CAF’s director representative in T&T Bernardo Requena, third from right, presents a token to Minister of Finance Davendranath Tancoo, following a courtesy call to the financial complex in Portof-Spain. Looking on, from left, are senior debt analyst Jimmy Wong, permanent secretary Suzette Taylor-Lee Chee, CAF’s regional manager for the Caribbean Dr Stacy Richards-Kennedy and CAF’s principal executive Stephanie Ledesma.

Finance Minister Davendranath Tancoo met with representatives from the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF) in an introductory meeting on Monday. According to a release from the ministry, the meeting was held to discuss some of the ongoing initiatives CAF had begun with the government previously as well as formally highlight the bank’s role as T&T’s principal multilateral development partner.