The World Bank has released its 2016 Doing Business report, and there’s a familiar place at the top of the Caribbean region: Puerto Rico. The US Caribbean territory is ranked 57th in the world for ease of doing business, ahead of Costa Rica and just behind Mongolia. Among independent Caribbean countries, Jamaica is the leader, […]
Quantifying the impact of cruise tourism How much does cruise tourism impact the Caribbean economy? Something in the amount of $3.16 billion, according to Business Research and Economic Advisors, which launched its analysis of spending related to cruise tourism and its concomitant impact on the region’s economy. The study, which was engaged by the Florida-Caribbean […]
If you’ve considered investing in property in Latin America, you probably know that some countries in the region have drawn much more attention from foreign investors than others. Costa Rica and Mexico Buying property in Costa Rica and Mexico, for example, has been popular among Americans and Europeans for decades. Lots of people who bought […]
