Business

Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley, Minister of Foreign and Caricom Affairs Dennis Moses and Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister Stuart Young attended a meeting yesterday at BHP’s head office in Melbourne, Australia.

Overall market activity resulted from trading in 15 securities of which five advanced, five declined and five traded firm.

Trading activity on the First Tier Market registered a volume of 668,974 shares crossing the floor of the Exchange valued at $13,061,359.13.

Government will launch the National Investment Fund (NIF) prospectus for sale of assorted CL Financial assets at the end of June with a closing date at end of July, Finance Minister Colm Imbert revealed yesterday at the weekly post-Cabinet media briefing.

The ANSA McAL Group recorded a four per cent increase in revenue, up from from $6.001 billion in 2016 to $6.244 billion for the 2017 financial year.

Overall market activity resulted from trading in nine securities of which six advanced, one declined and two traded firm.

Background work has been completed in preparation for the listing of MovieTowne on the T&T Stock Exchange (TTSE).

The Unit Trust Corporation (UTC) has managed to achieve growth in a challenging investment climate, Ian Chinapoo, outgoing executive director, said yesterday.

Rating agency Moody’s disagrees with Finance Minister Colm Imbert claim of a 2.5 per cent narrowing of the fiscal deficit against GDP this year. It is forecasting a wider 3.5 per cent deficit and sees downside risks to Government’s revised revenue targets announced in the mid-year review.