires its practical value when an agreement reaches the port, the electricity system and the business seeking a customer.

Compiled 14 November 2026

Key extracts & findings

SOURCE 1

CARICOM — Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas, 2001

Source extract: “the unrestricted movement of capital, labour and technology” Public record: https://caricom.org/documents/4906-revised_treaty-text.pdf

SOURCE 2

CDB — Annual Report 2024; operations and 2025 outlook

Source extract: “Excluding Guyana, regional GDP grew by 1.7%” Public record: https://www.caribank.org/cdb-annual-report-2024

SOURCE 3

Al Hassan et al. — Strengthening Caribbean Regional Integration, IMF Working Paper WP/20/8, January 2020

Source extract: “Implementation of integration initiatives has, however, been slow” Public record: https://www.imf.org/-/media/files/publications/wp/2020/english/wpiea2020008-print-pdf.pdf

SOURCE 4

World Bank — Caribbean energy facility approval, 17 April 2025

Source extract: “aims to accelerate the uptake of clean, resilient, and affordable energy systems” Public record: https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2025/04/17/caribbean-countries-strengthen-energy-resilience-via-new-facility

SOURCE 5

World Bank/GFDRR — 360° Resilience, 2021

Source extract: “A Guide to Prepare the Caribbean for a New Generation of Shocks” Public record: https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/455831635274611545/pdf/360-Resilience-A-Guide-to-Prepare-the-Caribbean-for-a-New-Generation-of-Shocks.pdf

Short source extracts retain third-party ownership. Institutional descriptions and dated announcements are not independent outcome evaluations. Some restricted pages were inspected through indexed text; no interviews or field visits are claimed.