Trinidad and Tobago’s housing market has fluctuated over recent decades in line with international oil prices and the overall health of the global economy. The sector grew rapidly between 1991 and 2006, with the most notable development occurring in the capital, Port of Spain, and the areas close to Point Lisas, the centre of the country’s petrochemicals industry. However,...
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Articles & Analysis | Trinidad and Tobago to tackle affordable housing deficit and expand commercial real estate from The Report: Trinidad & Tobago 2020
Articles & Analysis | Data-driven technologies to revolutionise construction sectors of emerging economies from The Report: Trinidad & Tobago 2020
Around 55% of the world’s population – or 4.2bn people – lived in urban areas in 2018, up from 47% in 2000, according to the UN. Because of the rapid rate of urbanisation, this figure is expected to reach 68% by 2050, with growth concentrated in Latin America, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. The shift towards the cities put the onus on the...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Emile Elias, Chairman, NH: Interview from The Report: Trinidad & Tobago 2020
Why is it important to focus on using local labour and materials for construction projects?
Chapter | Construction & Real Estate from The Report: Trinidad & Tobago 2020
Following a period of subdued activity, a steady flow of projects in 2019 has seen Trinidad and Tobago’s construction industry return to healthier growth. Construction activity still remains confined to a small number of projects, which are largely driven by public sector spending. Nevertheless, major developments such as the TAB airport extension, road network upgrades and housing...
Trinidad and Tobago is the largest producer of oil and gas in the Caribbean. While there is a need to diversify the economy away from its dependence on hydrocarbons, a number of new discoveries in late 2019 appear set to support a short-term recovery in the energy sector and lend financing to the wider economy.
Articles & Analysis | Rapid urbanisation and young, growing populations put pressure on emerging markets to solve housing deficits from The Report: Ghana 2020
Urbanisation is a mega-trend redefining contemporary life in both developed and emerging markets across the world. This mass rural-to-urban movement of people and expansion of cities to absorb formerly isolated villages is a relatively recent phenomenon, at least in the developing world.