Trinidad and Tobago’s Ministry of Finance published a readout of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team’s concluding meeting for the 2026 Article IV Consultation, summarising the team’s preliminary assessment after a two-week visit and stakeholder engagements across the country. In the ministry’s account, the IMF staff highlighted an initiating economic recovery led by the non-energy sector, favourable medium-term prospects with energy-sector developments projected to lift real GDP growth to around 2.9 percent in 2027 and 3.5 percent in 2028, and a broadly stable macro-financial environment including low inflation and unemployment, adequate international reserves, and a sound, well-capitalized banking sector. The readout also pointed to continued investment grade status and market access, citing a successful USD 1 billion sovereign bond issuance in January 2026, and noted progress in public financial management through FY2026 Budget measures and reforms aimed at improving the long-term sustainability of the National Insurance System. Financial-sector advances cited included reforms in tax transparency, anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism, proliferation-financing controls, and oversight of virtual assets. The ministry said the Government expects to review the final 2026 Article IV report once it is completed and submitted to the IMF Executive Board.

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