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Today, Ambassador designate of Belize to the Republic of China (Taiwan), H.E. Dr. Candice Pitts had a meaningful zoom conference with the representatives of Central American Trade Organization (CATO) in Taipei, Taiwan. The meeting was convened by CAT...

Belize and the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis this week settled a trade dispute that had been ongoing in the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) over trade in brown sugar. Belize had sued Saint Kitts-Nevis, the Republic of Trinidad and...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Immigration in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Enterprise is pleased to announce that on December 23, 2020, Belize exported 16,000 lbs of assorted chicken meat to Gren...

The Government of Belize and the Government of the Republic of China (Taiwan) are pleased to announce the signing of an Economic Cooperation Agreement today, September 30, 2020, at the Laing Building in Belize City. The Economic Cooperation Agreement...

The global sports market was valued at approximately US$480 billion in 2018, having grown at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.3% since 2014, and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 5.9% to reaching nearly US$614 billion by 2022. In 2017, the Eu...

In the modern economy, not only do goods transit borders, but also services such as logistical support, telecommunications, land sales, entertainment, graphic design and so forth; and many times, these services are embodied in the trading of goods. B...

In 1986 a series of trade negotiations was initiated, called the Uruguay Round, which lasted for seven and a half years with 125 participating countries, including Belize. It concluded in 1994 with the formation of the World Trade Organization (WTO) ...

The productivity of an economy’s labour force depends on how educated, skilled and healthy it is. These characteristics also feed into the quality of a country’s educational and health systems. Education, health and environmental services account for...

Long lines, spaces overcrowded with storage boxes, slow service, costly transactions and paper work that somehow endlessly seems to get lost…these are just some of the many problems currently faced when trying to access a public service. We have all ...